GA PEST EMPLOYEE REGISTRATION
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
Incomplete Metamorphosis (Hemimetaboulus) Also, give examples. - Answer-A term
used for insects that have immature stages (called naiads) that live in a different habitat
from the adults. Examples: so-called 'aquatic' insects - dragonflies, mayflies, and
stoneflies, whose immature stages develop in water while the adults live on land.
Complete Metamorphosis - Answer-Life stages of holometabolous insects include the
egg, several larval instars, a pupa stage, and a winged adult. The appearance of these
insects changes drastically from the immature (larva) to the adult form. This drastic
change in form requires a resting stage (called the pupa). The immature stages often
don't even have clear divisions between the three body regions and many appear
legless. The larva and adult typically feed on different food resources and can be found
in completely different habitats. Examples: ants, bees, butterflies, flies, wasps, beetles,
and fleas.
Paurometabolous insects have an immature stage called - Answer-Nymphs
Hemimetaboulus is a term used for insects that have immature stages called - Answer-
Naiads
German Cockroach
Incomplete metamorphosis (Paurometabolous) - Answer-•Adults are 1/2 inch long, tan
to light brown with two dark stripes running lengthwise on the area behind the head
(pronotum)
•Short life cycle; egg to adult in 6-12 weeks adults live for 6-9 months
•Females carry the ootheca until it is ready to hatch
•Adults have wings but cannot fly
•Most common small roach infesting buildings in Georgia
American Cockroach
Incomplete metamorphosis (Paurometabolous) - Answer-•Adults about 1 1/2 inches
long, dark to light reddish brown with two light spots on the area behind the head
(pronotum)
•Long life cycle, egg to adult 4-15 months. Adults live for 1 to 1.5 years
•Prefer moist dark areas associated with sewers/storm drains and plumbing chases
•Adults have wings and can glide but are not good at powered flight
Smokybrown Cockroach
Incomplete metamorphosis (Paurometabolous) - Answer-•Adults are 1 1/4 inches long
and are a uniform dark brown color
,•Long life cycle; from egg to adult about 4-12 months adults live for 1 year
•Live outdoors in tree-hole and migrate in spring and fall into homes
•Adults have fully developed wings in both sexes and are excellent flyers
Brownbanded Cockroach
Incomplete metamorphosis (Paurometabolous) - Answer-•Adults are 1/2 inch long and
are a light brown color with two lighter bands across the base of the wings and top of
the abdomen
•Prefer dryer conditions than the German roach and are not common in Georgia
•Have a short life cycle, egg to adult in 3-4 months, adults live for about one year
•Adults have wings but wings of the female don't cover the tip of the abdomen while the
males' wings are longer and males are good flyers
Oriental Cockroach
Incomplete metamorphosis (Paurometabolous) - Answer-•Adults are 1 inch long and are
a uniform dark brown to black color
•Have a long life cycle, egg to adult 6 to 12 months adults live for 1 to 1.5 years
•Adult female has short none-functional wings, males have wings that cover ¾ of the
abdomen, neither sex can fly
•Prefers cool temperatures and does not do well in warm conditions
•Found in damp places such as basements and sewer lines
Most flea infestations encountered by the professional are the result of the... - Answer-
Cat Flea
Fleas undergo what type of metamorphosis - Answer-Complete Metamorphosis
(holometabolous)
that means the immature and adult stages live in different areas and feed on different
types of food.
