7A PEST EXAM TEST QUESTIONS |GUARANTEED ACCURATE
ANSWERS -UPDATED 2026
Terms in this set (135)
Integrated Pest Management a process that utilizes inspections and periodic monitoring to
determine if any type of treatment is needed to reduce pest
populations to tolerable levels
Four Steps in an Integrated Pest 1. Inspect the site for pest problems. || 2. Set pest action
Management Program thresholds. || 3. Apply pest management procedures. || 4. Monitor
the pest management program (post-treatment)
Action Threshold the level of pest infestation which requires initiating a control
strategy
Pest Exclusion best way to manage pests, denying entry into buildings
through sealing gaps, installing proper door thresholds etc.
some companies do this work, while other's leave it up to the
client
,Pest Habitat Manipulation a control strategy that denies pests access to food, water, and
shelter, usually through concentrated sanitation efforts.
factors could include temperature and humidity. critical for
controlling cockroaches and rodents. take care of filthy
conditions
Pest Removal most direct method of managing pest populations. involves
lethal trapping (most used) and disposal; live trapping (wildlife
and animals) and removal; and direct removal techniques
(such as vacuuming cockroaches)
Contact Insecticides and Stomach Poisons contact insecticides penetrate through insect body covering;
applied directly to insect or as residue on surface for insect to
crawl through. stomach poisons ingested by insect during
feeding or grooming
Residual Insecticides and Non-Residual involves length of time a pesticide will last. residual
Insecticides insecticides may persist for weeks or longer. non-residual
pesticides break down quickly after treatment
Desiccants part of inorganic insecticides. disrupt the water balance (such
as rapid water loss) of insects that contact them. low hazard
to non-target organisms and not known to develop
resistance
, Pyrethrins part of botanical insecticides, which are plant-derived.
pyrethrins are constituents of pyrethrum. interrupt the normal
transmission of an insect's nerve impulses. used with
synergists, provide quick knockdown with little residual
activity. used at low rates as flushing agents during inspection
to improve detection of insects
Synthetic Pyrethroids part of synthetic organics, which are laboratory-produced
and contain carbon. mimic the action of pyrethrins meaning
they interfere with the transmission of nerve impulses. quick
knockdown activity. engineered to be more stable and
persistent.
Insect Growth Regulators part of synthetic organics, which are laboratory-produced
and contain carbon. chemicals that mimic the juvenile growth
hormone and prevent the immature insect from molting into
the adult stage and, in doing so, disrupt the insect's life cycle
by preventing it from reproducing. chitin synthesis inhibitors
often grouped with IGRs so the insects do not molt. very low
hazard to non-target animals. insect-specific
Baits placement makes them inaccessible to people and pets. offer
ease of placement and are odorless. in order to be effective,
target pest must consume bait. less attractive to pests if
unsanitary conditions provide alternate food source
ANSWERS -UPDATED 2026
Terms in this set (135)
Integrated Pest Management a process that utilizes inspections and periodic monitoring to
determine if any type of treatment is needed to reduce pest
populations to tolerable levels
Four Steps in an Integrated Pest 1. Inspect the site for pest problems. || 2. Set pest action
Management Program thresholds. || 3. Apply pest management procedures. || 4. Monitor
the pest management program (post-treatment)
Action Threshold the level of pest infestation which requires initiating a control
strategy
Pest Exclusion best way to manage pests, denying entry into buildings
through sealing gaps, installing proper door thresholds etc.
some companies do this work, while other's leave it up to the
client
,Pest Habitat Manipulation a control strategy that denies pests access to food, water, and
shelter, usually through concentrated sanitation efforts.
factors could include temperature and humidity. critical for
controlling cockroaches and rodents. take care of filthy
conditions
Pest Removal most direct method of managing pest populations. involves
lethal trapping (most used) and disposal; live trapping (wildlife
and animals) and removal; and direct removal techniques
(such as vacuuming cockroaches)
Contact Insecticides and Stomach Poisons contact insecticides penetrate through insect body covering;
applied directly to insect or as residue on surface for insect to
crawl through. stomach poisons ingested by insect during
feeding or grooming
Residual Insecticides and Non-Residual involves length of time a pesticide will last. residual
Insecticides insecticides may persist for weeks or longer. non-residual
pesticides break down quickly after treatment
Desiccants part of inorganic insecticides. disrupt the water balance (such
as rapid water loss) of insects that contact them. low hazard
to non-target organisms and not known to develop
resistance
, Pyrethrins part of botanical insecticides, which are plant-derived.
pyrethrins are constituents of pyrethrum. interrupt the normal
transmission of an insect's nerve impulses. used with
synergists, provide quick knockdown with little residual
activity. used at low rates as flushing agents during inspection
to improve detection of insects
Synthetic Pyrethroids part of synthetic organics, which are laboratory-produced
and contain carbon. mimic the action of pyrethrins meaning
they interfere with the transmission of nerve impulses. quick
knockdown activity. engineered to be more stable and
persistent.
Insect Growth Regulators part of synthetic organics, which are laboratory-produced
and contain carbon. chemicals that mimic the juvenile growth
hormone and prevent the immature insect from molting into
the adult stage and, in doing so, disrupt the insect's life cycle
by preventing it from reproducing. chitin synthesis inhibitors
often grouped with IGRs so the insects do not molt. very low
hazard to non-target animals. insect-specific
Baits placement makes them inaccessible to people and pets. offer
ease of placement and are odorless. in order to be effective,
target pest must consume bait. less attractive to pests if
unsanitary conditions provide alternate food source
