TEXAS CERTIFIED APPLICATOR EXAM PREP | COMPLETE
QUESTIONS WITH EXPERT SOLUTIONS 2026 -2027 LATEST UPDATED
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What is usually the cause when liquid flows into pump of a compressed sprayer and
shoots out the handle?** - (Answer)Worn Check Valve
Ants with one node?* - (Answer)Carpenter, crazy, Rasberry Crazy, False Honey, Rover,
Argentine, Odorous, ghost, pyramid
Ants with 2 nodes?* - (Answer)Fire, Thief, Pavement, Acrobat, Pharaoh, Little black,
Harvester, Big Headed, Leaf cutter, Acacia, elongated twig
Adult dull gray with 4 stripes on thorax?** - (Answer)House fly
Other than house flies what species of flys are common the residential environments.* -
(Answer)Blue blow, Green blow, stable, Fruit flies, phorid, fungus gnats, moth flies
Four wings 3/4 inch wing spread fore wings are grey near body reddish at tips* -
(Answer)Indian meal moths
Species of wasp that build home above and below ground* - (Answer)Yellow jacket
,To reduce contact with scorpions eliminate...?* - (Answer)Bricks, stones, wood, trash and
other potential harborage points.
Insect 3/4 inch yellowish brown with powerful hind legs.* - (Answer)The house/ field
cricket
Ants pose particular risk in hospitals because?** - (Answer)Carry diseases and organisms
on legs and body
The four distinct stages of mosquitoes.* - (Answer)Egg, larva, pupa and adult
Species of insect primary vector of yellow fever and dengue?** - (Answer)Aedes aegypti
or Asian Tiger mosquitoes
Lone star tick (amblyomma) primary vector of what diseases? - (Answer)Mono cystic
Ehrilichiosis and Southern Tick assisted rash illness
American Dog Tick (Dermacentor variabilis) is the primary vector of what diseases? -
(Answer)Rocky Mountain fever and tuleremia anaplasmosis
Black Legged Deer Tick is the primary vector of what disease - (Answer)Spirochete
(Lyme disease)
, Court ruling "____________ __________" usually involves cases where children are
attracted to application equipment and pesticide left unattended by applicators.* -
(Answer)Attractive Nuisance
Rats have a home range of ?* - (Answer)100ft - 150ft
Mice have a home range of ? - (Answer)10ft-30ft
The most successful solutions or methods for achieving a rat free environment?* -
(Answer)Rat Proofing
Describe droppings of Norway rat* - (Answer)3/4 inch capsule shape
Food handling establishments are?** - (Answer)Areas or places other than a private
resident in which food is prepared.
Thermal Fogger main disadvantage?** - (Answer)Fog rarely penetrates into cracks and
crevices unless air current runs in to the area.
Droplets of __ to __ microns range are more efficient in controlling cockroaches.* -
(Answer)5 to 15
Is Tyvek QC a chemical resistant material for PPE?** - (Answer)No
QUESTIONS WITH EXPERT SOLUTIONS 2026 -2027 LATEST UPDATED
| GET A+
What is usually the cause when liquid flows into pump of a compressed sprayer and
shoots out the handle?** - (Answer)Worn Check Valve
Ants with one node?* - (Answer)Carpenter, crazy, Rasberry Crazy, False Honey, Rover,
Argentine, Odorous, ghost, pyramid
Ants with 2 nodes?* - (Answer)Fire, Thief, Pavement, Acrobat, Pharaoh, Little black,
Harvester, Big Headed, Leaf cutter, Acacia, elongated twig
Adult dull gray with 4 stripes on thorax?** - (Answer)House fly
Other than house flies what species of flys are common the residential environments.* -
(Answer)Blue blow, Green blow, stable, Fruit flies, phorid, fungus gnats, moth flies
Four wings 3/4 inch wing spread fore wings are grey near body reddish at tips* -
(Answer)Indian meal moths
Species of wasp that build home above and below ground* - (Answer)Yellow jacket
,To reduce contact with scorpions eliminate...?* - (Answer)Bricks, stones, wood, trash and
other potential harborage points.
Insect 3/4 inch yellowish brown with powerful hind legs.* - (Answer)The house/ field
cricket
Ants pose particular risk in hospitals because?** - (Answer)Carry diseases and organisms
on legs and body
The four distinct stages of mosquitoes.* - (Answer)Egg, larva, pupa and adult
Species of insect primary vector of yellow fever and dengue?** - (Answer)Aedes aegypti
or Asian Tiger mosquitoes
Lone star tick (amblyomma) primary vector of what diseases? - (Answer)Mono cystic
Ehrilichiosis and Southern Tick assisted rash illness
American Dog Tick (Dermacentor variabilis) is the primary vector of what diseases? -
(Answer)Rocky Mountain fever and tuleremia anaplasmosis
Black Legged Deer Tick is the primary vector of what disease - (Answer)Spirochete
(Lyme disease)
, Court ruling "____________ __________" usually involves cases where children are
attracted to application equipment and pesticide left unattended by applicators.* -
(Answer)Attractive Nuisance
Rats have a home range of ?* - (Answer)100ft - 150ft
Mice have a home range of ? - (Answer)10ft-30ft
The most successful solutions or methods for achieving a rat free environment?* -
(Answer)Rat Proofing
Describe droppings of Norway rat* - (Answer)3/4 inch capsule shape
Food handling establishments are?** - (Answer)Areas or places other than a private
resident in which food is prepared.
Thermal Fogger main disadvantage?** - (Answer)Fog rarely penetrates into cracks and
crevices unless air current runs in to the area.
Droplets of __ to __ microns range are more efficient in controlling cockroaches.* -
(Answer)5 to 15
Is Tyvek QC a chemical resistant material for PPE?** - (Answer)No