Cat Flea - Answer-•Adults are 1/8 to 1/6 inch long, dark brown, flattened side to side,
and wingless
•Adults feed on the blood of warm-blooded animals. The larvae feed on organic debris
but prefer the dried blood found in the frass of the adult flea
•Eggs are laid on the host and fall off on to the ground
•Can transmit diseases and parasites such as plague, murine typhus and tapeworms
Ticks are... - Answer-Arthropods (not insects)
Ticks - Answer-•Ticks are flattened from top to bottom
•Adult and nymph stages of ticks have 8 legs
•Larval stage of ticks have 6 legs
•All stages feed on blood
•Can transmit diseases such as Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
, Stored Product Pests include several types of beetles and some moths that go through
Complete Metamorphosis (holometabolous). They can be divided into four categories
based on feeding habits: - Answer-•Internal feeders - larvae develop within the kernels
of whole grains or seeds
•External feeders - larvae develop outside the whole grains or seeds but are capable of
feeding on both finished and unfinished food products (like flour or cereal)
•Scavengers - feed only on processed products or products previously damaged by the
other two groups
•Secondary pests - feed on out-of-condition or moldy food products
Internal feeders - Answer-rice weevil, granary weevil, lesser grain borer
External feeders - Answer-drugstore beetle, cigarette beetle, khapra beetle
Scavengers - Answer-aw-toothed grain beetle, confused flour beetle, red flour beetle
Secondary Pests - Answer-mealworms, spider beetles, psocids, grain mites
Group of insects that also includes both beetles and moths that undergo Complete
Metamorphosis (holometabolous) are.. - Answer-Fabric Pests
Fabric Pests - Answer-•Damage is caused by the immature stage (larvae)
•Feed mainly on animal materials: wool, silk, fur, and feathers
•Do not feed on cotton but can damage mixed-fiber material
Ants
Complete Metamorphosis (holometabolous) - Answer-•Ants are social insects that live
in colonies
•Worker ants, depending on the species, can have stingers and may sting - the venom
can cause allergic reactions or anaphylactic shock in some people
•Most ants will feed on a wide variety of foods and share that food in the nest
•Most ants can recruit large numbers of workers to feed at a single site.
•Ants can be health threats by stinging, damaging our food, causing structural damage
when they build a nest, injuring livestock and wildlife as well as short-circuiting electrical
equipment
Ants seen outside of the nest are called ____________and they are less than 10% of
the colony population - Answer-Foragers
Ants have four types of castes in a colony: - Answer-workers (sterile adult females),
brood (all egg and larval stages), males, and females (queen-reproductive female)
Flies are insects that undergo - Answer-Complete Metamorphosis (holometabolous)
Flies usually have 3-5 instars in the immature stage called - Answer-Maggots
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
Incomplete Metamorphosis (Hemimetaboulus) Also, give examples. - Answer-A term
used for insects that have immature stages (called naiads) that live in a different habitat
from the adults. Examples: so-called 'aquatic' insects - dragonflies, mayflies, and
stoneflies, whose immature stages develop in water while the adults live on land.
Complete Metamorphosis - Answer-Life stages of holometabolous insects include the
egg, several larval instars, a pupa stage, and a winged adult. The appearance of these
insects changes drastically from the immature (larva) to the adult form. This drastic
change in form requires a resting stage (called the pupa). The immature stages often
don't even have clear divisions between the three body regions and many appear
legless. The larva and adult typically feed on different food resources and can be found
in completely different habitats. Examples: ants, bees, butterflies, flies, wasps, beetles,
and fleas.
