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Alberta Structural Pest Control Applicator Exam
2026/2027 | Complete Study Guide | Practice
Questions & Detailed Answer Explanations | Pesticide
Certification Exam Prep
Which is true about insect molting?
A) adult insects don't molt because they don't grow
B) insects molt mainly because they need to exfoliate
C) molting is the transformation from pupa to adult
D) the main reason insects molt is to replace lost legs
"A"
Insects differ from other arthropods because insects:
have six legs
Flies differ from other insects because flies have:
only two wings
Insects that develop by complete metamorphosis
have larvae that feed, grow and molt
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Which is not a common way that house mice are harmful to people and property?
A) house mice cause fires
B) house mice gnaw on things
C) house mice consume our food
D) house mice transmit Hanta virus
"House mice transmit Hanta Virus"
Which is true of house mice
they store food (and sometimes rodent bait) in various locations
Deer mice...
have a two-toned body and tail, and white belly.
Which birds are protected by state or federal laws?
Woodpeckers
Which statement is true about bed bugs?
Adults are about the size and shape of an apple seed
When their nests can't be found and treated directly, what works to control household ants such
as pavement ants, odorous house ants and pharaoh ants?
liquid, gel or granular ant baits
2
Alberta Structural Pest Control Applicator Exam
2026/2027 | Complete Study Guide | Practice
Questions & Detailed Answer Explanations | Pesticide
Certification Exam Prep
Which is true about insect molting?
A) adult insects don't molt because they don't grow
B) insects molt mainly because they need to exfoliate
C) molting is the transformation from pupa to adult
D) the main reason insects molt is to replace lost legs
"A"
Insects differ from other arthropods because insects:
have six legs
Flies differ from other insects because flies have:
only two wings
Insects that develop by complete metamorphosis
have larvae that feed, grow and molt
1
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Which is not a common way that house mice are harmful to people and property?
A) house mice cause fires
B) house mice gnaw on things
C) house mice consume our food
D) house mice transmit Hanta virus
"House mice transmit Hanta Virus"
Which is true of house mice
they store food (and sometimes rodent bait) in various locations
Deer mice...
have a two-toned body and tail, and white belly.
Which birds are protected by state or federal laws?
Woodpeckers
Which statement is true about bed bugs?
Adults are about the size and shape of an apple seed
When their nests can't be found and treated directly, what works to control household ants such
as pavement ants, odorous house ants and pharaoh ants?
liquid, gel or granular ant baits
2
