Texas Pest Control Category Practice Test accurate 100%(SCORED A+)

Oriental Cockroach - ANSWER A medium to large sized glossy dark brown to black cockroach with wings shorter than the abdomen. Flour Beetles - ANSWER Insects that damage stored food by chewing in both the adult and larval stage. Indian Meal Moth - ANSWER The adult insect that has wings and can fly Red Flour Beetle - 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. - 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. - ANSWER Indian Meal Moth Ground Beetles prey on - 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. - ANSWER Sanitation & Exclusion German Cockroaches & Asian cockroaches can be distinguished from one another by... - ANSWER Habitat & flight T or F The granary weevil attacks grain before harvest and storage - ANSWER True T or F Smoky brown cockroaches prefer an outside habitat but move indoors during seasonal migration and adverse weather conditions.. - ANSWER True T or F The larvae of the Angoumois grain moth fedd on flour - ANSWER False T or F The larval stage of a fly is called a maggot - ANSWER True T or F The larvae of the house fly develop in animal waste or rotting fruits and vegetables. - ANSWER True T or F Dermestid beetles can attack and destroy pantry materials, such as grain and flour, as well as on woolens, furs, and feathers. - ANSWER True What does the house dust mite feed on? - ANSWER Shed Skin Scales House dust mites are linked to and often thought to be the cause of what disease? - ANSWER Asthma Clover Mites Cause most of their damage by? - ANSWER Staining Walls and furniture when crushed Earwigs have a distinctive pincer-like structure on the end of the abdomen T or F - ANSWER True Centipedes have two paid of legs per body segment, while millipedes have one pair of legs per body segment T or F - ANSWER False Ants belong to what insect family? - ANSWER Formicidae Control of ants in accomplished thru what? - ANSWER Use of Baits, Treating the nest and surrounding areas directly, Application of insecticides to area where the ants gain entry to house.