Cockroaches, Mosquito, Termite test,
Pest Management, NH Pesticide Study
Guide Questions Fully Solved (2025)
Updated.
Medical Importance - Answer 1. Vector diseases: food poisoning, wound infection, respiratory
infection, dysentery
2. Allergens: leading asthma trigger among inner city youth
German Cockroach - Answer 1. Blattella germanica
2. 1/2 to 5/8 in long
3. High reproductive rate
4. Cannot fly!
5. Life Cycle Notes: 2 months from egg to adult. Early instars remain close to c&c's, 5-6 molts to
reach adulthood
6. 30-40 eggs / ootheca (15-20 segments)
7. Coprophagy - feed on feces of older cockroaches
8. Found indoors in warm, moist areas in kitchens and bathrooms
German Cockroach Nymphs - Answer 1. 5-6 molts to reach adulthood
2. early instars remain close to crevices
3. coprophagy - feed on feces of older cockroaches
German Cockroach - Answer
Asian Cockroach - Answer 1. Blatella asahinai
2. 5/8" long
3. Light brown with 2 dark stripes on pronotum
4. 37 eggs/ootheca
5. 2 months from egg to adult
6. Female carries egg capsule until 1-2 days before hatch
,11. Found in Florida, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and Texas
Brownbanded Cockroach - Answer 1. Supella longipalpa
2. 1/2" long
3. 14-18 eggs per ootheca
4. 3-9 months from egg to adult
5. Female glues egg capsule to ceilings, beneath furniture
6. Adults do not fly
7. Found indoors throughout house
Oriental Cockroach - Answer Blatta orientalis
Blatta orientalis - Answer oriental cockroach
American cockroach - Answer Periplaneta americana
Periplaneta americana - Answer american cockroach
Australian cockroach - Answer Periplaneta australasiae
Brown cockroach - Answer Periplaneta brunnea
Smokybrown cockroach - Answer 1. Periplaneta fuliginosa
2. 1 3/4" long
3. Uniform dark brown (whitish banding in 1st instar)
4. 20-28 eggs per ootheca
5. 12 months from egg to adult
6. Principally outdoor habitats like woodpiles, trees, attics, and soffits
Smokybrown cockroach - Answer
,3. dark red / brown / black + short wings
4. 16 eggs per ootheca, bulging shape, deposited in debris for hatching, 10 days between
oothecae
5. 1-2 years from egg to adult, adults can live up to 6 months
6. Found in cooler areas, close to the ground like: basements, sewers, crawl spaces
7. males: wings 3/4 length of abdomen
females: wing pads widely separated
American cockroach - Answer 1. 1 3/4" long
2. reddish brown with pale edge on pronotum, no bars on wings or backside, thin cerci
3. 14 eggs per ootheca, casing is short and smooth
4. 9-24 months from egg to adult
5. Strong fliers
6. Found in sewers, basements, furnace rooms, attics
Common breeding areas - Answer German: kitchen and bathroom
Asian: outdoor leaf litter
Brownbanded: throughout home
Oriental: basements
American: sewers, wall voids, attics
Smoky-brown: tree holes, palm trees
Four stages of mosquito development - Answer Egg,larva,pupa,adulf
Two mosquito developments that are aquatic - Answer Larval and pupal
3 characteristics of mosquito breeding sites - Answer Eggs laid singly on water surface, eggs
glued together to for rafts, eggs laid singly out of water
Aedes eggs - Answer Deposit eggs on most/dry land which is stable until water can become
constant to hatch
, Culex eggs - Answer On surface of water and create rafts
Culiseta eggs - Answer On surface of water and create rafts
How do mosquito larvae obtain oxygen - Answer In the 8th segment of the abdomen there are
respiratory openings
State the mosquito genus whose larvae do not need to swim to the surface to breathe and why?
- Answer Anopheles and coquillettidia. Coquillettidia obtain air by inserting their air tubes at
an angle from the surface. Anopheles rest parallel to the surface with air tubes on top of surface
Food source for larval - Answer Algae. Bacteria. Fungi.
Relationship between larval development and water temp - Answer Warm temperatures helps
larval development
Development of larvae stage - Answer First instar: smallest, second Third fourth. After 1,2,3
then larvae molt and increase size. After 4 molt again and become pupae. 7-10 days for larval
development
Which aquatic development stage is non feeding - Answer Pupal
How do mosquito pupae obtain oxygen - Answer In the cephalothorax are 2 short flared
tubules surrounding the openings to the respiratory system
What is the food source for adult mosquito - Answer Nectar and plant juices; female only
blood
Why do females require blood - Answer To produce eggs
What distinguishes male from female mosquito - Answer Males have feathery antennae
Describe when mosquitoes are most active - Answer At dusk 60 degrees
Pest Management, NH Pesticide Study
Guide Questions Fully Solved (2025)
Updated.
