PEST CONTROL TECHNICIAN TRAINING TEXAS WDI
EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS | GRADED AND THE LATEST SERIES
Name the five most common cockroaches in Texas.
Ans: German, American, Brown Banded, Oriental and Smokey Brown
Question: What type of roach has wings that don't cover all its abdomen and
cannot fly?
Ans: Oriental
Question: What roach has racing stripes on its head and body?
Ans: German
Question: What are the 4 stages of ant metamorphosis?
Ans: Egg, Larvae, Pupae and Adult (ELPA)
Question: Ants have what type of antenna?
Ans: Elbowed antenna
Question: Name 4 species of flies.
Ans: Blue Blow, Green Blow, Stable and House Fly
Question: Name 3 species of Ants.
, 2025-2026 SERIES
Ans: Carpenter, Pharaoh, Big Head, Fire and Carpenter
Question: This fly eats on dead and decaying flesh.
Ans: Blue Blow Fly
Question: Name two moths that infest stored food.
Ans: Angoumois and Indian Meal Moth
Question: Name 2 common fleas infesting homes.
Ans: Cat, Ceratophyllidae, Pulex, Pulicidae
Question: Name two beatles that infest stored food.
Ans: Drugstore and Cigarette
Question: How long do flea eggs take to hatch?
Ans: Two days to two weeks
Question: Name the 4 stage metamorphosis of fleas.
Ans: Egg, Larvae, Pupae and Adult (ELPA)
Question: Name 2 diseases fleas spread through bites.
Ans: Murine Typhus, Tape Worm, Cat Scratch