Coleoptera. Ground Beetle - ANSWER// Scavenger Beetle - ANSWER//
Fungus Beetle - ANSWER// Rice Weevil - ANSWER//reddish spots bores
holes in grain kernels to deposit eggs likely to be found in grain storage areas,
not homes Sawtoothed Grain Beetle - ANSWER//3mm long reddish brown to
dark brown long and narrow saw patterns on body between 45-285 eggs eggs
hatch in 8 days feed on cereals, dried meats, meal, flour, rice can't feed on
whole grains Red Flour Beetle - ANSWER//3mm long only found in southern
states lay 2-3 eggs per day eggs hatch 5-12 days found in cereal, flour, spices,
dried pet food don't attack whole grain Mealworms - ANSWER// Sugarcane
beetle - ANSWER// Asian Lady Beetle - ANSWER// Drugstore Beetle -
ANSWER//has ridges on back reddish brown 3 clubbed antenna Cigarette
beetle - ANSWER//2.5-3 mm long reddish yellow to brownish red serrated
antenna no club Leafhopper - ANSWER//Describe picture and order. Order of
Homoptera Mayfly - ANSWER// Stonefly - ANSWER// Dobson Fly -
ANSWER// Lacewings - ANSWER// Caddisfly - ANSWER// Thrips -
ANSWER// Saddle Back Caterpillar - ANSWER// puss caterpillar - ANSWER//
Webbing Clothes Moth - ANSWER//most common fabric moth golden with
reddish golden hairs on top of head lay 40-50 eggs of 2-3 weeks, then die
eggs hatch 4-10 days in warm weather feed on wool, carpets, furs
Mediterranean Flour Moth - ANSWER// Casemaking clothes moth -
ANSWER//similar in appearance to webbing clothes moth but wings are more
brownish carry a silk case when feeding, eat from either end and retreat into it
when disturbed mosquitoes - ANSWER//Blood sucking eggs laid in water on
raft-like structure larvae aquatic Only adult females feed on blood Can
transmit Rocky Mountain Spotted fever, Lyme disease, malaria, zika Indian
Meal Moth - ANSWER//only larval stage causes damage coarsely ground
flours reddish brown 200-400 eggs Silverfish - ANSWER//incomplete
metamorphosis feed on fabrics Firebrat - ANSWER//incomplete
metamorphosis feed on fabrics Chiggers - ANSWER// Mites -
ANSWER//sucking mouth parts complete metamorphosis attack birds,
rodents, or humans Centipedes - ANSWER//damp, dark places gradual
metamorphosis feed on insects and spiders Milipedes - ANSWER//gradual
metamorphosis feed on decaying vegatation Sowbugs - ANSWER//feed on
decaying organic material Pill Bugs - ANSWER//feed on decaying organic
material Black Widow - ANSWER//found in garages, water meter boxes,
under houses venom is neurotoxin could cause cramping in thighs, lumbar,
abdomen, chest Brown Recluse - ANSWER//very poisonous a dark violin-
shaped mark on its body lives in old boxes, furniture, stacks of paper bite
cause skin to blister, rot away down to bone Brown Widow -
ANSWER//prefers secluded site for webs bites not as harmful as black Wolf
Spider - ANSWER//do not make webs, wanderers found in gardens Crab
Spider - ANSWER// Jumping Spider - ANSWER// Common house spider -
ANSWER// Black Legged Deer Tick - ANSWER// American Dog Tick -
ANSWER//principal vector of of Rocky Mountain Spotted fever adults prefer
dogs, meadow mouse preferred for immatures females lay 4000-6500 eggs
over 1-2 weeks then dies eggs hatch in 26-57 days when host found, larvae
feed for 5 days drop off and molt to nymph, find host, feed 3-11 days 3 month
to 3 year life cycle Brown Dog Tick - ANSWER//found around dogs does not
,General Pest Control Subcategory
Test, General and Structural Pest
Control 7A/CORE, General
Structural Pest control 7a, MS
General Standards plus MS GRCL
transmit human disease but can transmit diseases to dogs complete
metamorphosis can lay 1000-3000 eggs eggs hatch in 19-60 days larvae 6-23
days nymph 4-9 days to gorge on blood drop off animal and reach maturity in
12-29 days Lone Star Tick - ANSWER// Roof Rat - ANSWER//neophobic-
doesn't like changes tail longer than head and body lives in trees or attics of
buildings thicker, pointed pellets Norway Rat - ANSWER//larger than roof rat
tail is shorter than head and body lives down low neophobic - doesn't like
changes thick, dull pellets House Mouse - ANSWER//inquisitive, easier to trap
maximum travel from nest about 30ft small, thin pellets Poisonous Snakes -
ANSWER// Nonpoisonous snakes - ANSWER// Bats - ANSWER//Chiroptera-
winged hand can carry rabies rabies paralyzes bats eventually killing them
rabies infection rate low exclude in spring or fall after dusk Birds -
ANSWER//Pigeons can transfer disease through fungus that grows on
droppings Moles - ANSWER// Raccoons - ANSWER// Skunks - ANSWER//
Squirrel - ANSWER// Opossums - ANSWER// Chipmunks - ANSWER// What
is FIFRA? - ANSWER// Botanical Insecticide (oldest Pesticide) -
ANSWER//Natural ingredients EXTRACTED FROM PLANTS Insect Growth
Regulator (Methoprene) - ANSWER// Inorganic Pesticides (Boric Acid) -
ANSWER//Compounds considered to be of mineral and not biological origin.
