Texas Pest Control Category Practice Test
Oriental Cockroach - (correct Answer) - A medium to large sized glossy dark brown to black cockroach
with wings shorter than the abdomen.
Flour Beetles - (correct Answer) - Insects that damage stored food by chewing in both the adult and
larval stage.
Indian Meal Moth - (correct Answer) - The adult insect that has wings and can fly
Red Flour Beetle - (correct 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. - (correct 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. - (correct Answer) - Indian Meal Moth
Ground Beetles prey on - (correct 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. - (correct Answer) - Sanitation & Exclusion
German Cockroaches & Asian cockroaches can be distinguished from one another by... - (correct Answer)
- Habitat & flight
T or F The granary weevil attacks grain before harvest and storage - (correct Answer) - True
T or F Smoky brown cockroaches prefer an outside habitat but move indoors during seasonal migration
and adverse weather conditions.. - (correct Answer) - True
T or F The larvae of the Angoumois grain moth fedd on flour - (correct Answer) - False
T or F The larval stage of a fly is called a maggot - (correct Answer) - True
T or F The larvae of the house fly develop in animal waste or rotting fruits and vegetables. - (correct
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. - (correct Answer) - True
What does the house dust mite feed on? - (correct Answer) - Shed Skin Scales
House dust mites are linked to and often thought to be the cause of what disease? - (correct Answer) -
Asthma
Clover Mites Cause most of their damage by? - (correct Answer) - Staining Walls and furniture when
crushed
, Earwigs have a distinctive pincer-like structure on the end of the abdomen T or F - (correct Answer) -
True
Centipedes have two paid of legs per body segment, while millipedes have one pair of legs per body
segment T or F - (correct Answer) - False
Ants belong to what insect family? - (correct Answer) - Formicidae
Control of ants in accomplished thru what? - (correct Answer) - Use of Baits, Treating the nest and
surrounding areas directly, Application of insecticides to area where the ants gain entry to house.
What cricket species are considered a pest of gold course due to their tunneling anbd feeding behavior?
- (correct Answer) - Mole Cricket
Which spiders have venom and can be deadly to humans? - (correct Answer) - Black Widow
Brown Widow
Brown Recluse
Spiders belong to the class Arachnida & order Araneae which makes them insects T or F - (correct
Answer) - False
Which of the following arthropods belong to the class Acari? - (correct Answer) - Ticks
Which characteristics differentiate arthropods that belong to the class Acari from the class Insecta? -
(correct Answer) - Lack of Antennae
Body is divided into 2 distinct regions
They have 4 pairs of legs in their adult stage
What family do the hard ticks belong to? - (correct Answer) - Ixodidae
This spider-like tick species spends most of its time off the host in cracks ad crevices and feeds primary
on poultry but will attack humans if their primary host is removed? - (correct Answer) - Argas Persicus
What species of mites will invade homes and attck humans after their primary host is excluded or
removed? - (correct Answer) - Ornithonyssus
Control of fleas on pets should be left on the owner or veterinarian T or F - (correct Answer) - True
4 stages of Tick - (correct Answer) - Egg, larvae, nymph, adult
The three species of lice that attack people are - (correct Answer) - Head lice, body lice, and crab lice
Which species of lice lives primarily in the clothing of its human host except when feeding? - (correct
Answer) - Body Lice
Pests of animals and humans and negatively affect their well being. - (correct Answer) - Lice
Fleas
Oriental Cockroach - (correct Answer) - A medium to large sized glossy dark brown to black cockroach
with wings shorter than the abdomen.
Flour Beetles - (correct Answer) - Insects that damage stored food by chewing in both the adult and
larval stage.
Indian Meal Moth - (correct Answer) - The adult insect that has wings and can fly
Red Flour Beetle - (correct 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. - (correct 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. - (correct Answer) - Indian Meal Moth
Ground Beetles prey on - (correct 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. - (correct Answer) - Sanitation & Exclusion
German Cockroaches & Asian cockroaches can be distinguished from one another by... - (correct Answer)
- Habitat & flight
T or F The granary weevil attacks grain before harvest and storage - (correct Answer) - True
T or F Smoky brown cockroaches prefer an outside habitat but move indoors during seasonal migration
and adverse weather conditions.. - (correct Answer) - True
T or F The larvae of the Angoumois grain moth fedd on flour - (correct Answer) - False
T or F The larval stage of a fly is called a maggot - (correct Answer) - True
T or F The larvae of the house fly develop in animal waste or rotting fruits and vegetables. - (correct
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. - (correct Answer) - True
What does the house dust mite feed on? - (correct Answer) - Shed Skin Scales
House dust mites are linked to and often thought to be the cause of what disease? - (correct Answer) -
Asthma
Clover Mites Cause most of their damage by? - (correct Answer) - Staining Walls and furniture when
crushed
, Earwigs have a distinctive pincer-like structure on the end of the abdomen T or F - (correct Answer) -
True
Centipedes have two paid of legs per body segment, while millipedes have one pair of legs per body
segment T or F - (correct Answer) - False
Ants belong to what insect family? - (correct Answer) - Formicidae
Control of ants in accomplished thru what? - (correct Answer) - Use of Baits, Treating the nest and
surrounding areas directly, Application of insecticides to area where the ants gain entry to house.
What cricket species are considered a pest of gold course due to their tunneling anbd feeding behavior?
- (correct Answer) - Mole Cricket
Which spiders have venom and can be deadly to humans? - (correct Answer) - Black Widow
Brown Widow
Brown Recluse
Spiders belong to the class Arachnida & order Araneae which makes them insects T or F - (correct
Answer) - False
Which of the following arthropods belong to the class Acari? - (correct Answer) - Ticks
Which characteristics differentiate arthropods that belong to the class Acari from the class Insecta? -
(correct Answer) - Lack of Antennae
Body is divided into 2 distinct regions
They have 4 pairs of legs in their adult stage
What family do the hard ticks belong to? - (correct Answer) - Ixodidae
This spider-like tick species spends most of its time off the host in cracks ad crevices and feeds primary
on poultry but will attack humans if their primary host is removed? - (correct Answer) - Argas Persicus
What species of mites will invade homes and attck humans after their primary host is excluded or
removed? - (correct Answer) - Ornithonyssus
Control of fleas on pets should be left on the owner or veterinarian T or F - (correct Answer) - True
4 stages of Tick - (correct Answer) - Egg, larvae, nymph, adult
The three species of lice that attack people are - (correct Answer) - Head lice, body lice, and crab lice
Which species of lice lives primarily in the clothing of its human host except when feeding? - (correct
Answer) - Body Lice
Pests of animals and humans and negatively affect their well being. - (correct Answer) - Lice
Fleas
