NH Pest Examination Test Questions
with Guaranteed Pass Solutions (2025-
2026) Update.
Industrial and institutional - Answer General pest control
And does not include the use or control of
any
Fumigants
Aquatic pests
Ornamental (plant) pests
Wood destroying pests
Weeds
What is the most important step in any pest control program - Answer Identify the pest
Anthropods - Answer Bugs with jointed appendages and an exoskeleton
Anthropods include: - Answer Insects, spiders, scorpions, centipedes and millipedes, mites and
ticks, sow bugs and pill bugs, crabs lobster and shrimp
How many body parts do insects have? - Answer 3 body parts (head, thorax, abdomen)
Head - Answer One pair of antenna
One of four types of mouth parts
Thorax - Answer One or two pair of legs
Abdomen - Answer Reproductive organs, digestive system, respiratory organs
,Sponging parts (tongue) used for sucking up liquid and Soluble food
Siphoning parts, (long tube) used for sucking fluid
Ants, Beatles, cockroaches, crickets, grasshoppers - Answer Have Chewing mouth parts
Bedbugs, fleas, horseflies, lice, mites, mosquitoes and ticks - Answer Have sucking and
piercing mouth parts
House flies - Answer Have sponging mouth parts
Butterflies and moths - Answer Have siphoning mouth parts
All insects begin from what? - Answer An egg
Hatching time depends on what? - Answer Temperature, humidity and light
First instar - Answer Begins with egg hatching and the insect growing until it cannot get any
bigger, because the exoskeleton can't stretch any further, it Molts or sheds its skin
Second instar - Answer Begins after the first molt and continues till the insect molts again
What are the four types of metamorphosis? - Answer No metamorphosis
gradual metamorphosis
incomplete metamorphosis
complete metamorphosis
No metamorphosis - Answer Egg, nymph, adult
The Young look exactly the same as the adult there is no change except in the size of the insect
,Young look similar to adults, but adults have fully developed wings
Incomplete metamorphosis - Answer egg, naiad, adult
Adults look very different and the naiads generally live in water
Complete metamorphosis - Answer egg, larva, pupa, adult
Adults are entirely different then the young, wings develop in the pupa stage
Ants - Answer Insect, six legs, elbowed antennae, winged reproductive ( front pair longer)
Narrow waist, chewing mouth parts, complete metamorphosis, swarm at mating time, social
and insects cast members
What is the Best control for Ants? - Answer Direct treatment to mound or mound drench
bed bugs - Answer Insect, six legs, reddish brown, sucking mouth parts
What is the best control for bedbugs? - Answer Residual spray
Cockroaches - Answer Insect, six legs, chewing mouthparts, gradual metamorphosis
What is the best control for cockroaches? - Answer Crack and crevice treatment
American cockroach - Answer Large, one to 1 1/2 inches long, reddish brown, wings
completely cover abdomen, they prefer wet and cool environments
Oriental cockroach - Answer Large, 1 inch long, dark almost black, short wings that don't cover
abdomen, prefer wet and cool environments
Brown branded cockroach - Answer Medium, half inch long, brown, to Pale latitudinal bands
on the back, Prefer dry and warm environment
, Solpugids - Answer Arachnid, son spider or wind scorpion, beneficial because they feed on
insects, found in desert areas
Spiders - Answer Arachnid, eight legs, beneficial predator of insects, generally not aggressive
unless provoked
Black widow - Answer Bite is dangerous, black or brown with white stripes on abdomen,
females generally have a red hourglass visible on abdomen, irregular web
Brown recluse - Answer Yellowish brown, half inch long, found in trash or in debris. bite
produces unsightly scar and must be treated, violin shape on cephalothoraxes
Tarantulas - Answer Large spider, not dangerous or aggressive, males die after meeting, female
lives 20 years, males live about 12 to 14 years
Ticks - Answer Arachnid, eight legs and piercing and sucking mouth parts. Female requires
blood meal before molting or laying eggs.
What is the best control for ticks? - Answer Broadcast spray of yard and pet areas
Cat and dog fleas - Answer Insect, six legs, piercing and sucking mouth parts. Usually bite
around ankles or lower legs
What is the best control for cat and dog fleas? - Answer Residual spray
Honey bees - Answer Insect, six legs, chewing mouthparts. Social insects with castes, workers,
queen and drones, up to 60,000 members
What is the best control for bees? - Answer Soap and water for best results
Hornets - Answer Insect, 1 to 1 1/2 inches( larger than Wasps) six legs, chewing mouthparts,
social insects very aggressive with large numbers, large Ariel nests usually made of paper or
similar material, feed on other insects
with Guaranteed Pass Solutions (2025-
2026) Update.
