GEORGIA CERTIFIED OPERATOR EXAM
2025/2026 BRAND NEW QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS| ACE YOUR GRADES!
1. Common bed bug - correct answer -ectoparasite, feeds on
blood of man, foul odor, leaves blood stains and fecal smears
on pillow cases and sheets.
2. Grain mite - correct answer -ectoparasite, occasionally causes
mild skin rash (grocers itch) easily remedied when moisture
source in eliminated
3. Itch mite - correct answer -ecto parasite, may burrow under
skin of man and cause scabies
4. American dog tick& rocky mtn wood tick - correct answer -bite
is capable of causing tick paralysis
5. Head& body lice - correct answer -ectoparasite, has sticky
eggs which attach to the host
,6. Bat bug - correct answer -ectoparasite, looks like the common
bed bug, but doesnt get into homes in large numbers
7. Springtails - correct answer -found in moist areas inside
homes, appears to be a flea
8. Thrips - correct answer -has wings, can fly, occasionally cause
an itching bite
9. Dermestids - correct answer -difficult to control in homes and
industrial establishments, common pests of hides. (larder, hide,
bllack larder)
10. Cinch bug - correct answer -attacks st augustine grass,
piercing-sucking mouthparts
11. Boxelder bug - correct answer -bright red or black, narrow
reddish line on back, may stain curtains with fecal spots and
produce a foul odor, 1/2" long.
,12. Cave/ camel cricket - correct answer -dark stains near wood
adjacent to foundation walls and on top of exterior in crawl,
long legs and antennae, no wings
13. Sowbug - correct answer -2 pair of appendages at end of
abdomen, likes moist areas, feeds on decaying vegetable
matter
14. Clover mite - correct answer -size of a pinhead, orange or
red, 4 pairs of legs with the first pair being longer than the
others, heavy migrations into homes in early summer and fall
15. Field cricket - correct answer -darker in color, attracted to
lights, may get inside in large numbers
16. Horse& deer fly - correct answer -painful bite, only females
take blood meal from man
, 17. No-see-ums (sand flies) - correct answer -larvae live in mud
and decaying plant material, bites may take several weeks to
heal
18. Phorid fly - correct answer -1/8" long, known as humpbacked
or coffin flies, may develop in drains
19. Cluster fly - correct answer -overwinter in the voids of
homes, parasitic on earthworms, more sluggish in movevent.
Wings folded over another when resting, has curly yellow hairs
on sides of thorax
20. Hippelates fly - correct answer -come to the eyes of their
host as well as to mucous, pus, blood, they dont bite
21. Common house fly - correct answer -most common in the
world, life cycle 7-45 days, 4 dark stripes on thorax
22. Blow fly and bottle fly - correct answer -about twice the size
of the house fly, metallic blue or green in color
2025/2026 BRAND NEW QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS| ACE YOUR GRADES!
1. Common bed bug - correct answer -ectoparasite, feeds on
blood of man, foul odor, leaves blood stains and fecal smears
on pillow cases and sheets.
2. Grain mite - correct answer -ectoparasite, occasionally causes
mild skin rash (grocers itch) easily remedied when moisture
source in eliminated
3. Itch mite - correct answer -ecto parasite, may burrow under
skin of man and cause scabies
4. American dog tick& rocky mtn wood tick - correct answer -bite
is capable of causing tick paralysis
5. Head& body lice - correct answer -ectoparasite, has sticky
eggs which attach to the host
,6. Bat bug - correct answer -ectoparasite, looks like the common
bed bug, but doesnt get into homes in large numbers
7. Springtails - correct answer -found in moist areas inside
homes, appears to be a flea
8. Thrips - correct answer -has wings, can fly, occasionally cause
an itching bite
9. Dermestids - correct answer -difficult to control in homes and
industrial establishments, common pests of hides. (larder, hide,
bllack larder)
10. Cinch bug - correct answer -attacks st augustine grass,
piercing-sucking mouthparts
11. Boxelder bug - correct answer -bright red or black, narrow
reddish line on back, may stain curtains with fecal spots and
produce a foul odor, 1/2" long.
,12. Cave/ camel cricket - correct answer -dark stains near wood
adjacent to foundation walls and on top of exterior in crawl,
long legs and antennae, no wings
13. Sowbug - correct answer -2 pair of appendages at end of
abdomen, likes moist areas, feeds on decaying vegetable
matter
14. Clover mite - correct answer -size of a pinhead, orange or
red, 4 pairs of legs with the first pair being longer than the
others, heavy migrations into homes in early summer and fall
15. Field cricket - correct answer -darker in color, attracted to
lights, may get inside in large numbers
16. Horse& deer fly - correct answer -painful bite, only females
take blood meal from man
, 17. No-see-ums (sand flies) - correct answer -larvae live in mud
and decaying plant material, bites may take several weeks to
heal
18. Phorid fly - correct answer -1/8" long, known as humpbacked
or coffin flies, may develop in drains
19. Cluster fly - correct answer -overwinter in the voids of
homes, parasitic on earthworms, more sluggish in movevent.
Wings folded over another when resting, has curly yellow hairs
on sides of thorax
20. Hippelates fly - correct answer -come to the eyes of their
host as well as to mucous, pus, blood, they dont bite
21. Common house fly - correct answer -most common in the
world, life cycle 7-45 days, 4 dark stripes on thorax
22. Blow fly and bottle fly - correct answer -about twice the size
of the house fly, metallic blue or green in color
