Texas Pest Control Category Practice Test Questions and Answers with complete solutions

The customer Contract of a RIS program - Must authorize the proposed treatment in Writing Must include specific pesticides that are not to be used or include a statement that no pesticides are to be used in providing the service Must contain information regarding the proposed treatment before service is initiated and must be kept in the pst control use records. Control of ants in accomplished thru what? - Use of Baits, Treating the nest and surrounding areas directly, Application of insecticides to area where the ants gain entry to house Infested flour shoes large amount of webbing with larvae actively feeding. Small, reddish-gray moths are the Adult form. Larvae are not spotted. - Indian Meal Moth Oriental Cockroach - A medium to large sized glossy dark brown to black cockroach with wings shorter than the abdomen. Flour Beetles - Insects that damage stored food by chewing in both the adult and larval stage. Indian Meal Moth - The adult insect that has wings and can fly Red Flour Beetle - 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. - Egg, larvae, pupae, adult Ground Beetles prey on - Other 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. - Sanitation & ExclusionGerman Cockroaches & Asian cockroaches can be distinguished from one another by... - Habitat & flight T or F The granary weevil attacks grain before harvest and storage - True T or F Smoky brown cockroaches prefer an outside habitat but move indoors during seasonal migration and adverse weather conditions.. - True T or F The larvae of the Angoumois grain moth fedd on flour - False T or F The larval stage of a fly is called a maggot - True T or F The larvae of the house fly develop in animal waste or rotting fruits and vegetables. - True T or F Dermestid beetles can attack and destroy pantry materials, such as grain and flour, as well as on woolens, furs, and feathers. - True What does the house dust mite feed on? - Shed Skin Scales House dust mites are linked to and often thought to be the cause of what disease? - Asthma Clover Mites Cause most of their damage by? - Staining Walls and furniture when crushed Earwigs have a distinctive pincer-like structure on the end of the abdomen T or F - True Centipedes have two paid of legs per body segment, while millipedes have one pair of legs per body segment T or F - FalseAnts belong to what insect family? - Formicidae. What cricket species are considered a pest of gold course due to their tunneling anbd feeding behavior? - Mole Cricket Which spiders have venom and can be deadly to humans? - Black Widow Brown Widow Brown Recluse Spiders belong to the class Arachnida & order Araneae which makes them insects T or F - False Which of the following arthropods belong to the class Acari? - Ticks Which characteristics differentiate arthropods that belong to the class Acari from the class Insecta? - Lack 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? - Ixodidae 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? - Argas Persicus What species of mites will invade homes and attck humans after their primary host is excluded or removed? - Ornithonyssus Control of fleas on pets should be left on the owner or veterinarian T or F - True 4 stages of Tick - Egg, larvae, nymph, adultThe three species of lice that attack people are - Head lice, body lice, and crab lice Which species of lice lives primarily in the clothing of its human host except when feeding? - Body Lice Pests of animals and humans and negatively affect their well being. - Lice Fleas Ticks Mites Kissing Bugs Which life stage of the chigger mite is parasitic on other animals and often attacks humans? - Larval What life stages of the flea can be found on the host? - Adult only