PEST CONTROL TECHNICIAN TRAINING TEXAS WDI
EXAM
German, American, Brown Banded, Oriental and Smokey Brown - Answers- Name the
five most common cockroaches in Texas.
Oriental - Answers- What type of roach has wings that don't cover all its abdomen and
cannot fly?
German - Answers- What roach has racing stripes on its head and body?
Egg, Larvae, Pupae and Adult (ELPA) - Answers- What are the 4 stages of ant
metamorphosis?
Elbowed antenna - Answers- Ants have what type of antenna?
Blue Blow, Green Blow, Stable and House Fly - Answers- Name 4 species of flies.
Carpenter, Pharaoh, Big Head, Fire and Carpenter - Answers- Name 3 species of Ants.
Blue Blow Fly - Answers- This fly eats on dead and decaying flesh.
Angoumois and Indian Meal Moth - Answers- Name two moths that infest stored food.
Cat, Ceratophyllidae, Pulex, Pulicidae - Answers- Name 2 common fleas infesting
homes.
Drugstore and Cigarette - Answers- Name two beatles that infest stored food.
Two days to two weeks - Answers- How long do flea eggs take to hatch?
Egg, Larvae, Pupae and Adult (ELPA) - Answers- Name the 4 stage metamorphosis of
fleas.
Murine Typhus, Tape Worm, Cat Scratch - Answers- Name 2 diseases fleas spread
through bites.
Deer, American Dog, Brown Dog and Lone Star - Answers- What is the most common
type of tick around the home?
Head, Body and Crab - Answers- Name three species of lice.
Rickettsialpox, Scrub Typhus, Chiggers and Scabies - Answers- Mites burrow in skin
and cause what disease?
, Vector Pests - Answers- What i the name of a pest that spreads disease to pets,
livestock and humans?
The Subteranean Termite - Answers- What species of termite lives in the soil?
The Subterranean Formosan Termite - Answers- What invasive subterranean termite is
not native to Texas?
Subterranean Formosan, Damp and Drywood Termite - Answers- Name three types of
termites in the U.S.
Hardwoods are preferred in which to lay their eggs. - Answers- Powder post beetles
attack which type of wood and why?
Worker Caste - Answers- What caste makes up the majority of the termite population?
Queen, King, Alates or Swarmer, Soldier and Worker - Answers- Name the castes of
the termite population.
Long or oval brown/red head and mandibles (large tusks) - Answers- What defines a
termite soldier's defining features?
The Drywood Termite - Answers- What termite needs no contact with soil to survive?
Three to five years - Answers- To produce swarmers, how old does a colony have to
be?
April. - Answers- What month do termites typically swarm in Texas?
Anytime of the year where heat and moisture conditions are appropriate. - Answers-
What months may termites been known to swarm in Texas.
A Carton of Aerial Colony - Answers- What is a Subterranean Formosan Termite's
colony called?
Protozoa - Answers- What helps the termite digest the wood it consumes?
The Fungai present in the wood they consume - Answers- What provides moisture for
termites?
1/32 inch - Answers- What size opening does a termite need to enter a dwelling?
Only technicians and certified applicators can perform these services. - Answers- Can
apprentices complete a WDI report and perform treatments?
EXAM
German, American, Brown Banded, Oriental and Smokey Brown - Answers- Name the
five most common cockroaches in Texas.
Oriental - Answers- What type of roach has wings that don't cover all its abdomen and
cannot fly?
German - Answers- What roach has racing stripes on its head and body?
Egg, Larvae, Pupae and Adult (ELPA) - Answers- What are the 4 stages of ant
metamorphosis?
Elbowed antenna - Answers- Ants have what type of antenna?
Blue Blow, Green Blow, Stable and House Fly - Answers- Name 4 species of flies.
Carpenter, Pharaoh, Big Head, Fire and Carpenter - Answers- Name 3 species of Ants.
Blue Blow Fly - Answers- This fly eats on dead and decaying flesh.
Angoumois and Indian Meal Moth - Answers- Name two moths that infest stored food.
Cat, Ceratophyllidae, Pulex, Pulicidae - Answers- Name 2 common fleas infesting
homes.
Drugstore and Cigarette - Answers- Name two beatles that infest stored food.
Two days to two weeks - Answers- How long do flea eggs take to hatch?
Egg, Larvae, Pupae and Adult (ELPA) - Answers- Name the 4 stage metamorphosis of
fleas.
Murine Typhus, Tape Worm, Cat Scratch - Answers- Name 2 diseases fleas spread
through bites.
Deer, American Dog, Brown Dog and Lone Star - Answers- What is the most common
type of tick around the home?
Head, Body and Crab - Answers- Name three species of lice.
Rickettsialpox, Scrub Typhus, Chiggers and Scabies - Answers- Mites burrow in skin
and cause what disease?
, Vector Pests - Answers- What i the name of a pest that spreads disease to pets,
livestock and humans?
The Subteranean Termite - Answers- What species of termite lives in the soil?
The Subterranean Formosan Termite - Answers- What invasive subterranean termite is
not native to Texas?
Subterranean Formosan, Damp and Drywood Termite - Answers- Name three types of
termites in the U.S.
Hardwoods are preferred in which to lay their eggs. - Answers- Powder post beetles
attack which type of wood and why?
Worker Caste - Answers- What caste makes up the majority of the termite population?
Queen, King, Alates or Swarmer, Soldier and Worker - Answers- Name the castes of
the termite population.
Long or oval brown/red head and mandibles (large tusks) - Answers- What defines a
termite soldier's defining features?
The Drywood Termite - Answers- What termite needs no contact with soil to survive?
Three to five years - Answers- To produce swarmers, how old does a colony have to
be?
April. - Answers- What month do termites typically swarm in Texas?
Anytime of the year where heat and moisture conditions are appropriate. - Answers-
What months may termites been known to swarm in Texas.
A Carton of Aerial Colony - Answers- What is a Subterranean Formosan Termite's
colony called?
Protozoa - Answers- What helps the termite digest the wood it consumes?
The Fungai present in the wood they consume - Answers- What provides moisture for
termites?
1/32 inch - Answers- What size opening does a termite need to enter a dwelling?
Only technicians and certified applicators can perform these services. - Answers- Can
apprentices complete a WDI report and perform treatments?
