Pest Management Professional Washington Exam Prep Guide

Practice vocabulary flashcards for the Washington Pest Management Professional exam, covering insect anatomy, common pests, rodent control, and state-specific facts.

Insect Body Parts

The 3 parts of an insect: Head, thorax, and abdomen.

Insect Legs

6 legs.

Arachnid Legs

8 legs (spiders and ticks).

Antennae

Organs used for smell, touch, and sensing the environment.

Carpenter Ants

Ants that do not eat wood but excavate it for nesting; they have one petiole node.

Odorous House Ant

An ant identified by a smell similar to rotten coconut.

Pavement Ant

An ant characterized by having two petiole nodes.

German Cockroach

The cockroach species that reproduces the fastest.

American Cockroach

The largest common cockroach.

Oriental Cockroach

A roach that prefers cool, damp places.

Ootheca

A cockroach egg case.

Rice Weevil

A type of weevil that is capable of flight.

Drugstore Beetle wings

Grooved wings.

Cigarette Beetle wings

Smooth wings.

Indianmeal Moth

A pantry moth known for leaving webbing behind.

Female Black Widow

Identified as shiny black with a red hourglass.

Brown Recluse

A spider that is not native to Washington.

Hobo Spider

A spider that builds a funnel web.

Bed Bug Disease Transmission

There is no known disease transmission associated with bed bugs.

Signs of Bed Bugs

The presence of eggs, fecal spots, and shed skins.

Nonchemical Bed Bug Controls

Methods including heat, steam, and vacuuming.

Ixodes pacificus

The tick that spreads Lyme disease in Washington.

Flea/Mosquito Life Cycle

Egg $\rightarrow$ Larva $\rightarrow$ Pupa $\rightarrow$ Adult.

West Nile Virus

A mosquito-borne disease emphasized in Washington exam prep.

House Mouse Opening Size

Capable of entering through a $1/4$ inch opening.

Rat Opening Size

Capable of entering through a $1/2$ inch opening.

Roof Rat

The rat species best known for climbing.

Norway Rat

The rat species known for burrowing.

Zinc Phosphide

An acute rodenticide.

Vitamin K

The antidote for anticoagulant rodenticides.

Western Gray Squirrel

A protected and threatened species in Washington.

Deer Mice

The rodent primarily responsible for carrying Hantavirus.

Pocket Gopher Mound

A mound shaped like a fan.