Paurometabolous insects have an immature stage called - Answer-Nymphs
Hemimetaboulus is a term used for insects that have immature stages called - Answer-
Naiads
German Cockroach
Incomplete metamorphosis (Paurometabolous) - Answer-•Adults are 1/2 inch long, tan
to light brown with two dark stripes running lengthwise on the area behind the head
(pronotum)
•Short life cycle; egg to adult in 6-12 weeks adults live for 6-9 months
•Females carry the ootheca until it is ready to hatch
•Adults have wings but cannot fly
•Most common small roach infesting buildings in Georgia
American Cockroach
Incomplete metamorphosis (Paurometabolous) - Answer-•Adults about 1 1/2 inches
long, dark to light reddish brown with two light spots on the area behind the head
(pronotum)
•Long life cycle, egg to adult 4-15 months. Adults live for 1 to 1.5 years
•Prefer moist dark areas associated with sewers/storm drains and plumbing chases
•Adults have wings and can glide but are not good at powered flight
Smokybrown Cockroach
Incomplete metamorphosis (Paurometabolous) - Answer-•Adults are 1 1/4 inches long
and are a uniform dark brown color
,•Long life cycle; from egg to adult about 4-12 months adults live for 1 year
•Live outdoors in tree-hole and migrate in spring and fall into homes
•Adults have fully developed wings in both sexes and are excellent flyers
Brownbanded Cockroach
Incomplete metamorphosis (Paurometabolous) - Answer-•Adults are 1/2 inch long and
are a light brown color with two lighter bands across the base of the wings and top of
the abdomen
•Prefer dryer conditions than the German roach and are not common in Georgia
•Have a short life cycle, egg to adult in 3-4 months, adults live for about one year
•Adults have wings but wings of the female don't cover the tip of the abdomen while the
males' wings are longer and males are good flyers
Oriental Cockroach
Incomplete metamorphosis (Paurometabolous) - Answer-•Adults are 1 inch long and are
a uniform dark brown to black color
•Have a long life cycle, egg to adult 6 to 12 months adults live for 1 to 1.5 years
•Adult female has short none-functional wings, males have wings that cover ¾ of the
abdomen, neither sex can fly
•Prefers cool temperatures and does not do well in warm conditions
•Found in damp places such as basements and sewer lines
Most flea infestations encountered by the professional are the result of the... - Answer-
Cat Flea
Fleas undergo what type of metamorphosis - Answer-Complete Metamorphosis
(holometabolous)
that means the immature and adult stages live in different areas and feed on different
types of food.
Cat Flea - Answer-•Adults are 1/8 to 1/6 inch long, dark brown, flattened side to side,
and wingless
•Adults feed on the blood of warm-blooded animals. The larvae feed on organic debris
but prefer the dried blood found in the frass of the adult flea
•Eggs are laid on the host and fall off on to the ground
•Can transmit diseases and parasites such as plague, murine typhus and tapeworms
Ticks are... - Answer-Arthropods (not insects)
Ticks - Answer-•Ticks are flattened from top to bottom
•Adult and nymph stages of ticks have 8 legs
•Larval stage of ticks have 6 legs
•All stages feed on blood
•Can transmit diseases such as Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
, Stored Product Pests include several types of beetles and some moths that go through
Complete Metamorphosis (holometabolous). They can be divided into four categories
based on feeding habits: - Answer-•Internal feeders - larvae develop within the kernels
of whole grains or seeds
•External feeders - larvae develop outside the whole grains or seeds but are capable of
feeding on both finished and unfinished food products (like flour or cereal)
•Scavengers - feed only on processed products or products previously damaged by the
other two groups
•Secondary pests - feed on out-of-condition or moldy food products
Internal feeders - Answer-rice weevil, granary weevil, lesser grain borer
External feeders - Answer-drugstore beetle, cigarette beetle, khapra beetle
Scavengers - Answer-aw-toothed grain beetle, confused flour beetle, red flour beetle
Secondary Pests - Answer-mealworms, spider beetles, psocids, grain mites
Group of insects that also includes both beetles and moths that undergo Complete
Metamorphosis (holometabolous) are.. - Answer-Fabric Pests
Fabric Pests - Answer-•Damage is caused by the immature stage (larvae)
•Feed mainly on animal materials: wool, silk, fur, and feathers
•Do not feed on cotton but can damage mixed-fiber material
Ants
Complete Metamorphosis (holometabolous) - Answer-•Ants are social insects that live
in colonies
•Worker ants, depending on the species, can have stingers and may sting - the venom
can cause allergic reactions or anaphylactic shock in some people
•Most ants will feed on a wide variety of foods and share that food in the nest
•Most ants can recruit large numbers of workers to feed at a single site.
•Ants can be health threats by stinging, damaging our food, causing structural damage
when they build a nest, injuring livestock and wildlife as well as short-circuiting electrical
equipment
Ants seen outside of the nest are called ____________and they are less than 10% of
the colony population - Answer-Foragers
Ants have four types of castes in a colony: - Answer-workers (sterile adult females),
brood (all egg and larval stages), males, and females (queen-reproductive female)
Flies are insects that undergo - Answer-Complete Metamorphosis (holometabolous)
Flies usually have 3-5 instars in the immature stage called - Answer-Maggots
