Pest Control Technician Training
Texas WDI Exam
German, American, Brown Banded, Oriental and Smokey Brown - answer Name the
five most common cockroaches in Texas.
Oriental - answer What type of roach has wings that don't cover all its abdomen and
cannot fly?
German - answer What roach has racing stripes on its head and body?
Egg, Larvae, Pupae and Adult (ELPA) - answer What are the 4 stages of ant
metamorphosis?
Elbowed antenna - answer Ants have what type of antenna?
Blue Blow, Green Blow, Stable and House Fly - answer Name 4 species of flies.
Carpenter, Pharaoh, Big Head, Fire and Carpenter - answerName 3 species of Ants.
Blue Blow Fly - answerThis fly eats on dead and decaying flesh.
Angoumois and Indian Meal Moth - answerName two moths that infest stored food.
Cat, Ceratophyllidae, Pulex, Pulicidae - answerName 2 common fleas infesting homes.
Drugstore and Cigarette - answerName two beatles that infest stored food.
Two days to two weeks - answerHow long do flea eggs take to hatch?
Egg, Larvae, Pupae and Adult (ELPA) - answerName the 4 stage metamorphosis of
fleas.
Murine Typhus, Tape Worm, Cat Scratch - answerName 2 diseases fleas spread
through bites.
Deer, American Dog, Brown Dog and Lone Star - answerWhat is the most common type
of tick around the home?
Head, Body and Crab - answerName three species of lice.
, Rickettsialpox, Scrub Typhus, Chiggers and Scabies - answerMites burrow in skin and
cause what disease?
Scabies - answerWhat biting insect is 1/4" long, reddish brown, wingless, oval shaped
and flat?
Kissing Bug - answerWhat is the common name for the cone nose bug?
Honeybee - answerWhat type of stinging insect is of great agricultural value?
Paper wasp, Blue Faced Hornet and Yellow Jacket - answerName three type of
stinging, flying insects.
The Brown Recluse Spider - answerWhat type of spider is also called the fiddleback?
Malaryia, Typhoid Fever and West Niles - answerName two diseases mosquitos
spread.
Stagnant Water - answerWhat do mosquito larvae require to survive?
Aedes, Anopheles and Culex - answerName three species of mosquito larvae.
Texas Giant Centepede - answerWhat insect hav fifteen body segments and a pair of
legs for each segment?
Silverfish - answerThis insect infests books.
Brown House Cricket and Black Field Cricket - answerName two species of crickets.
Slugs and Snails - answerWhat type of pest is a gastropod?
Large body, stubby nose, long tail, brown fur - answerDescribe a Norway Rat
Fecal matter, gnawings, rub marks and caches - answerRodent infestations are
characterized by what 4 major elements.
Vector Pests - answerWhat i the name of a pest that spreads disease to pets, livestock
and humans?
The Subteranean Termite - answerWhat species of termite lives in the soil?
The Subterranean Formosan Termite - answerWhat invasive subterranean termite is
not native to Texas?
Subterranean Formosan, Damp and Drywood Termite - answerName three types of
termites in the U.S.
Texas WDI Exam
German, American, Brown Banded, Oriental and Smokey Brown - answer Name the
five most common cockroaches in Texas.
Oriental - answer What type of roach has wings that don't cover all its abdomen and
cannot fly?
German - answer What roach has racing stripes on its head and body?
Egg, Larvae, Pupae and Adult (ELPA) - answer What are the 4 stages of ant
metamorphosis?
Elbowed antenna - answer Ants have what type of antenna?
Blue Blow, Green Blow, Stable and House Fly - answer Name 4 species of flies.
Carpenter, Pharaoh, Big Head, Fire and Carpenter - answerName 3 species of Ants.
Blue Blow Fly - answerThis fly eats on dead and decaying flesh.
Angoumois and Indian Meal Moth - answerName two moths that infest stored food.
Cat, Ceratophyllidae, Pulex, Pulicidae - answerName 2 common fleas infesting homes.
Drugstore and Cigarette - answerName two beatles that infest stored food.
Two days to two weeks - answerHow long do flea eggs take to hatch?
Egg, Larvae, Pupae and Adult (ELPA) - answerName the 4 stage metamorphosis of
fleas.
Murine Typhus, Tape Worm, Cat Scratch - answerName 2 diseases fleas spread
through bites.
Deer, American Dog, Brown Dog and Lone Star - answerWhat is the most common type
of tick around the home?
Head, Body and Crab - answerName three species of lice.
, Rickettsialpox, Scrub Typhus, Chiggers and Scabies - answerMites burrow in skin and
cause what disease?
Scabies - answerWhat biting insect is 1/4" long, reddish brown, wingless, oval shaped
and flat?
Kissing Bug - answerWhat is the common name for the cone nose bug?
Honeybee - answerWhat type of stinging insect is of great agricultural value?
Paper wasp, Blue Faced Hornet and Yellow Jacket - answerName three type of
stinging, flying insects.
The Brown Recluse Spider - answerWhat type of spider is also called the fiddleback?
Malaryia, Typhoid Fever and West Niles - answerName two diseases mosquitos
spread.
Stagnant Water - answerWhat do mosquito larvae require to survive?
Aedes, Anopheles and Culex - answerName three species of mosquito larvae.
Texas Giant Centepede - answerWhat insect hav fifteen body segments and a pair of
legs for each segment?
Silverfish - answerThis insect infests books.
Brown House Cricket and Black Field Cricket - answerName two species of crickets.
Slugs and Snails - answerWhat type of pest is a gastropod?
Large body, stubby nose, long tail, brown fur - answerDescribe a Norway Rat
Fecal matter, gnawings, rub marks and caches - answerRodent infestations are
characterized by what 4 major elements.
Vector Pests - answerWhat i the name of a pest that spreads disease to pets, livestock
and humans?
The Subteranean Termite - answerWhat species of termite lives in the soil?
The Subterranean Formosan Termite - answerWhat invasive subterranean termite is
not native to Texas?
Subterranean Formosan, Damp and Drywood Termite - answerName three types of
termites in the U.S.
