TN PEST CONTROL ACTUAL EXAM SCRIPT
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
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◉ How are camel crickets identified? Answer: High jumping ability and
upside down resting state
◉ Where do silverfish live? Answer: Dark, cool places
◉ What do springtails infest buildings with? Answer: Constant high
humidity
◉ What do sowbugs and pillbugs feed on? Answer: Decaying organic
matter
◉ What do centipedes feed on? Answer: Live insects
◉ What do millipedes feed on? Answer: Decaying organic matter
◉ Which does NOT coil or roll up when disturbed? Answer: Centipede
, ◉ By what percentage can millipede invasion be reduced by non-
chemical control? Answer: 93%
◉ What is the purpose of a pre-construction soil termiticide under a
slab? Answer: Horizontal barrier
◉ What is a chemical barrier around the foundation base called?
Answer: Vertical barrier
◉ How many gallons are needed for a 5 ft × 10 ft inside and outside
perimeter with 4 ft soil depth? Answer: 66 gallons
◉ How can you distinguish a Lyctid powderpost beetle? Answer: Head
not visible from above and 3-segmented antennal club
◉ What moisture content is required for severe wood decay? Answer:
Greater than 15% or 20%
◉ What does an old house borer emergence hole look like? Answer:
Round, 1/3 inch
◉ What is a key diagnostic feature of bark beetles' larval tunnels?
Answer: Free of frass
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
A+
◉ How are camel crickets identified? Answer: High jumping ability and
upside down resting state
◉ Where do silverfish live? Answer: Dark, cool places
◉ What do springtails infest buildings with? Answer: Constant high
humidity
◉ What do sowbugs and pillbugs feed on? Answer: Decaying organic
matter
◉ What do centipedes feed on? Answer: Live insects
◉ What do millipedes feed on? Answer: Decaying organic matter
◉ Which does NOT coil or roll up when disturbed? Answer: Centipede
, ◉ By what percentage can millipede invasion be reduced by non-
chemical control? Answer: 93%
◉ What is the purpose of a pre-construction soil termiticide under a
slab? Answer: Horizontal barrier
◉ What is a chemical barrier around the foundation base called?
Answer: Vertical barrier
◉ How many gallons are needed for a 5 ft × 10 ft inside and outside
perimeter with 4 ft soil depth? Answer: 66 gallons
◉ How can you distinguish a Lyctid powderpost beetle? Answer: Head
not visible from above and 3-segmented antennal club
◉ What moisture content is required for severe wood decay? Answer:
Greater than 15% or 20%
◉ What does an old house borer emergence hole look like? Answer:
Round, 1/3 inch
◉ What is a key diagnostic feature of bark beetles' larval tunnels?
Answer: Free of frass
