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Purdue Intro to Pest Management Final Exam
Multiple Choice and Matching 100% Pass 2026
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Be able to list several types of o Use concrete or metal barriers.
mechanical alterations used in o Remove cellulose debris.
subterranean termite control. o Eliminate moisture in and near.
o Improve ventilation under structure.
o Eliminate wood to soil contact.
o Stainless mesh barriers.
o Rock/sand particulate.
o Nematodes and pathogenic fungi
o Complete Metamorphosis Egg larvae pupa adult
(Ants, wasps, beetles, tichoptera)
No metamorphosis ♣ Egg, Young, adult
Collembola, thysanura
Incomplete metamorphosis Egg, naiads, adult
Odonatan, plecoptera, ephemeroptera
Gradual Metamorphosis ♣ Egg, nymph, adult
Roaches, hoppers, termites
, What are some advantages of using o Low toxicity to mammals
insect growth regulators o Generally allowed in more areas
Affects all stages that undergo complete
metamorphosis
Understand the general routes by Ingestion, absorption, inhalation
which pesticides can enter a person's
body.
differences in baiting techniques for o Mice: Place bait between harborage and food
rats and mice source, favorable feeding locations, corners, warm
areas, 3d layout, keep fresh.
o Rats: Eliminate food sources, space 15-50,
between harborage and food sources, loose
pellets in burrows, don't move once used, place
sufficient bait, fresh baits with zinc phosphide
placed in evening so fresh at night.
What are some advantages and o Advantages
disadvantages of using dusts for ♣ Great residual, no mixing.
insect pest management? o Disadvantages
♣ Visual residues, takes experience to use
correctly, difficult to control dispersal to non-
target areas.
Be able to describe why crack and o Those are preferred areas for harborage and
crevice applications are preferred breeding/egg development
for German cockroach management.
What are the different castes of o Workers
termites found within a termite o Soldiers
colony? o Supplementary reproductive
Primary reproductive (swarmers
Purdue Intro to Pest Management Final Exam
Multiple Choice and Matching 100% Pass 2026
Save
Terms in this set (246)
Be able to list several types of o Use concrete or metal barriers.
mechanical alterations used in o Remove cellulose debris.
subterranean termite control. o Eliminate moisture in and near.
o Improve ventilation under structure.
o Eliminate wood to soil contact.
o Stainless mesh barriers.
o Rock/sand particulate.
o Nematodes and pathogenic fungi
o Complete Metamorphosis Egg larvae pupa adult
(Ants, wasps, beetles, tichoptera)
No metamorphosis ♣ Egg, Young, adult
Collembola, thysanura
Incomplete metamorphosis Egg, naiads, adult
Odonatan, plecoptera, ephemeroptera
Gradual Metamorphosis ♣ Egg, nymph, adult
Roaches, hoppers, termites
, What are some advantages of using o Low toxicity to mammals
insect growth regulators o Generally allowed in more areas
Affects all stages that undergo complete
metamorphosis
Understand the general routes by Ingestion, absorption, inhalation
which pesticides can enter a person's
body.
differences in baiting techniques for o Mice: Place bait between harborage and food
rats and mice source, favorable feeding locations, corners, warm
areas, 3d layout, keep fresh.
o Rats: Eliminate food sources, space 15-50,
between harborage and food sources, loose
pellets in burrows, don't move once used, place
sufficient bait, fresh baits with zinc phosphide
placed in evening so fresh at night.
What are some advantages and o Advantages
disadvantages of using dusts for ♣ Great residual, no mixing.
insect pest management? o Disadvantages
♣ Visual residues, takes experience to use
correctly, difficult to control dispersal to non-
target areas.
Be able to describe why crack and o Those are preferred areas for harborage and
crevice applications are preferred breeding/egg development
for German cockroach management.
What are the different castes of o Workers
termites found within a termite o Soldiers
colony? o Supplementary reproductive
Primary reproductive (swarmers
