Texas Pest Control Category Practice Test
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1. Oriental Cockroach: A medium to large sized glossy dark brown to black cock-
roach with wings shorter than the abdomen.
2. Flour Beetles: Insects that damage stored food by chewing in both the adult and
larval stage.
3. Indian Meal Moth: The adult insect that has wings and can fly
4. Red Flour Beetle: The beetle that is elongated, flat, shiny reddish brown, about
1/8 inch long, can fly, and has three antennal segments enlarged abruptly into a
club.
5. Insects with complete metamorphosis go through four life stages.: Egg,
larvae, pupae, adult
6. Infested flour shoes large amount of webbing with larvae actively feeding.
Small, reddish-gray moths are the Adult form. Larvae are not spotted.: Indian
Meal Moth
7. Ground Beetles prey on: Other Insects
8. When considering pest management of house flies and related species
of flies, consider chemical control only after you have established a sound
program including.: Sanitation & Exclusion
9. German Cockroaches & Asian cockroaches can be distinguished from one
another by...: Habitat & flight
10. T or F The granary weevil attacks grain before harvest and storage: True
11. T or F Smoky brown cockroaches prefer an outside habitat but move
indoors during seasonal migration and adverse weather conditions..: True
12. T or F The larvae of the Angoumois grain moth fedd on flour: False
13. T or F The larval stage of a fly is called a maggot: True
14. T or F The larvae of the house fly develop in animal waste or rotting fruits
and vegetables.: True
15. T or F Dermestid beetles can attack and destroy pantry materials, such as
grain and flour, as well as on woolens, furs, and feathers.: True
16. What does the house dust mite feed on?: Shed Skin Scales
17. House dust mites are linked to and often thought to be the cause of what
disease?: Asthma
18. Clover Mites Cause most of their damage by?: Staining Walls and furniture
when crushed
19. Earwigs have a distinctive pincer-like structure on the end of the abdomen
T or F: True
20. Centipedes have two paid of legs per body segment, while millipedes have
one pair of legs per body segment T or F: False
21. Ants belong to what insect family?: Formicidae
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22. Control of ants in accomplished thru what?: Use of Baits, Treating the nest
and surrounding areas directly, Application of insecticides to area where the ants
gain entry to house.
23. What cricket species are considered a pest of gold course due to their
tunneling anbd feeding behavior?: Mole Cricket
24. Which spiders have venom and can be deadly to humans?: Black Widow
Brown Widow
Brown Recluse
25. Spiders belong to the class Arachnida & order Araneae which makes them
insects T or F: False
26. Which of the following arthropods belong to the class Acari?: Ticks
27. Which characteristics differentiate arthropods that belong to the class
Acari from the class Insecta?: Lack of Antennae
Body is divided into 2 distinct regions
They have 4 pairs of legs in their adult stage
28. What family do the hard ticks belong to?: Ixodidae
29. This spider-like tick species spends most of its time off the host in cracks
ad crevices and feeds primary on poultry but will attack humans if their
primary host is removed?: Argas Persicus
30. What species of mites will invade homes and attck humans after their
primary host is excluded or removed?: Ornithonyssus
31. Control of fleas on pets should be left on the owner or veterinarian T or
F: True
32. 4 stages of Tick: Egg, larvae, nymph, adult
33. The three species of lice that attack people are: Head lice, body lice, and crab
lice
34. Which species of lice lives primarily in the clothing of its human host
except when feeding?: Body Lice
35. Pests of animals and humans and negatively affect their well being.: Lice
Fleas
Ticks
Mites
Kissing Bugs
36. Which life stage of the chigger mite is parasitic on other animals and often
attacks humans?: Larval
37. What life stages of the flea can be found on the host?: Adult only
38. Which of the following blood feeding insects belong to the order of
Hemiptera?: Bed Bugs & Kissing Bugs
39. What is a infestation of lice known as?: Pediculosis
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1. Oriental Cockroach: A medium to large sized glossy dark brown to black cock-
roach with wings shorter than the abdomen.
2. Flour Beetles: Insects that damage stored food by chewing in both the adult and
larval stage.
3. Indian Meal Moth: The adult insect that has wings and can fly
4. Red Flour Beetle: The beetle that is elongated, flat, shiny reddish brown, about
1/8 inch long, can fly, and has three antennal segments enlarged abruptly into a
club.
5. Insects with complete metamorphosis go through four life stages.: Egg,
larvae, pupae, adult
6. Infested flour shoes large amount of webbing with larvae actively feeding.
Small, reddish-gray moths are the Adult form. Larvae are not spotted.: Indian
Meal Moth
7. Ground Beetles prey on: Other Insects
8. When considering pest management of house flies and related species
of flies, consider chemical control only after you have established a sound
program including.: Sanitation & Exclusion
9. German Cockroaches & Asian cockroaches can be distinguished from one
another by...: Habitat & flight
10. T or F The granary weevil attacks grain before harvest and storage: True
11. T or F Smoky brown cockroaches prefer an outside habitat but move
indoors during seasonal migration and adverse weather conditions..: True
12. T or F The larvae of the Angoumois grain moth fedd on flour: False
13. T or F The larval stage of a fly is called a maggot: True
14. T or F The larvae of the house fly develop in animal waste or rotting fruits
and vegetables.: True
15. T or F Dermestid beetles can attack and destroy pantry materials, such as
grain and flour, as well as on woolens, furs, and feathers.: True
16. What does the house dust mite feed on?: Shed Skin Scales
17. House dust mites are linked to and often thought to be the cause of what
disease?: Asthma
18. Clover Mites Cause most of their damage by?: Staining Walls and furniture
when crushed
19. Earwigs have a distinctive pincer-like structure on the end of the abdomen
T or F: True
20. Centipedes have two paid of legs per body segment, while millipedes have
one pair of legs per body segment T or F: False
21. Ants belong to what insect family?: Formicidae
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22. Control of ants in accomplished thru what?: Use of Baits, Treating the nest
and surrounding areas directly, Application of insecticides to area where the ants
gain entry to house.
23. What cricket species are considered a pest of gold course due to their
tunneling anbd feeding behavior?: Mole Cricket
24. Which spiders have venom and can be deadly to humans?: Black Widow
Brown Widow
Brown Recluse
25. Spiders belong to the class Arachnida & order Araneae which makes them
insects T or F: False
26. Which of the following arthropods belong to the class Acari?: Ticks
27. Which characteristics differentiate arthropods that belong to the class
Acari from the class Insecta?: Lack of Antennae
Body is divided into 2 distinct regions
They have 4 pairs of legs in their adult stage
28. What family do the hard ticks belong to?: Ixodidae
29. This spider-like tick species spends most of its time off the host in cracks
ad crevices and feeds primary on poultry but will attack humans if their
primary host is removed?: Argas Persicus
30. What species of mites will invade homes and attck humans after their
primary host is excluded or removed?: Ornithonyssus
31. Control of fleas on pets should be left on the owner or veterinarian T or
F: True
32. 4 stages of Tick: Egg, larvae, nymph, adult
33. The three species of lice that attack people are: Head lice, body lice, and crab
lice
34. Which species of lice lives primarily in the clothing of its human host
except when feeding?: Body Lice
35. Pests of animals and humans and negatively affect their well being.: Lice
Fleas
Ticks
Mites
Kissing Bugs
36. Which life stage of the chigger mite is parasitic on other animals and often
attacks humans?: Larval
37. What life stages of the flea can be found on the host?: Adult only
38. Which of the following blood feeding insects belong to the order of
Hemiptera?: Bed Bugs & Kissing Bugs
39. What is a infestation of lice known as?: Pediculosis
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