TEXAS PEST CONTROL CATEGORY
PRACTICE TEST 2026 COMPLETE
PRACTICE QUESTIONS, VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWERS AND
COMPREHENSIVE APPLICATOR
LICENSING STUDY GUIDE
In 6 months, one pair of house mice can eat 4 pounds of food and deposit
_____ droppings. - CORRECT ANSWER -18,000
When mice infest food, the greatest loss is not what mice eat, but what must
be thrown out because of contamination T or F? - CORRECT ANSWER -True
Oriental Cockroach - CORRECT ANSWER -A medium to large sized glossy
dark brown to black cockroach with wings shorter than the abdomen.
Flour Beetles - CORRECT ANSWER -Insects that damage stored food by
chewing in both the adult and larval stage.
Indian Meal Moth - CORRECT ANSWER -The adult insect that has wings and
can fly
Red Flour Beetle - CORRECT ANSWER -The beetle that is elongated, flat,
shiny reddish brown, about 1/8 inch long, can fly, and has three antennal
segments enlarged abruptly into a club.
, Insects with complete metamorphosis go through four life stages. -
CORRECT ANSWER -Egg, larvae, pupae, adult
Infested flour shoes large amount of webbing with larvae actively feeding.
Small, reddish-gray moths are the Adult form. Larvae are not spotted. -
CORRECT ANSWER -Indian Meal Moth
Ground Beetles prey on - CORRECT ANSWER -Other Insects
When considering pest management of house flies and related species of
flies, consider chemical control only after you have established a sound
program including. - CORRECT ANSWER -Sanitation & Exclusion
German Cockroaches & Asian cockroaches can be distinguished from one
another by... - CORRECT ANSWER -Habitat & flight
T or F The granary weevil attacks grain before harvest and storage -
CORRECT ANSWER -True
T or F Smoky brown cockroaches prefer an outside habitat but move
indoors during seasonal migration and adverse weather conditions.. -
CORRECT ANSWER -True
T or F The larvae of the Angoumois grain moth fedd on flour - CORRECT
ANSWER -False
PRACTICE TEST 2026 COMPLETE
PRACTICE QUESTIONS, VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWERS AND
COMPREHENSIVE APPLICATOR
LICENSING STUDY GUIDE
In 6 months, one pair of house mice can eat 4 pounds of food and deposit
_____ droppings. - CORRECT ANSWER -18,000
When mice infest food, the greatest loss is not what mice eat, but what must
be thrown out because of contamination T or F? - CORRECT ANSWER -True
Oriental Cockroach - CORRECT ANSWER -A medium to large sized glossy
dark brown to black cockroach with wings shorter than the abdomen.
Flour Beetles - CORRECT ANSWER -Insects that damage stored food by
chewing in both the adult and larval stage.
Indian Meal Moth - CORRECT ANSWER -The adult insect that has wings and
can fly
Red Flour Beetle - CORRECT ANSWER -The beetle that is elongated, flat,
shiny reddish brown, about 1/8 inch long, can fly, and has three antennal
segments enlarged abruptly into a club.
, Insects with complete metamorphosis go through four life stages. -
CORRECT ANSWER -Egg, larvae, pupae, adult
Infested flour shoes large amount of webbing with larvae actively feeding.
Small, reddish-gray moths are the Adult form. Larvae are not spotted. -
CORRECT ANSWER -Indian Meal Moth
Ground Beetles prey on - CORRECT ANSWER -Other Insects
When considering pest management of house flies and related species of
flies, consider chemical control only after you have established a sound
program including. - CORRECT ANSWER -Sanitation & Exclusion
German Cockroaches & Asian cockroaches can be distinguished from one
another by... - CORRECT ANSWER -Habitat & flight
T or F The granary weevil attacks grain before harvest and storage -
CORRECT ANSWER -True
T or F Smoky brown cockroaches prefer an outside habitat but move
indoors during seasonal migration and adverse weather conditions.. -
CORRECT ANSWER -True
T or F The larvae of the Angoumois grain moth fedd on flour - CORRECT
ANSWER -False
