QAL STUDY GUIDE 2026 ACTUAL
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
● light traps. Answer: Light traps use UV light to attract flying insects
and employ a glue board or other device to trap the insects. A light trap
should be placed so that it is not attracting outdoor insects into a
building. These devices when used indoors cannot compete with
sunlight and should not be place near other light sources. The devices
should be maintained as per instructions on how often to change the UV
light bulb and trapping device to maintain effective attraction and
trapping of insects.
● Blacklight trap. Answer: clean out at least once a week to prevent dead
insects from becoming food for carpet beetles or other insects
● nontoxic tracking powder. Answer: fine dusts that provide a visual
record of rodent or insect activity
● Habitat Modification. Answer: reducing sources of food, water, and
harborage for a
particular pest. Examples include indoors; caulking cracks and crevices
or fixing
leaking pipes, putting food and garbage into sealed pest-proof
containers.
, outdoors; adjusting irrigation timing and location, reducing the depth of
mulch,
putting exterior lights on a timer or motion sensor, putting extensions on
downspouts and condensate lines
● trapping. Answer: Used to monitor or kill pests
● German Cockroach. Answer: - the most common indoor cockroach
species in CA
- common in homes, hospitals, ships, planes and buses
- small, only about 1/2 inch long
- glide rather than fly
- the female carry their egg cases throughout the incubation period
● abiotic. Answer: nonliving factors, such as wind, water, temperature,
or soil type or texture
● absorb. Answer: to soak up or take in a liquid or powder
● accumulate. Answer: to increase in quantity within an area, such as in
the soil or tissues of a plant or animal
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
● light traps. Answer: Light traps use UV light to attract flying insects
and employ a glue board or other device to trap the insects. A light trap
should be placed so that it is not attracting outdoor insects into a
building. These devices when used indoors cannot compete with
sunlight and should not be place near other light sources. The devices
should be maintained as per instructions on how often to change the UV
light bulb and trapping device to maintain effective attraction and
trapping of insects.
● Blacklight trap. Answer: clean out at least once a week to prevent dead
insects from becoming food for carpet beetles or other insects
● nontoxic tracking powder. Answer: fine dusts that provide a visual
record of rodent or insect activity
● Habitat Modification. Answer: reducing sources of food, water, and
harborage for a
particular pest. Examples include indoors; caulking cracks and crevices
or fixing
leaking pipes, putting food and garbage into sealed pest-proof
containers.
, outdoors; adjusting irrigation timing and location, reducing the depth of
mulch,
putting exterior lights on a timer or motion sensor, putting extensions on
downspouts and condensate lines
● trapping. Answer: Used to monitor or kill pests
● German Cockroach. Answer: - the most common indoor cockroach
species in CA
- common in homes, hospitals, ships, planes and buses
- small, only about 1/2 inch long
- glide rather than fly
- the female carry their egg cases throughout the incubation period
● abiotic. Answer: nonliving factors, such as wind, water, temperature,
or soil type or texture
● absorb. Answer: to soak up or take in a liquid or powder
● accumulate. Answer: to increase in quantity within an area, such as in
the soil or tissues of a plant or animal
