TEXAS PEST CONTROL CATEGORY
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
PASS 2026 UPDATE.
Characterized by having essentially tubular segmented bodies, paired and jointed appendages,
bilateral symmetry, and a chitinous exoskeleton - ANS Arthropod
Insects that develop without much change in form (ex silverfish) - ANS Ametabulous
Insects have immature with a different body structure than adults (ex dragonflies) -
ANS Hemimetabulous
Paurometabulous - ANS Insects have 3 distinct stages: egg, nymph, adult (ex crickets,
cockroaches)
Insects undergo complete metamorphosis (ex ants, beetles, flies - ANS Holometabulous
These roaches prefer an outdoor habitat but move indoors during seasonal migration and
adverse weather conditions - ANS Smoky brown roaches
How many species of roaches have been identified worldwide?
A) 350
B) 3,500
C) 35,000 - ANS B) 3,500
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
,Asian and German roaches can be distinguished apart by what characteristics? - ANS Habitat
and flight
Ants are members of which family? - ANS Formicidae
The #1 pest in the US - ANS Ants
There are approximately______species of ants in the US - ANS 700
The larvae of these moths attack whole GRAINS and feed inside and often pupate inside GRAINS
(not flour) - ANS Angumois grain moth
Forewings are gray near the body & reddish near the tip; head & thorax are reddish -
ANS Indian meal moth
Attack grain BEFORE harvest & storage - ANS Granary & rice weevils
Elongated, flat, shiny reddish brown & about 1/8 inch long beetles - ANS Red flour beetles
Small cylindrical slender dark brown beetles around 1/8 inch long; very strong mandibles that
can cut through wood - ANS Lesser grain borer
An expert is needed to provide exact identification of these beetles - ANS Dermestid beetles
There are over 55,000 described species - ANS Mites
Major pests of golf courses and cause physical & aesthetic damage when they burrow below the
ground surface - ANS Mole crickets
2 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, herbivorous, feeding on plants - ANS phytophagous
Feeding on other animals - ANS Zoophageous
Feeding on other insects - ANS Entomophageous
Feeding on dead and decaying plant or animal materials - ANS saprophagous
One can use insect mouthparts to classify the type of damage an insect can cause
A) true
B) false - ANS A) true
The larvae of the angumois grain moth feed on flour.
A) true
B) false - ANS B) false
Which of the following Arthropods belong to the order Ixodida?
A) ticks
B) spiders
C)lobsters
D)mosquitos - ANS A)ticks
Which characteristics separates the ticks and mites from the class insecta?
A)lack of antennae
B)body is divided into 2 distinct regions
C)they have an exoskeleton made of chitin
D)they have 4 pair of legs in their adult stage
3 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
PASS 2026 UPDATE.
Characterized by having essentially tubular segmented bodies, paired and jointed appendages,
bilateral symmetry, and a chitinous exoskeleton - ANS Arthropod
Insects that develop without much change in form (ex silverfish) - ANS Ametabulous
Insects have immature with a different body structure than adults (ex dragonflies) -
ANS Hemimetabulous
Paurometabulous - ANS Insects have 3 distinct stages: egg, nymph, adult (ex crickets,
cockroaches)
Insects undergo complete metamorphosis (ex ants, beetles, flies - ANS Holometabulous
These roaches prefer an outdoor habitat but move indoors during seasonal migration and
adverse weather conditions - ANS Smoky brown roaches
How many species of roaches have been identified worldwide?
A) 350
B) 3,500
C) 35,000 - ANS B) 3,500
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
,Asian and German roaches can be distinguished apart by what characteristics? - ANS Habitat
and flight
Ants are members of which family? - ANS Formicidae
The #1 pest in the US - ANS Ants
There are approximately______species of ants in the US - ANS 700
The larvae of these moths attack whole GRAINS and feed inside and often pupate inside GRAINS
(not flour) - ANS Angumois grain moth
Forewings are gray near the body & reddish near the tip; head & thorax are reddish -
ANS Indian meal moth
Attack grain BEFORE harvest & storage - ANS Granary & rice weevils
Elongated, flat, shiny reddish brown & about 1/8 inch long beetles - ANS Red flour beetles
Small cylindrical slender dark brown beetles around 1/8 inch long; very strong mandibles that
can cut through wood - ANS Lesser grain borer
An expert is needed to provide exact identification of these beetles - ANS Dermestid beetles
There are over 55,000 described species - ANS Mites
Major pests of golf courses and cause physical & aesthetic damage when they burrow below the
ground surface - ANS Mole crickets
2 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, herbivorous, feeding on plants - ANS phytophagous
Feeding on other animals - ANS Zoophageous
Feeding on other insects - ANS Entomophageous
Feeding on dead and decaying plant or animal materials - ANS saprophagous
One can use insect mouthparts to classify the type of damage an insect can cause
A) true
B) false - ANS A) true
The larvae of the angumois grain moth feed on flour.
A) true
B) false - ANS B) false
Which of the following Arthropods belong to the order Ixodida?
A) ticks
B) spiders
C)lobsters
D)mosquitos - ANS A)ticks
Which characteristics separates the ticks and mites from the class insecta?
A)lack of antennae
B)body is divided into 2 distinct regions
C)they have an exoskeleton made of chitin
D)they have 4 pair of legs in their adult stage
3 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
