ALABAMA HOUSEHOLD PEST
CONTROL EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027
ACCURATE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
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1. Chewing mouthparts - ANSWER ✔ Silverfish
Cockroaches
Beetles
Termites
Earwigs
Dragonflies & Damselfies
2. Piercing-sucking Mouthparts - ANSWER ✔ FLeas
Mosquitoes
Bed Bugs
3. Rasping-sucking - ANSWER ✔ Thrips
4. Sponging - ANSWER ✔ Fruit flies
5. Siphoning - ANSWER ✔ Butterflies & Moths
6. Chewing-lapping - ANSWER ✔ Bees & Wasps
7. Order: Collembola - ANSWER ✔ Springtails
8. Order Thysanura - ANSWER ✔ bristletails, silverfish, firebrats
9. Order Orthoptera - ANSWER ✔ grasshoppers and crickets
,10.Order Blattodea - ANSWER ✔ cockroaches
11.Order Dermaptera - ANSWER ✔ Earwigs
12.Order Isoptera - ANSWER ✔ termites
13.Order Hemiptera - ANSWER ✔ true bugs, bed bugs
14.Order Siphonaptera - ANSWER ✔ fleas
15.Order Diptera - ANSWER ✔ flies and mosquitoes
16.How many pairs of wings do flies & mosquitoes have - ANSWER ✔ a.One
17.Flies have a pair of balancing organs called ____________. - ANSWER ✔
Halteres
18.Ants have a slim waist between their thorax and abdomen which is called a
____. - ANSWER ✔ Pedicle
19.36. Springtails have a structure attached to their abdomen that is shaped like
a fork, is used to propel the insect when disturbed and is called a ________.
- ANSWER ✔ c. Furcula
20.Earwigs have have a pair of pinchers at the end of their abdomen called: -
ANSWER ✔ b. Cerci
21.List the four stages of complete metamorphosis - ANSWER ✔ egg, larva,
pupa, adult
22.List the three stages of incomplete Metamorphosis - ANSWER ✔ egg,
nymph, adult
23.Four most common cockroaches in Homes - ANSWER ✔ Brown -
Banded, German, American, Oriental
,24.Name the two types of lice that attack man - ANSWER ✔ Human Head &
Body louse, Pubic or Crab louse
25.Anopheles mosquito - ANSWER ✔ vector for malaria
26.Aedes Culex pipiens mosquito - ANSWER ✔ Principle vector of St. Louis
encephalitis
27.Andes aegypti - ANSWER ✔ yellow fever mosquito, develops primarily in
water-filled tree holes and in artificial containers such as tires, tin cans,
household appliances and bird baths
28.Aedes Culex - ANSWER ✔ aka common house mosquito develop in
temporay bodies of water such as woodland pools caused by rain or melting
snow
29.Anopheles mosquito - cause Malaria - ANSWER ✔ prefer permanent
standing water with plenty of floating vegetation such as marshes and the
margins of ponds
30.what type of fly breeds primarly in dead anamial carcasses and meat scraps?
- ANSWER ✔ Blow Fly
31.What happens to grass clippings if they are allowed to accumulate? -
ANSWER ✔ They may decompose and create a slimy stage that attracts
flies.
32.What is the life cycle duration for the house fly? - ANSWER ✔ 7 to 45
days from egg to adult.
33.What is a distinguishing feature of the black blow fly? - ANSWER ✔ It is
shiny black or green and has an orange anterior spiracle.
34.How many eggs can a green blow fly lay? - ANSWER ✔ Up to 3000 eggs
per female.
35.What is the preferred host material for house fly larvae? - ANSWER ✔
Animal waste, culled fruits, and vegetables.
, 36.What is the typical adult occurrence period for the little house fly? -
ANSWER ✔ Less abundant during summer and winter.
37.What type of waste do stable flies prefer for breeding? - ANSWER ✔
Manure mixed with straw.
38.What is the egg-laying behavior of flesh flies? - ANSWER ✔ They deposit
larvae instead of eggs.
39.What is the common habitat for moth flies? - ANSWER ✔ Sewage traps
and drains.
40.What is the primary concern with ticks in structures? - ANSWER ✔ Ticks
can transmit diseases like Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
41.What do adult bees and wasps primarily feed on? - ANSWER ✔ Nectar.
42.How do some adult wasps feed their larvae? - ANSWER ✔ By paralyzing
insects or spiders and consuming small amounts of their blood.
43.What insect order do bees and wasps belong to? - ANSWER ✔
Hymenoptera.
44.What is the life cycle duration for the blue blow fly? - ANSWER ✔ 15 to
21 days from egg to adult.
45.What is a common breeding site for the green blow fly? - ANSWER ✔
Garbage cans and dog droppings.
46.What is the distinguishing characteristic of the false stable fly? - ANSWER
✔ Pale or reddish color on the tip of the scutellum.
47.What is the average number of eggs laid by the little house fly? - ANSWER
✔ 180-560 eggs per female.
48.What type of organic matter do little house fly larvae develop in? -
ANSWER ✔ Decaying organic matter, especially chicken manure.
