Texas Pest Control Category Practice
Test
Oriental Cockroach - answer A medium to large sized glossy dark brown to black
cockroach with wings shorter than the abdomen.
Flour Beetles - answer Insects that damage stored food by chewing in both the adult
and larval stage.
Indian Meal Moth - answer The adult insect that has wings and can fly
Red Flour Beetle - answer The beetle that is elongated, flat, shiny reddish brown, about
1/8 inch long, can fly, and has three antennal segments enlarged abruptly into a club.
Insects with complete metamorphosis go through four life stages. – answer Egg, larvae,
pupae, adult
Infested flour shoes large amount of webbing with larvae actively feeding. Small,
reddish-gray moths are the Adult form. Larvae are not spotted. - answer Indian Meal
Moth
Ground Beetles prey on - answerOther Insects
When considering pest management of house flies and related species of flies, consider
chemical control only after you have established a sound program including. -
answerSanitation & Exclusion
German Cockroaches & Asian cockroaches can be distinguished from one another by...
- answerHabitat & flight
T or F The granary weevil attacks grain before harvest and storage - answerTrue
T or F Smoky brown cockroaches prefer an outside habitat but move indoors during
seasonal migration and adverse weather conditions.. - answerTrue
T or F The larvae of the Angoumois grain moth fedd on flour - answerFalse
T or F The larval stage of a fly is called a maggot - answerTrue
T or F The larvae of the house fly develop in animal waste or rotting fruits and
vegetables. - answerTrue
, T or F Dermestid beetles can attack and destroy pantry materials, such as grain and
flour, as well as on woolens, furs, and feathers. - answerTrue
What does the house dust mite feed on? - answerShed Skin Scales
House dust mites are linked to and often thought to be the cause of what disease? -
answerAsthma
Clover Mites Cause most of their damage by? - answerStaining Walls and furniture
when crushed
Earwigs have a distinctive pincer-like structure on the end of the abdomen T or F -
answerTrue
Centipedes have two paid of legs per body segment, while millipedes have one pair of
legs per body segment T or F - answerFalse
Ants belong to what insect family? - answerFormicidae
Control of ants in accomplished thru what? - answerUse of Baits, Treating the nest and
surrounding areas directly, Application of insecticides to area where the ants gain entry
to house.
What cricket species are considered a pest of gold course due to their tunneling anbd
feeding behavior? - answerMole Cricket
Which spiders have venom and can be deadly to humans? - answerBlack Widow
Brown Widow
Brown Recluse
Spiders belong to the class Arachnida & order Araneae which makes them insects T or
F - answerFalse
Which of the following arthropods belong to the class Acari? - answerTicks
Which characteristics differentiate arthropods that belong to the class Acari from the
class Insecta? - answerLack of Antennae
Body is divided into 2 distinct regions
They have 4 pairs of legs in their adult stage
What family do the hard ticks belong to? - answerIxodidae
This spider-like tick species spends most of its time off the host in cracks ad crevices
and feeds primary on poultry but will attack humans if their primary host is removed? -
answerArgas Persicus
Test
Oriental Cockroach - answer A medium to large sized glossy dark brown to black
cockroach with wings shorter than the abdomen.
Flour Beetles - answer Insects that damage stored food by chewing in both the adult
and larval stage.
Indian Meal Moth - answer The adult insect that has wings and can fly
Red Flour Beetle - answer The beetle that is elongated, flat, shiny reddish brown, about
1/8 inch long, can fly, and has three antennal segments enlarged abruptly into a club.
Insects with complete metamorphosis go through four life stages. – answer Egg, larvae,
pupae, adult
Infested flour shoes large amount of webbing with larvae actively feeding. Small,
reddish-gray moths are the Adult form. Larvae are not spotted. - answer Indian Meal
Moth
Ground Beetles prey on - answerOther Insects
When considering pest management of house flies and related species of flies, consider
chemical control only after you have established a sound program including. -
answerSanitation & Exclusion
German Cockroaches & Asian cockroaches can be distinguished from one another by...
- answerHabitat & flight
T or F The granary weevil attacks grain before harvest and storage - answerTrue
T or F Smoky brown cockroaches prefer an outside habitat but move indoors during
seasonal migration and adverse weather conditions.. - answerTrue
T or F The larvae of the Angoumois grain moth fedd on flour - answerFalse
T or F The larval stage of a fly is called a maggot - answerTrue
T or F The larvae of the house fly develop in animal waste or rotting fruits and
vegetables. - answerTrue
, T or F Dermestid beetles can attack and destroy pantry materials, such as grain and
flour, as well as on woolens, furs, and feathers. - answerTrue
What does the house dust mite feed on? - answerShed Skin Scales
House dust mites are linked to and often thought to be the cause of what disease? -
answerAsthma
Clover Mites Cause most of their damage by? - answerStaining Walls and furniture
when crushed
Earwigs have a distinctive pincer-like structure on the end of the abdomen T or F -
answerTrue
Centipedes have two paid of legs per body segment, while millipedes have one pair of
legs per body segment T or F - answerFalse
Ants belong to what insect family? - answerFormicidae
Control of ants in accomplished thru what? - answerUse of Baits, Treating the nest and
surrounding areas directly, Application of insecticides to area where the ants gain entry
to house.
What cricket species are considered a pest of gold course due to their tunneling anbd
feeding behavior? - answerMole Cricket
Which spiders have venom and can be deadly to humans? - answerBlack Widow
Brown Widow
Brown Recluse
Spiders belong to the class Arachnida & order Araneae which makes them insects T or
F - answerFalse
Which of the following arthropods belong to the class Acari? - answerTicks
Which characteristics differentiate arthropods that belong to the class Acari from the
class Insecta? - answerLack of Antennae
Body is divided into 2 distinct regions
They have 4 pairs of legs in their adult stage
What family do the hard ticks belong to? - answerIxodidae
This spider-like tick species spends most of its time off the host in cracks ad crevices
and feeds primary on poultry but will attack humans if their primary host is removed? -
answerArgas Persicus