Signal Words - ANSWER// Signal Word - Danger Poison (skull and cross
bones) - ANSWER//Highly toxic products Signal Word - Danger -
ANSWER//corrosive and can cause irreversible eye damage or severe skin
injury Signal Word - Warning - ANSWER//moderately toxic or can cause
moderate eye or skin irritation Signal Word - Caution - ANSWER//Slightly
toxic or may cause slight eye are skin irritation Insecticide - ANSWER//a
chemical used to kill insects Larvicide - ANSWER//substance used to kill
insect larvae Ovicides - ANSWER//kill eggs of insects and mites Nematicides
- ANSWER//kill nematodes (microscopic, worm-like organisms that feed on
plant roots). Acaricides - ANSWER//kills mites and ticks Warfarin -
ANSWER//1st Gen anticoagulant AI .025% Rodex, Kaput Rat & Mouse
Chlorophacinone - ANSWER//1st Gen anticoagulant AI .005% Rozol, Ortho
Rodenticide, AC90 Diphacinone - ANSWER//1st Gen anticoagulant AI .005%
Ditrac, Eraze Ag, Tomcat, Bait block, Ramik Brodifacoum - ANSWER//2nd
Gen anticoagulant AI .005%/.0025% Final & Jaguar, d.Con, Havoc,Kaput
Doom, Talon, Weatherblok Bromadiolone - ANSWER//2nd Gen Anticoagulant
AI .005% Contrac, Hawk, Just one bite, Maki, Boot Hill, Brigand, Ratimor
Difenacoum - ANSWER//2nd Gen anticoagulant AI .005% Dikill, Multikill
Difethialone - ANSWER//2nd Gen anticoagulant AI .025% Generation,
Hombre, BlueMax, FirstStrike, d-Con Bromethalin - ANSWER//Non-
,anticoagulant AI .01% Fastrac, Rampage, Tomcat, Cykill, Top Gun,
Gunslinger, Assault Scorpions - ANSWER//give live birth 10 legs live 3-5
years venom is neurotoxin Cholecalciferol - ANSWER//Non-anticoagulant
AI .075% Agrid, Terad3 Zinc Phosphide - ANSWER//Non-anticoagulant AI 2%
ZP Pelleted Bait, Prozap Thigmotaxis - ANSWER//the motion or orientation of
an organism in response to a touch stimulus. Synergist - ANSWER// Varied
Carpet Beetle - ANSWER//3 mm long black with irregular pattern about 40
eggs at a time lay eggs in nest of other insects eggs hatch about 18 days
German Cockroach - ANSWER//1/2 in long Brown with two "racing stripes"
Produce 30-50 eggs at a time eggs hatch in 28 days Hatchling reach maturity
in about 40 days 5-7 molts to adulthood indoor pest Brownbanded cockroach
- ANSWER//1/2 in long Males golden brown, narrow body, wings cover
abdomen Females dark chestnut brown, tear drop shape body, shorter wings
horizontal bands of color Eggs hatch in about 60 days 160 days to maturity
indoor pest but prefer warm temps Oriental Cockroach - ANSWER//1- 1 1/4 in
long dark brown, almost black about 16 eggs at a time 60 days for eggs to
hatch 300-800 days to maturity prefers dark, damp places American
Cockroach - ANSWER//1 1/2 - 2 in long reddish brown pronotal shield is
lighter on edges and creates halo effect about 14 eggs at a time Eggs hatch in
about 45 days 215-400 days to maturity live in warm and humid environments
Smokybrown Cockroach - ANSWER//1 1/4 in long dark brown to mahogany
about 20 eggs at a time 320 days to maturity found outside in vegetation
Brown
Define a pest in simple terms - ANSWER//An unwanted organism Pest
populations are part of an ecosystem. What following elements are included in
an ecosystem? A. Populations and a community B. A community and
biological and physical supports C. Populations and biological and physical
supports D. Populations, a community, and biological and physical supports -
ANSWER//D In infested apartments, pest infestations are evenly distributed?
