Which method is described as involving treated limited surface areas and is General?

• A. Broadcast
• B. General
• C. Space
• D. Crack & crevice

Answer: (B)

Understanding how pesticide application methods differ by surface-area coverage. The general method means applying pesticide to specific, limited surface areas rather than the entire space. This targeted approach focuses on surfaces where pests are likely to travel or hide—think along baseboards, around entry points, behind appliances, and other hotspots. It provides effective control while reducing exposure and product use, and sits between broad room-wide approaches and ultra-narrow targeting. It is not the full-room broadcast method, which covers everything, nor the space treatment, which targets the air space, nor the crack-and-crevice approach, which concentrates on tiny gaps and voids. So describing a method as involving limited surface areas and labeling it general points to a controlled, surface-focused treatment rather than a broad or highly isolated one.