BRANCH 2 TEST PAPER 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔what is the maximum space between the placement of traps when dealing with a
severe mouse infestation? - ✔✔6 feet
✔✔what percentage of a mouse population must you control to eliminate an infestation?
- ✔✔90
✔✔how far will rats travel for food? - ✔✔100 to 300 feet
✔✔mosquitoes are important in california as what? - ✔✔vectors of disease,and
nuisance pest
✔✔which ant forages 80% of the time on liquid foods? - ✔✔harvester or fire ants
✔✔which insect has the greatest impact on public health - ✔✔mosquitos
✔✔which louse are vectors of typhus and relapsing fever? - ✔✔body
✔✔what recommendationwould you give to prepare a single unit flea treatment? -
✔✔vacuum, remove fabric, everything of the floor
✔✔which cockroach prefers wet, cool locations? - ✔✔oriental
✔✔when treating for fleas how much pressure should your application equipment have?
- ✔✔25 psi
✔✔how long do carpet beetles eggs take to hatch? - ✔✔6 to 11 day in warm weather, 5
to 16 days in cooler conditions
✔✔fleas are what type of feeder? - ✔✔host specific
✔✔lyme disease is usually associated with what pest/insect? - ✔✔ticks
✔✔how far will a flea larva travel for food? - ✔✔less than 1 inch
✔✔filth flies, such as the house fly are - ✔✔mechanical vectors
✔✔what are some filth fly breeding locations? - ✔✔garbage cans, dumpsters, pet
droppings
✔✔the basis for effective fly control is? - ✔✔sanitation of infested area
, ✔✔plague is what kind of disease? - ✔✔bacterial
✔✔which ant has a perfectly round thorax? - ✔✔carpenter ant
✔✔when applying an adulticide for mosquitoes, the best spraying conditions would be
when the weather is? - ✔✔cool with a slight breeze
✔✔which ant species kills 90% of it's colony's queen? - ✔✔argentine ant
✔✔what temperature will kill bed bugs? - ✔✔111f-115f
✔✔insects have how many body parts? - ✔✔3
✔✔how many nodes does a carpenter ant have? - ✔✔1
✔✔what is the typical range roof rats forage for food away from their nest? - ✔✔150-
250 feet
✔✔what is the correct interval between treatments when dealing with a severe bed bug
infestation? - ✔✔7 to 10 days
✔✔how many litters per year do female roof rats produce? - ✔✔4 to 6
✔✔what is the best treatment for ants in a wall void? - ✔✔dust
✔✔where under a sink do you place roach bait stations? - ✔✔corners
✔✔ants have three castes in there colonies they are? - ✔✔workers, queens, males
✔✔insects have how many legs? - ✔✔6
✔✔which ant species has smooth grooves on its head and thorax? - ✔✔pavement
✔✔what is the most serious pest louse? - ✔✔body
✔✔wild rodents can be a problem in arizona becuase they can spread? - ✔✔hantavirus,
plague, tick born relapsing fever
✔✔where are you most likely to find fleas outside? - ✔✔shady areas
✔✔which rodent has 5 litters per years? - ✔✔norway
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔what is the maximum space between the placement of traps when dealing with a
severe mouse infestation? - ✔✔6 feet
✔✔what percentage of a mouse population must you control to eliminate an infestation?
- ✔✔90
✔✔how far will rats travel for food? - ✔✔100 to 300 feet
✔✔mosquitoes are important in california as what? - ✔✔vectors of disease,and
nuisance pest
✔✔which ant forages 80% of the time on liquid foods? - ✔✔harvester or fire ants
✔✔which insect has the greatest impact on public health - ✔✔mosquitos
✔✔which louse are vectors of typhus and relapsing fever? - ✔✔body
✔✔what recommendationwould you give to prepare a single unit flea treatment? -
✔✔vacuum, remove fabric, everything of the floor
✔✔which cockroach prefers wet, cool locations? - ✔✔oriental
✔✔when treating for fleas how much pressure should your application equipment have?
- ✔✔25 psi
✔✔how long do carpet beetles eggs take to hatch? - ✔✔6 to 11 day in warm weather, 5
to 16 days in cooler conditions
✔✔fleas are what type of feeder? - ✔✔host specific
✔✔lyme disease is usually associated with what pest/insect? - ✔✔ticks
✔✔how far will a flea larva travel for food? - ✔✔less than 1 inch
✔✔filth flies, such as the house fly are - ✔✔mechanical vectors
✔✔what are some filth fly breeding locations? - ✔✔garbage cans, dumpsters, pet
droppings
✔✔the basis for effective fly control is? - ✔✔sanitation of infested area
, ✔✔plague is what kind of disease? - ✔✔bacterial
✔✔which ant has a perfectly round thorax? - ✔✔carpenter ant
✔✔when applying an adulticide for mosquitoes, the best spraying conditions would be
when the weather is? - ✔✔cool with a slight breeze
✔✔which ant species kills 90% of it's colony's queen? - ✔✔argentine ant
✔✔what temperature will kill bed bugs? - ✔✔111f-115f
✔✔insects have how many body parts? - ✔✔3
✔✔how many nodes does a carpenter ant have? - ✔✔1
✔✔what is the typical range roof rats forage for food away from their nest? - ✔✔150-
250 feet
✔✔what is the correct interval between treatments when dealing with a severe bed bug
infestation? - ✔✔7 to 10 days
✔✔how many litters per year do female roof rats produce? - ✔✔4 to 6
✔✔what is the best treatment for ants in a wall void? - ✔✔dust
✔✔where under a sink do you place roach bait stations? - ✔✔corners
✔✔ants have three castes in there colonies they are? - ✔✔workers, queens, males
✔✔insects have how many legs? - ✔✔6
✔✔which ant species has smooth grooves on its head and thorax? - ✔✔pavement
✔✔what is the most serious pest louse? - ✔✔body
✔✔wild rodents can be a problem in arizona becuase they can spread? - ✔✔hantavirus,
plague, tick born relapsing fever
✔✔where are you most likely to find fleas outside? - ✔✔shady areas
✔✔which rodent has 5 litters per years? - ✔✔norway
