Aptive Practice Test UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
What is the lowest hazard treatment near a well? - CORRECT ANSWER - Bait
When should you provide vents in a crawl space? - CORRECT ANSWER - One Vent per
15 feet
How do you treat for German Cockroaches? - CORRECT ANSWER - Dust in voids (crack
and crevice treatment)
What should you do first before applying pesticide? - CORRECT ANSWER - Identify
How much area do you cover in a spot treatment? - CORRECT ANSWER - 2 sq. ft.
What is the application rate perimeter of an earth filled porch? - CORRECT ANSWER -4
gallons/10 linear ft
Fogging relates to what species? - CORRECT ANSWER - Flying
When applying dust how should it be applied? - CORRECT ANSWER - Thin layer
Beetles, moths, and flies do what type of metamorphosis? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Complete
What characteristic does the American Cockroach have? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Reddish-brown with margins of the thorax lighter
What insect chews wood but does not eat it? - CORRECT ANSWER - Carpenter Ant
, What is the average lifespan of a rodent? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1 year
Roaches and termites have what type of metamorphosis? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Incomplete
What kind of mouth do roaches and beetles have? - CORRECT ANSWER - Chewing
What kind of mouth do mosquitoes and fleas have? - CORRECT ANSWER - Piercing and
Sucking
What about the banded cockroach is true? - CORRECT ANSWER - Prefers hot and dry
places
What cockroach is 1 and 1/4 in. long, dark brown, prefers outdoors in warm weather and female
lays large egg case? - CORRECT ANSWER - Smokey brown cockroach
What insects do not go through metamorphosis? - CORRECT ANSWER - Silverfish and
Springtail
What type of insect are termites? - CORRECT ANSWER - Social
An adult tick has how many legs? - CORRECT ANSWER -8
American cockroaches prefer what type of climate? - CORRECT ANSWER - Dark and
Moist
What insect makes a gallery in the wood with ripples? - CORRECT ANSWER - Old
House Borer
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
What is the lowest hazard treatment near a well? - CORRECT ANSWER - Bait
When should you provide vents in a crawl space? - CORRECT ANSWER - One Vent per
15 feet
How do you treat for German Cockroaches? - CORRECT ANSWER - Dust in voids (crack
and crevice treatment)
What should you do first before applying pesticide? - CORRECT ANSWER - Identify
How much area do you cover in a spot treatment? - CORRECT ANSWER - 2 sq. ft.
What is the application rate perimeter of an earth filled porch? - CORRECT ANSWER -4
gallons/10 linear ft
Fogging relates to what species? - CORRECT ANSWER - Flying
When applying dust how should it be applied? - CORRECT ANSWER - Thin layer
Beetles, moths, and flies do what type of metamorphosis? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Complete
What characteristic does the American Cockroach have? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Reddish-brown with margins of the thorax lighter
What insect chews wood but does not eat it? - CORRECT ANSWER - Carpenter Ant
, What is the average lifespan of a rodent? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1 year
Roaches and termites have what type of metamorphosis? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Incomplete
What kind of mouth do roaches and beetles have? - CORRECT ANSWER - Chewing
What kind of mouth do mosquitoes and fleas have? - CORRECT ANSWER - Piercing and
Sucking
What about the banded cockroach is true? - CORRECT ANSWER - Prefers hot and dry
places
What cockroach is 1 and 1/4 in. long, dark brown, prefers outdoors in warm weather and female
lays large egg case? - CORRECT ANSWER - Smokey brown cockroach
What insects do not go through metamorphosis? - CORRECT ANSWER - Silverfish and
Springtail
What type of insect are termites? - CORRECT ANSWER - Social
An adult tick has how many legs? - CORRECT ANSWER -8
American cockroaches prefer what type of climate? - CORRECT ANSWER - Dark and
Moist
What insect makes a gallery in the wood with ripples? - CORRECT ANSWER - Old
House Borer
