TEXAS CERTIFIED APPLICATOR
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS 2026 LATEST PREP GUIDE
VERIFIED A+
◉ Ants with one node?*
Answer: Carpenter, crazy, Rasberry Crazy, False Honey, Rover,
Argentine, Odorous, ghost, pyramid
◉ Ants with 2 nodes?*
Answer: Fire, Thief, Pavement, Acrobat, Pharaoh, Little black,
Harvester, Big Headed, Leaf cutter, Acacia, elongated twig
◉ Adult dull gray with 4 stripes on thorax?**
Answer: House fly
◉ Other than house flies what species of flys are common the residential
environments.*
Answer: Blue blow, Green blow, stable, Fruit flies, phorid, fungus gnats,
moth flies
◉ Four wings 3/4 inch wing spread fore wings are grey near body
reddish at tips*
Answer: Indian meal moths
,◉ Species of wasp that build home above and below ground*
Answer: Yellow jacket
◉ To reduce contact with scorpions eliminate...?*
Answer: Bricks, stones, wood, trash and other potential harborage
points.
◉ Insect 3/4 inch yellowish brown with powerful hind legs.*
Answer: The house/ field cricket
◉ Ants pose particular risk in hospitals because?**
Answer: Carry diseases and organisms on legs and body
◉ The four distinct stages of mosquitoes.*
Answer: Egg, larva, pupa and adult
◉ Species of insect primary vector of yellow fever and dengue?**
Answer: Aedes aegypti or Asian Tiger mosquitoes
◉ Lone star tick (amblyomma) primary vector of what diseases?
Answer: Mono cystic Ehrilichiosis and Southern Tick assisted rash
illness
, ◉ American Dog Tick (Dermacentor variabilis) is the primary vector of
what diseases?
Answer: Rocky Mountain fever and tuleremia anaplasmosis
◉ Black Legged Deer Tick is the primary vector of what disease
Answer: Spirochete (Lyme disease)
◉ Court ruling "____________ __________" usually involves cases
where children are attracted to application equipment and pesticide left
unattended by applicators.*
Answer: Attractive Nuisance
◉ Rats have a home range of ?*
Answer: 100ft - 150ft
◉ Mice have a home range of ?
Answer: 10ft-30ft
◉ The most successful solutions or methods for achieving a rat free
environment?*
Answer: Rat Proofing
◉ Describe droppings of Norway rat*
Answer: 3/4 inch capsule shape
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS 2026 LATEST PREP GUIDE
VERIFIED A+
◉ Ants with one node?*
Answer: Carpenter, crazy, Rasberry Crazy, False Honey, Rover,
Argentine, Odorous, ghost, pyramid
◉ Ants with 2 nodes?*
Answer: Fire, Thief, Pavement, Acrobat, Pharaoh, Little black,
Harvester, Big Headed, Leaf cutter, Acacia, elongated twig
◉ Adult dull gray with 4 stripes on thorax?**
Answer: House fly
◉ Other than house flies what species of flys are common the residential
environments.*
Answer: Blue blow, Green blow, stable, Fruit flies, phorid, fungus gnats,
moth flies
◉ Four wings 3/4 inch wing spread fore wings are grey near body
reddish at tips*
Answer: Indian meal moths
,◉ Species of wasp that build home above and below ground*
Answer: Yellow jacket
◉ To reduce contact with scorpions eliminate...?*
Answer: Bricks, stones, wood, trash and other potential harborage
points.
◉ Insect 3/4 inch yellowish brown with powerful hind legs.*
Answer: The house/ field cricket
◉ Ants pose particular risk in hospitals because?**
Answer: Carry diseases and organisms on legs and body
◉ The four distinct stages of mosquitoes.*
Answer: Egg, larva, pupa and adult
◉ Species of insect primary vector of yellow fever and dengue?**
Answer: Aedes aegypti or Asian Tiger mosquitoes
◉ Lone star tick (amblyomma) primary vector of what diseases?
Answer: Mono cystic Ehrilichiosis and Southern Tick assisted rash
illness
, ◉ American Dog Tick (Dermacentor variabilis) is the primary vector of
what diseases?
Answer: Rocky Mountain fever and tuleremia anaplasmosis
◉ Black Legged Deer Tick is the primary vector of what disease
Answer: Spirochete (Lyme disease)
◉ Court ruling "____________ __________" usually involves cases
where children are attracted to application equipment and pesticide left
unattended by applicators.*
Answer: Attractive Nuisance
◉ Rats have a home range of ?*
Answer: 100ft - 150ft
◉ Mice have a home range of ?
Answer: 10ft-30ft
◉ The most successful solutions or methods for achieving a rat free
environment?*
Answer: Rat Proofing
◉ Describe droppings of Norway rat*
Answer: 3/4 inch capsule shape
