Tennessee Category 7 Pesticide Applicator Exam
Questions and Guide Answers
100% Verified Graded A+
1. Can a carpet beetle fly?
Answer: Yes, but the larvae cannot.
2. There is a pest that has a wingspan of approximately 3⁄4 in in length. The
outer two thirds of the forewings have reddish copper scales on them. What
pest does this describe?
Answer: An Indian Meal Moth
3. What is the identification characteristic of a rice weevil?
Answer: Four lighter colored spots on the wings
4. Are snakes protected in Tennessee?
Answer: Yes
5. How small of a hole can a rat squeeze through?
, Answer: 1⁄2 inch
6. What are the characteristics of a Norway Rat?
Answer: - Body weight is 12-20oz
- Small head
- Small ears
- Blunt muzzle
- Tail that is shorter than its body.
7. There is a larvae that spins a silken case around itself and carries it while its
feeding. What species is this?
Answer: The case making clothes moth
8. What is the most serious and destructive pest to wood structures in the
United States?
Answer: The subterranean termite
9. What do the fecal pellets of dry wood termites look like?
Answer: It is a 6-sided pellet that looks like a dried up seed.
10. What do lyctid powderpost beetle larvae feed on?
Answer: Ring porous hardwoods
11. What pesticide formulation persists longer on porous surfaces such as
, concrete, wood, or paint?
Answer: Wettable powders
12. What pesticide formulation has relatively low odor and is applied to areas
inaccessible to people, pets, and nontarget wildlife?
Answer: Bait formulations
13. What are some essential pieces of equipment used by pest management
professionals during inspections?
Answer: Flashlight, bait station, hard hat
14. What is IPM?
Answer: Integrated Pest Management
15. Are tracking powders considered more hazardous than other rodenticide
formulations?
Answer: Yes, because they are high-dose, one-time use products
16. What type of pests are multi-colored lady Asian Beetle, Millipedes, and
Centipedes considered?
Answer: Occasional invader
Questions and Guide Answers
100% Verified Graded A+
1. Can a carpet beetle fly?
Answer: Yes, but the larvae cannot.
2. There is a pest that has a wingspan of approximately 3⁄4 in in length. The
outer two thirds of the forewings have reddish copper scales on them. What
pest does this describe?
Answer: An Indian Meal Moth
3. What is the identification characteristic of a rice weevil?
Answer: Four lighter colored spots on the wings
4. Are snakes protected in Tennessee?
Answer: Yes
5. How small of a hole can a rat squeeze through?
, Answer: 1⁄2 inch
6. What are the characteristics of a Norway Rat?
Answer: - Body weight is 12-20oz
- Small head
- Small ears
- Blunt muzzle
- Tail that is shorter than its body.
7. There is a larvae that spins a silken case around itself and carries it while its
feeding. What species is this?
Answer: The case making clothes moth
8. What is the most serious and destructive pest to wood structures in the
United States?
Answer: The subterranean termite
9. What do the fecal pellets of dry wood termites look like?
Answer: It is a 6-sided pellet that looks like a dried up seed.
10. What do lyctid powderpost beetle larvae feed on?
Answer: Ring porous hardwoods
11. What pesticide formulation persists longer on porous surfaces such as
, concrete, wood, or paint?
Answer: Wettable powders
12. What pesticide formulation has relatively low odor and is applied to areas
inaccessible to people, pets, and nontarget wildlife?
Answer: Bait formulations
13. What are some essential pieces of equipment used by pest management
professionals during inspections?
Answer: Flashlight, bait station, hard hat
14. What is IPM?
Answer: Integrated Pest Management
15. Are tracking powders considered more hazardous than other rodenticide
formulations?
Answer: Yes, because they are high-dose, one-time use products
16. What type of pests are multi-colored lady Asian Beetle, Millipedes, and
Centipedes considered?
Answer: Occasional invader
