TEXAS CERTIFIED APPLICATOR QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
The four distinct stages of mosquitoes.* - ✔✔ Egg, larva, pupa and adult
Species of insect primary vector of yellow fever and dengue?** - ✔✔ Aedes aegypti or Asian
Tiger mosquitoes
Lone star tick (amblyomma) primary vector of what diseases? - ✔✔ Mono cystic Ehrilichiosis
and Southern Tick assisted rash illness
American Dog Tick (Dermacentor variabilis) is the primary vector of what diseases? - ✔✔
Rocky Mountain fever and tuleremia anaplasmosis
Black Legged Deer Tick is the primary vector of what disease - ✔✔ Spirochete (Lyme disease)
Court ruling "____________ __________" usually involves cases where children are attracted to
application equipment and pesticide left unattended by applicators.* - ✔✔ Attractive Nuisance
Rats have a home range of ?* - ✔✔ 100ft - 150ft
Mice have a home range of ? - ✔✔ 10ft-30ft
The most successful solutions or methods for achieving a rat free environment?* - ✔✔ Rat
Proofing
, Describe droppings of Norway rat* - ✔✔ 3/4 inch capsule shape
Food handling establishments are?** - ✔✔ Areas or places other than a private resident in which
food is prepared.
Thermal Fogger main disadvantage?** - ✔✔ 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.* - ✔✔ 5 to 15
Is Tyvek QC a chemical resistant material for PPE?** - ✔✔ No
Define systematic pesticide.* - ✔✔ Pesticide that is absorbed or circulated within a plant or
animal making them toxic to pest.
Define suspension - ✔✔ a mixture That contains fine solid particles mixed throughout a liquid
such as water or oil
Define toxicity.* - ✔✔ The measure of a pesticides ability to cause a acute, delayed or allergic
Effects
True or False: For indoor treatment at a residential property with fewer than five rental rooms an
applicator should make pest control info sheet for each tenant.* - ✔✔ True
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
The four distinct stages of mosquitoes.* - ✔✔ Egg, larva, pupa and adult
Species of insect primary vector of yellow fever and dengue?** - ✔✔ Aedes aegypti or Asian
Tiger mosquitoes
Lone star tick (amblyomma) primary vector of what diseases? - ✔✔ Mono cystic Ehrilichiosis
and Southern Tick assisted rash illness
American Dog Tick (Dermacentor variabilis) is the primary vector of what diseases? - ✔✔
Rocky Mountain fever and tuleremia anaplasmosis
Black Legged Deer Tick is the primary vector of what disease - ✔✔ Spirochete (Lyme disease)
Court ruling "____________ __________" usually involves cases where children are attracted to
application equipment and pesticide left unattended by applicators.* - ✔✔ Attractive Nuisance
Rats have a home range of ?* - ✔✔ 100ft - 150ft
Mice have a home range of ? - ✔✔ 10ft-30ft
The most successful solutions or methods for achieving a rat free environment?* - ✔✔ Rat
Proofing
, Describe droppings of Norway rat* - ✔✔ 3/4 inch capsule shape
Food handling establishments are?** - ✔✔ Areas or places other than a private resident in which
food is prepared.
Thermal Fogger main disadvantage?** - ✔✔ 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.* - ✔✔ 5 to 15
Is Tyvek QC a chemical resistant material for PPE?** - ✔✔ No
Define systematic pesticide.* - ✔✔ Pesticide that is absorbed or circulated within a plant or
animal making them toxic to pest.
Define suspension - ✔✔ a mixture That contains fine solid particles mixed throughout a liquid
such as water or oil
Define toxicity.* - ✔✔ The measure of a pesticides ability to cause a acute, delayed or allergic
Effects
True or False: For indoor treatment at a residential property with fewer than five rental rooms an
applicator should make pest control info sheet for each tenant.* - ✔✔ True