Medical Importance - Answer 1. Vector diseases: food poisoning, wound infection, respiratory
infection, dysentery
2. Allergens: leading asthma trigger among inner city youth
German Cockroach - Answer 1. Blattella germanica
2. 1/2 to 5/8 in long
3. High reproductive rate
4. Cannot fly!
5. Life Cycle Notes: 2 months from egg to adult. Early instars remain close to c&c's, 5-6 molts to
reach adulthood
6. 30-40 eggs / ootheca (15-20 segments)
7. Coprophagy - feed on feces of older cockroaches
8. Found indoors in warm, moist areas in kitchens and bathrooms
German Cockroach Nymphs - Answer 1. 5-6 molts to reach adulthood
2. early instars remain close to crevices
3. coprophagy - feed on feces of older cockroaches
German Cockroach - Answer
Asian Cockroach - Answer 1. Blatella asahinai
2. 5/8" long
3. Light brown with 2 dark stripes on pronotum
4. 37 eggs/ootheca
5. 2 months from egg to adult
6. Female carries egg capsule until 1-2 days before hatch
,11. Found in Florida, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and Texas
Brownbanded Cockroach - Answer 1. Supella longipalpa
2. 1/2" long
3. 14-18 eggs per ootheca
4. 3-9 months from egg to adult
5. Female glues egg capsule to ceilings, beneath furniture
6. Adults do not fly
7. Found indoors throughout house
Oriental Cockroach - Answer Blatta orientalis
Blatta orientalis - Answer oriental cockroach
American cockroach - Answer Periplaneta americana
Periplaneta americana - Answer american cockroach
Australian cockroach - Answer Periplaneta australasiae
Brown cockroach - Answer Periplaneta brunnea
Smokybrown cockroach - Answer 1. Periplaneta fuliginosa
2. 1 3/4" long
3. Uniform dark brown (whitish banding in 1st instar)
4. 20-28 eggs per ootheca
5. 12 months from egg to adult
6. Principally outdoor habitats like woodpiles, trees, attics, and soffits
Smokybrown cockroach - Answer
,3. dark red / brown / black + short wings
4. 16 eggs per ootheca, bulging shape, deposited in debris for hatching, 10 days between
oothecae
5. 1-2 years from egg to adult, adults can live up to 6 months
6. Found in cooler areas, close to the ground like: basements, sewers, crawl spaces
7. males: wings 3/4 length of abdomen
females: wing pads widely separated
American cockroach - Answer 1. 1 3/4" long
2. reddish brown with pale edge on pronotum, no bars on wings or backside, thin cerci
3. 14 eggs per ootheca, casing is short and smooth
4. 9-24 months from egg to adult
5. Strong fliers
6. Found in sewers, basements, furnace rooms, attics
Common breeding areas - Answer German: kitchen and bathroom
Asian: outdoor leaf litter
Brownbanded: throughout home
Oriental: basements
American: sewers, wall voids, attics
Smoky-brown: tree holes, palm trees
Four stages of mosquito development - Answer Egg,larva,pupa,adulf
Two mosquito developments that are aquatic - Answer Larval and pupal
3 characteristics of mosquito breeding sites - Answer Eggs laid singly on water surface, eggs
glued together to for rafts, eggs laid singly out of water
Aedes eggs - Answer Deposit eggs on most/dry land which is stable until water can become
constant to hatch
, Culex eggs - Answer On surface of water and create rafts
Culiseta eggs - Answer On surface of water and create rafts
How do mosquito larvae obtain oxygen - Answer In the 8th segment of the abdomen there are
respiratory openings
State the mosquito genus whose larvae do not need to swim to the surface to breathe and why?
- Answer Anopheles and coquillettidia. Coquillettidia obtain air by inserting their air tubes at
an angle from the surface. Anopheles rest parallel to the surface with air tubes on top of surface
Food source for larval - Answer Algae. Bacteria. Fungi.
Relationship between larval development and water temp - Answer Warm temperatures helps
larval development
Development of larvae stage - Answer First instar: smallest, second Third fourth. After 1,2,3
then larvae molt and increase size. After 4 molt again and become pupae. 7-10 days for larval
development
Which aquatic development stage is non feeding - Answer Pupal
How do mosquito pupae obtain oxygen - Answer In the cephalothorax are 2 short flared
tubules surrounding the openings to the respiratory system
What is the food source for adult mosquito - Answer Nectar and plant juices; female only
blood
Why do females require blood - Answer To produce eggs
What distinguishes male from female mosquito - Answer Males have feathery antennae
Describe when mosquitoes are most active - Answer At dusk 60 degrees