Industrial and institutional - Answer General pest control
And does not include the use or control of
any
Fumigants
Aquatic pests
Ornamental (plant) pests
Wood destroying pests
Weeds
What is the most important step in any pest control program - Answer Identify the pest
Anthropods - Answer Bugs with jointed appendages and an exoskeleton
Anthropods include: - Answer Insects, spiders, scorpions, centipedes and millipedes, mites and
ticks, sow bugs and pill bugs, crabs lobster and shrimp
How many body parts do insects have? - Answer 3 body parts (head, thorax, abdomen)
Head - Answer One pair of antenna
One of four types of mouth parts
Thorax - Answer One or two pair of legs
Abdomen - Answer Reproductive organs, digestive system, respiratory organs
,Sponging parts (tongue) used for sucking up liquid and Soluble food
Siphoning parts, (long tube) used for sucking fluid
Ants, Beatles, cockroaches, crickets, grasshoppers - Answer Have Chewing mouth parts
Bedbugs, fleas, horseflies, lice, mites, mosquitoes and ticks - Answer Have sucking and
piercing mouth parts
House flies - Answer Have sponging mouth parts
Butterflies and moths - Answer Have siphoning mouth parts
All insects begin from what? - Answer An egg
Hatching time depends on what? - Answer Temperature, humidity and light
First instar - Answer Begins with egg hatching and the insect growing until it cannot get any
bigger, because the exoskeleton can't stretch any further, it Molts or sheds its skin
Second instar - Answer Begins after the first molt and continues till the insect molts again
What are the four types of metamorphosis? - Answer No metamorphosis
gradual metamorphosis
incomplete metamorphosis
complete metamorphosis
No metamorphosis - Answer Egg, nymph, adult
The Young look exactly the same as the adult there is no change except in the size of the insect
,Young look similar to adults, but adults have fully developed wings
Incomplete metamorphosis - Answer egg, naiad, adult
Adults look very different and the naiads generally live in water
Complete metamorphosis - Answer egg, larva, pupa, adult
Adults are entirely different then the young, wings develop in the pupa stage
Ants - Answer Insect, six legs, elbowed antennae, winged reproductive ( front pair longer)
Narrow waist, chewing mouth parts, complete metamorphosis, swarm at mating time, social
and insects cast members
What is the Best control for Ants? - Answer Direct treatment to mound or mound drench
bed bugs - Answer Insect, six legs, reddish brown, sucking mouth parts
What is the best control for bedbugs? - Answer Residual spray
Cockroaches - Answer Insect, six legs, chewing mouthparts, gradual metamorphosis
What is the best control for cockroaches? - Answer Crack and crevice treatment
American cockroach - Answer Large, one to 1 1/2 inches long, reddish brown, wings
completely cover abdomen, they prefer wet and cool environments
Oriental cockroach - Answer Large, 1 inch long, dark almost black, short wings that don't cover
abdomen, prefer wet and cool environments
Brown branded cockroach - Answer Medium, half inch long, brown, to Pale latitudinal bands
on the back, Prefer dry and warm environment
, Solpugids - Answer Arachnid, son spider or wind scorpion, beneficial because they feed on
insects, found in desert areas
Spiders - Answer Arachnid, eight legs, beneficial predator of insects, generally not aggressive
unless provoked
Black widow - Answer Bite is dangerous, black or brown with white stripes on abdomen,
females generally have a red hourglass visible on abdomen, irregular web
Brown recluse - Answer Yellowish brown, half inch long, found in trash or in debris. bite
produces unsightly scar and must be treated, violin shape on cephalothoraxes
Tarantulas - Answer Large spider, not dangerous or aggressive, males die after meeting, female
lives 20 years, males live about 12 to 14 years
Ticks - Answer Arachnid, eight legs and piercing and sucking mouth parts. Female requires
blood meal before molting or laying eggs.
What is the best control for ticks? - Answer Broadcast spray of yard and pet areas
Cat and dog fleas - Answer Insect, six legs, piercing and sucking mouth parts. Usually bite
around ankles or lower legs
What is the best control for cat and dog fleas? - Answer Residual spray
Honey bees - Answer Insect, six legs, chewing mouthparts. Social insects with castes, workers,
queen and drones, up to 60,000 members
What is the best control for bees? - Answer Soap and water for best results
Hornets - Answer Insect, 1 to 1 1/2 inches( larger than Wasps) six legs, chewing mouthparts,
social insects very aggressive with large numbers, large Ariel nests usually made of paper or
similar material, feed on other insects