CONTROL EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027
ACCURATE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
DETAILED SOLUTIONS ||
100% GUARANTEED PASS
<NEWEST VERSION>
1. Chewing mouthparts - ANSWER ✔ Silverfish
Cockroaches
Beetles
Termites
Earwigs
Dragonflies & Damselfies
2. Piercing-sucking Mouthparts - ANSWER ✔ FLeas
Mosquitoes
Bed Bugs
3. Rasping-sucking - ANSWER ✔ Thrips
4. Sponging - ANSWER ✔ Fruit flies
5. Siphoning - ANSWER ✔ Butterflies & Moths
6. Chewing-lapping - ANSWER ✔ Bees & Wasps
7. Order: Collembola - ANSWER ✔ Springtails
8. Order Thysanura - ANSWER ✔ bristletails, silverfish, firebrats
9. Order Orthoptera - ANSWER ✔ grasshoppers and crickets
,10.Order Blattodea - ANSWER ✔ cockroaches
11.Order Dermaptera - ANSWER ✔ Earwigs
12.Order Isoptera - ANSWER ✔ termites
13.Order Hemiptera - ANSWER ✔ true bugs, bed bugs
14.Order Siphonaptera - ANSWER ✔ fleas
15.Order Diptera - ANSWER ✔ flies and mosquitoes
16.How many pairs of wings do flies & mosquitoes have - ANSWER ✔ a.One
17.Flies have a pair of balancing organs called ____________. - ANSWER ✔
Halteres
18.Ants have a slim waist between their thorax and abdomen which is called a
____. - ANSWER ✔ Pedicle
19.36. Springtails have a structure attached to their abdomen that is shaped like
a fork, is used to propel the insect when disturbed and is called a ________.
- ANSWER ✔ c. Furcula
20.Earwigs have have a pair of pinchers at the end of their abdomen called: -
ANSWER ✔ b. Cerci
21.List the four stages of complete metamorphosis - ANSWER ✔ egg, larva,
pupa, adult
22.List the three stages of incomplete Metamorphosis - ANSWER ✔ egg,
nymph, adult
23.Four most common cockroaches in Homes - ANSWER ✔ Brown -
Banded, German, American, Oriental
,24.Name the two types of lice that attack man - ANSWER ✔ Human Head &
Body louse, Pubic or Crab louse
25.Anopheles mosquito - ANSWER ✔ vector for malaria
26.Aedes Culex pipiens mosquito - ANSWER ✔ Principle vector of St. Louis
encephalitis
27.Andes aegypti - ANSWER ✔ yellow fever mosquito, develops primarily in
water-filled tree holes and in artificial containers such as tires, tin cans,
household appliances and bird baths
28.Aedes Culex - ANSWER ✔ aka common house mosquito develop in
temporay bodies of water such as woodland pools caused by rain or melting
snow
29.Anopheles mosquito - cause Malaria - ANSWER ✔ prefer permanent
standing water with plenty of floating vegetation such as marshes and the
margins of ponds
30.what type of fly breeds primarly in dead anamial carcasses and meat scraps?
- ANSWER ✔ Blow Fly
31.What happens to grass clippings if they are allowed to accumulate? -
ANSWER ✔ They may decompose and create a slimy stage that attracts
flies.
32.What is the life cycle duration for the house fly? - ANSWER ✔ 7 to 45
days from egg to adult.
33.What is a distinguishing feature of the black blow fly? - ANSWER ✔ It is
shiny black or green and has an orange anterior spiracle.
34.How many eggs can a green blow fly lay? - ANSWER ✔ Up to 3000 eggs
per female.
35.What is the preferred host material for house fly larvae? - ANSWER ✔
Animal waste, culled fruits, and vegetables.
, 36.What is the typical adult occurrence period for the little house fly? -
ANSWER ✔ Less abundant during summer and winter.
37.What type of waste do stable flies prefer for breeding? - ANSWER ✔
Manure mixed with straw.
38.What is the egg-laying behavior of flesh flies? - ANSWER ✔ They deposit
larvae instead of eggs.
39.What is the common habitat for moth flies? - ANSWER ✔ Sewage traps
and drains.
40.What is the primary concern with ticks in structures? - ANSWER ✔ Ticks
can transmit diseases like Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
41.What do adult bees and wasps primarily feed on? - ANSWER ✔ Nectar.
42.How do some adult wasps feed their larvae? - ANSWER ✔ By paralyzing
insects or spiders and consuming small amounts of their blood.
43.What insect order do bees and wasps belong to? - ANSWER ✔
Hymenoptera.
44.What is the life cycle duration for the blue blow fly? - ANSWER ✔ 15 to
21 days from egg to adult.
45.What is a common breeding site for the green blow fly? - ANSWER ✔
Garbage cans and dog droppings.
46.What is the distinguishing characteristic of the false stable fly? - ANSWER
✔ Pale or reddish color on the tip of the scutellum.
47.What is the average number of eggs laid by the little house fly? - ANSWER
✔ 180-560 eggs per female.
48.What type of organic matter do little house fly larvae develop in? -
ANSWER ✔ Decaying organic matter, especially chicken manure.
