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Texas Pest Control Category Practice Test Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+) 2025/2026
Oriental Cockroach - (answers)A medium to large sized glossy dark brown to black
cockroach with wings shorter than the abdomen.
Flour Beetles - (answers)Insects that damage stored food by chewing in both the
adult and larval stage.
Indian Meal Moth - (answers)The adult insect that has wings and can fly
Red Flour Beetle - (answers)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. - (answers)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. - (answers)Indian
Meal Moth
Ground Beetles prey on - (answers)Other Insects
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When considering pest management of house flies and related species of flies,
consider chemical control only after you have established a sound program
including. - (answers)Sanitation & Exclusion
German Cockroaches & Asian cockroaches can be distinguished from one another
by... - (answers)Habitat & flight
T or F The granary weevil attacks grain before harvest and storage - (answers)True
T or F Smoky brown cockroaches prefer an outside habitat but move indoors
during seasonal migration and adverse weather conditions.. - (answers)True
T or F The larvae of the Angoumois grain moth fedd on flour - (answers)False
T or F The larval stage of a fly is called a maggot - (answers)True
T or F The larvae of the house fly develop in animal waste or rotting fruits and
vegetables. - (answers)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. - (answers)True
What does the house dust mite feed on? - (answers)Shed Skin Scales
Texas Pest Control Category Practice Test Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+) 2025/2026
Oriental Cockroach - (answers)A medium to large sized glossy dark brown to black
cockroach with wings shorter than the abdomen.
Flour Beetles - (answers)Insects that damage stored food by chewing in both the
adult and larval stage.
Indian Meal Moth - (answers)The adult insect that has wings and can fly
Red Flour Beetle - (answers)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. - (answers)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. - (answers)Indian
Meal Moth
Ground Beetles prey on - (answers)Other Insects
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When considering pest management of house flies and related species of flies,
consider chemical control only after you have established a sound program
including. - (answers)Sanitation & Exclusion
German Cockroaches & Asian cockroaches can be distinguished from one another
by... - (answers)Habitat & flight
T or F The granary weevil attacks grain before harvest and storage - (answers)True
T or F Smoky brown cockroaches prefer an outside habitat but move indoors
during seasonal migration and adverse weather conditions.. - (answers)True
T or F The larvae of the Angoumois grain moth fedd on flour - (answers)False
T or F The larval stage of a fly is called a maggot - (answers)True
T or F The larvae of the house fly develop in animal waste or rotting fruits and
vegetables. - (answers)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. - (answers)True
What does the house dust mite feed on? - (answers)Shed Skin Scales
