Aptive Practice Test #2 UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
The powder post beetle makes its tunnels across the grain or parallel? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Parallel
Indian meal moths hind wings are coppery - CORRECT ANSWER - False
What are the wing characteristics of an Indian Meal Moth? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Coppery Front Wings
What is the best way to treat on rainy days or when drizzling? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Dust
What cockroach, other than American cockroach, flies in California? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Brown Banded
The average number of eggs a female brown banded cockroach produces in each egg capsule, or
oothecas, is? - CORRECT ANSWER - 10-15
How many egg capsules does a German roach drop in a lifetime? - CORRECT ANSWER -
4-8
How many eggs are in a brown banded cockroach egg capsule? - CORRECT ANSWER -
14-16
How many eggs for a German Roach? - CORRECT ANSWER - 30-40
American roaches can be found in hospitals? - CORRECT ANSWER - True
,Where do you treat for German Cockroaches? - CORRECT ANSWER - Cabinets
Corners
Crevices
What diseases do roaches carry? - CORRECT ANSWER - E. Coli
Salmonella
Zoos are treated like hospitals - CORRECT ANSWER - True
Is it legal to dump empty pesticide bottles in trash cans behind grocery stores? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Yes, if the label has been stripped and the top broken off aerosol cans, or
bottles are triple rinsed, cut & crushed.
Who regulates pesticides in transportation? - CORRECT ANSWER - Department of
Transportation
Which California ant has the biggest crater? - CORRECT ANSWER - Western Harvester
Ant
Most common household pest in California is the Argentine Ant. - CORRECT ANSWER -
True
The Odorous house ant does not defend its colonies with odor/sting - CORRECT
ANSWER - False
Pharaoh, Pavement, Argentine and Thief ants are commonly controlled with baits. - CORRECT
ANSWER - True
Leaf cutter ants frequently lay their eggs in feces - CORRECT ANSWER - True
, How do you get a colony of odorous ants out of the wall? - CORRECT ANSWER - Use of
boric acid dust in voids along with barrier treatments
What ant is generally misidentified with the argentine ant? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Odorous house ant
When a treatment for ants fails it is because: - CORRECT ANSWER - Misidentified ant
Incorrect dose of pesticide
Treated incorrect areas
What ants kill off queen for maximum mating? - CORRECT ANSWER - Red Imported
Fire Ant
At what stage are the most ants produced? - CORRECT ANSWER - Egg stage
How many segments in a Pharaoh Ant Antenna? - CORRECT ANSWER - 12
What ant has one node? - CORRECT ANSWER - Carpenter Ant
Argentine Ant
Field Ant
Crazy Ant
What ant has two nodes? - CORRECT ANSWER - Pavement Ant
Pharaoh Ant
Thief Ant
What ant has grooves on its head? - CORRECT ANSWER - Pavement Ant
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
The powder post beetle makes its tunnels across the grain or parallel? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Parallel
Indian meal moths hind wings are coppery - CORRECT ANSWER - False
What are the wing characteristics of an Indian Meal Moth? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Coppery Front Wings
What is the best way to treat on rainy days or when drizzling? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Dust
What cockroach, other than American cockroach, flies in California? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Brown Banded
The average number of eggs a female brown banded cockroach produces in each egg capsule, or
oothecas, is? - CORRECT ANSWER - 10-15
How many egg capsules does a German roach drop in a lifetime? - CORRECT ANSWER -
4-8
How many eggs are in a brown banded cockroach egg capsule? - CORRECT ANSWER -
14-16
How many eggs for a German Roach? - CORRECT ANSWER - 30-40
American roaches can be found in hospitals? - CORRECT ANSWER - True
,Where do you treat for German Cockroaches? - CORRECT ANSWER - Cabinets
Corners
Crevices
What diseases do roaches carry? - CORRECT ANSWER - E. Coli
Salmonella
Zoos are treated like hospitals - CORRECT ANSWER - True
Is it legal to dump empty pesticide bottles in trash cans behind grocery stores? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Yes, if the label has been stripped and the top broken off aerosol cans, or
bottles are triple rinsed, cut & crushed.
Who regulates pesticides in transportation? - CORRECT ANSWER - Department of
Transportation
Which California ant has the biggest crater? - CORRECT ANSWER - Western Harvester
Ant
Most common household pest in California is the Argentine Ant. - CORRECT ANSWER -
True
The Odorous house ant does not defend its colonies with odor/sting - CORRECT
ANSWER - False
Pharaoh, Pavement, Argentine and Thief ants are commonly controlled with baits. - CORRECT
ANSWER - True
Leaf cutter ants frequently lay their eggs in feces - CORRECT ANSWER - True
, How do you get a colony of odorous ants out of the wall? - CORRECT ANSWER - Use of
boric acid dust in voids along with barrier treatments
What ant is generally misidentified with the argentine ant? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Odorous house ant
When a treatment for ants fails it is because: - CORRECT ANSWER - Misidentified ant
Incorrect dose of pesticide
Treated incorrect areas
What ants kill off queen for maximum mating? - CORRECT ANSWER - Red Imported
Fire Ant
At what stage are the most ants produced? - CORRECT ANSWER - Egg stage
How many segments in a Pharaoh Ant Antenna? - CORRECT ANSWER - 12
What ant has one node? - CORRECT ANSWER - Carpenter Ant
Argentine Ant
Field Ant
Crazy Ant
What ant has two nodes? - CORRECT ANSWER - Pavement Ant
Pharaoh Ant
Thief Ant
What ant has grooves on its head? - CORRECT ANSWER - Pavement Ant