A. True B. False - ANSWER//B In a simple sequence of methods, which of the
following is the first method or activity a pest control technician should do? A.
Pesticide Application B. Habitat alteration C. Inspection D. Follow up -
ANSWER//C Which of the following are not integrated pest management
components, goals or activities: A. Monitoring B. Pesticide Application C.
Preventative Spraying D. Recordkeeping E. Total Pest Elimination -
ANSWER//C and E The pest management style of pest control, more than the
other styles, emphasizes: A. Safe Pesticide application B. The reduction of
pests to a tolerable number C. Inspection D. Client Communication -
ANSWER//B New sprayers are well calibrated until they have been used one
season A. True B. False - ANSWER//B Hand held sprayers can be calibrated
if the following is known: A. Pressure used B. Amount of liquid used C. Time
elapsed per liquid used D. Area sprayed per amount of liquid used E. All of
these F. None of these - ANSWER//E Fogging fills a room volume including
cracks, crevices and cabinets. A. True B. False - ANSWER//B High Pressure
must be maintained in hand held sprayers to be effective. A. True B. False -
ANSWER//B If a sprayer malfunctions,_______________ A. Repair it
immediately B. Increase pressure by pumping C. Release pressure and
remove it to a repair area D. Use very soft and thin wire to clear the nozzle
after releasing pressure - ANSWER//C Equipment safety is best maintained
, by ________. A. Daily Rinsing B. Daily hose inspection C. Scheduled
cleaning D. All of these - ANSWER//D The responsibility of the environmental
protection Agency (EPA) is to ________. A. Regulate Pesticide use B.
Regulate pesticide applicators C. Protect public health and the environment D.
enforce Fifra - ANSWER//C Pest Control applicators may be certified in either
of two classifications. a. Private and commercial B. Fumigation and non
fumigation C. Urban and agriculture D. Certified and non-certified -
ANSWER//A Pesticide registration decisions are based on the demonstration
that the use of a pesticide will not result in "Unreasonable human health or
environmental effects". The law that mandates that is called the ________. -
ANSWER//FIFRA, The Federal Insecticide fungicide and rodenticide act The
state plan that regulates pesticide applicators and their certification is
approved and evaluated by ________. A. FDA B. USDA C. EPA D. OSHA -
ANSWER//C The cockroach that requires the most control effort is the
_______. A. Asian B. American C. German D. Australian - ANSWER//C
American cockroaches like an environment that is A. slightly cool, moist B.
very warm, moist C. hot, dry D. lukewarm, average humidity - ANSWER//B
Oriental cockroach populations consist mostly of _____ in the winter. A.
Adults B. nymphs C. eggs D. pupae - ANSWER//A Cockroaches need
_________ to be successful. A. food, moisture, harborage B. food, moisture,
open spaces C. warmth, food, cracks, D. cracks, crevices, food - ANSWER//A
Oriental cockroaches prefer a _________ environment A. moist B. Warm C.
High D. Small - ANSWER//A Brown-banded cockroaches prefer a _______
environment a. cool b. very warm c. sanitary d. very moist - ANSWER//B
Smokey brown cockroaches prefer a ______ environment a. open b. very
warm c. very moist d. high - ANSWER//C German cockroaches have A. Two
bands across their thorax B. Two stripes on their thorax C. Light markings on
their thorax D. Short wings - ANSWER//B Ants and termites are both closely
related social insects. A. True B. False - ANSWER//B The ant species that
almost always has its colony inside is _____ a. carpenter ant b. pharaoh ant c.
fire ant d. odorous house ant - ANSWER//B Carpenter ants make galleries in
wood which is also one of their principal foods. A. True B. False -
ANSWER//B The ant caste system consists of A. workers, drones, soldiers b.
soldiers, workers, reproductives c. male and female reproductives and
workers d. larvae, pupae, adults - ANSWER//C Ants found inside a structure
always Come from a colony that is located inside A. true B. false -
ANSWER//B Ants forage for _______ to sustain themselves and the colony A.
honeydew, greases, sugars and insects B. Wood C. Honeydew alone D.
Pheromones - ANSWER//A Some common stored product pests that attack
whole grains and chew through the seed coat are ________ a. rice and
granary weevils B. red and confused flour beetles C. Psocids and grain mites
D. Sawtoothed and merchant grain beetles - ANSWER//A Pheromones are
used in A. sprays B. traps C. dusts D. Warehouses - ANSWER//B ______ is
not commonly a food of stored product pests A. Dried fruit B. Paprika C.
