WASHINGTON STATE LICENSING TEST
(PESTS) PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH ACCURATE SOLUTIONS /
LATEST UPDATE
Which of the following carpenter ant life stages is not found in a satellite colony?
A) Eggs
B) Larvae
C) Workers - CORRECT ANSWES -- A
Which of the following ant groups is polymorphic?
A) Pavement ants
B) Thatching ants
C) Pharaoh ants - CORRECT ANSWES -- B
Accumulating piles of sawdust in various locations are indicators of a
A third Instar nymph is
A) a caste or division of labor category in termite colony
B) a definitive stage just before the pupal stage
C) the designated stage between the molted second I start and the next molt -
CORRECT ANSWES -- C
Which of the following insect orders go through simple metamorphosis
A) Sliver fish and firebrats
B) Beetles and weevils
C) Termites and grasshoppers - CORRECT ANSWES -- C
Which of the following insects orders go through complete metamorphosis
A) Silverfish and firebrats
B) Beetles and weevils
C) Aphid and stink bugs - CORRECT ANSWES -- B
Insects have
, A) 3 distinct body regions and 4 pairs of legs
B) 3 distinct body regions and 3 pairs of legs
C) 2 distinct body regions and 4 pairs of legs - CORRECT ANSWES -- B
Spiders are different from insects in that they
A) have an exoskeleton
B) are cold blooded
C) have 2 distinct body regions: a cephalothorax and abdomen - CORRECT ANSWES
-- C
Which of the following are always considered pests?
A) Dampwood termites
B) Flies
C) Bed Bugs - CORRECT ANSWES -- C
Termites go through the following developmental stages
A) Egg, nymph, pupa, adult
B) Egg, larva, pupa, adult
C) Egg, nymph, adult - CORRECT ANSWES -- C
IPM is
A) a decision making process
B) a pest control technique
C) a technique that excludes pesticides as an option - CORRECT ANSWES -- A
The first step in IPM is
A) select a pesticide
B) Identify the pest
C) prevent pest problems - CORRECT ANSWES -- B
An action threshold or injury level is best defined as
A) the level of pest damage or pest numbers that requires control measures be taken
B) the short term corrective action taken to manage the pest
C) the time when it is too late to manage a pest - CORRECT ANSWES -- A
Fumigation is always a reasonable pest management potion for most of the structural
pest in Washington
T or F - CORRECT ANSWES -- F
(PESTS) PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH ACCURATE SOLUTIONS /
LATEST UPDATE
Which of the following carpenter ant life stages is not found in a satellite colony?
A) Eggs
B) Larvae
C) Workers - CORRECT ANSWES -- A
Which of the following ant groups is polymorphic?
A) Pavement ants
B) Thatching ants
C) Pharaoh ants - CORRECT ANSWES -- B
Accumulating piles of sawdust in various locations are indicators of a
A third Instar nymph is
A) a caste or division of labor category in termite colony
B) a definitive stage just before the pupal stage
C) the designated stage between the molted second I start and the next molt -
CORRECT ANSWES -- C
Which of the following insect orders go through simple metamorphosis
A) Sliver fish and firebrats
B) Beetles and weevils
C) Termites and grasshoppers - CORRECT ANSWES -- C
Which of the following insects orders go through complete metamorphosis
A) Silverfish and firebrats
B) Beetles and weevils
C) Aphid and stink bugs - CORRECT ANSWES -- B
Insects have
, A) 3 distinct body regions and 4 pairs of legs
B) 3 distinct body regions and 3 pairs of legs
C) 2 distinct body regions and 4 pairs of legs - CORRECT ANSWES -- B
Spiders are different from insects in that they
A) have an exoskeleton
B) are cold blooded
C) have 2 distinct body regions: a cephalothorax and abdomen - CORRECT ANSWES
-- C
Which of the following are always considered pests?
A) Dampwood termites
B) Flies
C) Bed Bugs - CORRECT ANSWES -- C
Termites go through the following developmental stages
A) Egg, nymph, pupa, adult
B) Egg, larva, pupa, adult
C) Egg, nymph, adult - CORRECT ANSWES -- C
IPM is
A) a decision making process
B) a pest control technique
C) a technique that excludes pesticides as an option - CORRECT ANSWES -- A
The first step in IPM is
A) select a pesticide
B) Identify the pest
C) prevent pest problems - CORRECT ANSWES -- B
An action threshold or injury level is best defined as
A) the level of pest damage or pest numbers that requires control measures be taken
B) the short term corrective action taken to manage the pest
C) the time when it is too late to manage a pest - CORRECT ANSWES -- A
Fumigation is always a reasonable pest management potion for most of the structural
pest in Washington
T or F - CORRECT ANSWES -- F
