Tennessee Pesticide Applicator Exam (Category
7 Industrial, Institutional, Structural, and Health
Related Pest Control) Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
Can a carpet beetle fly? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Yes, but the larvae cannot.
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There is a pest that has a wingspan of approximately 3⁄4 in in length. The outer
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two thirds of the forewings have reddish copper scales on them. What pest does
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this describe? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-An Indian Meal Moth
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What is the identification characteristic of a rice weevil? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Four lighter colored spots on the wings
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Are snakes protected in Tennessee? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Yes
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How small of a hole can a rat squeeze through? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1⁄2 inch
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What are the characteristics of a Norway Rat? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-- Body
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weight is 12-20oz
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- Small head
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- Small ears
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, - Blunt muzzle
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- Tail that is shorter than its body.
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There is a larvae that spins a silken case around itself and carries it while its
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feeding. What species is this? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The case making clothes
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moth
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What is the most serious and destructive pest to wood structures in the United
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States? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The subterranean termite
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What do the fecal pellets of dry wood termites look like? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-It is a 6-sided pellet that looks like a dried up seed.
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What do lyctid powderpost beetle larvae feed on? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Ring
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porous hardwoods
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What pesticide formulation persists longer on porous surfaces such as concrete,
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wood, or paint? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Wettable powders
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What pesticide formulation has relatively low odor and is applied to areas
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inaccessible to people, pets, and nontarget wildlife? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Bait
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formulations
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What are some essential pieces of equipment used by pest management
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professionals during inspections? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Flashlight, bait station,
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hard hat
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7 Industrial, Institutional, Structural, and Health
Related Pest Control) Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
Can a carpet beetle fly? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Yes, but the larvae cannot.
| | | | | | | | | | |
There is a pest that has a wingspan of approximately 3⁄4 in in length. The outer
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
two thirds of the forewings have reddish copper scales on them. What pest does
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
this describe? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-An Indian Meal Moth
| | | | | | | |
What is the identification characteristic of a rice weevil? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Four lighter colored spots on the wings
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Are snakes protected in Tennessee? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Yes
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How small of a hole can a rat squeeze through? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1⁄2 inch
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What are the characteristics of a Norway Rat? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-- Body
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weight is 12-20oz
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- Small head
| |
- Small ears
| |
, - Blunt muzzle
| |
- Tail that is shorter than its body.
| | | | | | |
There is a larvae that spins a silken case around itself and carries it while its
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
feeding. What species is this? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The case making clothes
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moth
|
What is the most serious and destructive pest to wood structures in the United
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
States? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The subterranean termite
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What do the fecal pellets of dry wood termites look like? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-It is a 6-sided pellet that looks like a dried up seed.
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What do lyctid powderpost beetle larvae feed on? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Ring
| | | | | | | | | |
porous hardwoods
| |
What pesticide formulation persists longer on porous surfaces such as concrete,
| | | | | | | | | |
wood, or paint? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Wettable powders
| | | | | | |
What pesticide formulation has relatively low odor and is applied to areas
| | | | | | | | | | |
inaccessible to people, pets, and nontarget wildlife? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Bait
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formulations
|
What are some essential pieces of equipment used by pest management
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professionals during inspections? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Flashlight, bait station,
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hard hat
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