Paper products D. Cornmeal E. Mung beans - ANSWER//C Psocids and grain
mites need ______ to build large populations. A. grain B. processed meal C.
high protein grain D. high humidity - ANSWER//D The most important element
in a pest management program for fabric pests in a museum would be a.
Fogging B. Monitoring C. Dusting D. Spraying - ANSWER//B The principal
need of fabric pests seems to be a. wool b. carbohydrates c. protein d.
Fungus Beetle - ANSWER// Rice Weevil - ANSWER//reddish spots bores
holes in grain kernels to deposit eggs likely to be found in grain storage areas,
not homes Sawtoothed Grain Beetle - ANSWER//3mm long reddish brown to
dark brown long and narrow saw patterns on body between 45-285 eggs eggs
hatch in 8 days feed on cereals, dried meats, meal, flour, rice can't feed on
whole grains Red Flour Beetle - ANSWER//3mm long only found in southern
states lay 2-3 eggs per day eggs hatch 5-12 days found in cereal, flour, spices,
dried pet food don't attack whole grain Mealworms - ANSWER// Sugarcane
beetle - ANSWER// Asian Lady Beetle - ANSWER// Drugstore Beetle -
ANSWER//has ridges on back reddish brown 3 clubbed antenna Cigarette
beetle - ANSWER//2.5-3 mm long reddish yellow to brownish red serrated
antenna no club Leafhopper - ANSWER//Describe picture and order. Order of
Homoptera Mayfly - ANSWER// Stonefly - ANSWER// Dobson Fly -
ANSWER// Lacewings - ANSWER// Caddisfly - ANSWER// Thrips -
ANSWER// Saddle Back Caterpillar - ANSWER// puss caterpillar - ANSWER//
Webbing Clothes Moth - ANSWER//most common fabric moth golden with
reddish golden hairs on top of head lay 40-50 eggs of 2-3 weeks, then die
eggs hatch 4-10 days in warm weather feed on wool, carpets, furs
Mediterranean Flour Moth - ANSWER// Casemaking clothes moth -
ANSWER//similar in appearance to webbing clothes moth but wings are more
brownish carry a silk case when feeding, eat from either end and retreat into it
when disturbed mosquitoes - ANSWER//Blood sucking eggs laid in water on
raft-like structure larvae aquatic Only adult females feed on blood Can
transmit Rocky Mountain Spotted fever, Lyme disease, malaria, zika Indian
Meal Moth - ANSWER//only larval stage causes damage coarsely ground
flours reddish brown 200-400 eggs Silverfish - ANSWER//incomplete
metamorphosis feed on fabrics Firebrat - ANSWER//incomplete
metamorphosis feed on fabrics Chiggers - ANSWER// Mites -
ANSWER//sucking mouth parts complete metamorphosis attack birds,
rodents, or humans Centipedes - ANSWER//damp, dark places gradual
metamorphosis feed on insects and spiders Milipedes - ANSWER//gradual
metamorphosis feed on decaying vegatation Sowbugs - ANSWER//feed on
decaying organic material Pill Bugs - ANSWER//feed on decaying organic
material Black Widow - ANSWER//found in garages, water meter boxes,
under houses venom is neurotoxin could cause cramping in thighs, lumbar,
abdomen, chest Brown Recluse - ANSWER//very poisonous a dark violin-
shaped mark on its body lives in old boxes, furniture, stacks of paper bite
cause skin to blister, rot away down to bone Brown Widow -
ANSWER//prefers secluded site for webs bites not as harmful as black Wolf
Spider - ANSWER//do not make webs, wanderers found in gardens Crab
Spider - ANSWER// Jumping Spider - ANSWER// Common house spider -
ANSWER// Black Legged Deer Tick - ANSWER// American Dog Tick -
ANSWER//principal vector of of Rocky Mountain Spotted fever adults prefer
dogs, meadow mouse preferred for immatures females lay 4000-6500 eggs
over 1-2 weeks then dies eggs hatch in 26-57 days when host found, larvae
feed for 5 days drop off and molt to nymph, find host, feed 3-11 days 3 month
to 3 year life cycle Brown Dog Tick - ANSWER//found around dogs does not
,General Pest Control Subcategory
Test, General and Structural Pest
Control 7A/CORE, General
Structural Pest control 7a, MS
General Standards plus MS GRCL
transmit human disease but can transmit diseases to dogs complete
metamorphosis can lay 1000-3000 eggs eggs hatch in 19-60 days larvae 6-23
days nymph 4-9 days to gorge on blood drop off animal and reach maturity in
12-29 days Lone Star Tick - ANSWER// Roof Rat - ANSWER//neophobic-
doesn't like changes tail longer than head and body lives in trees or attics of
buildings thicker, pointed pellets Norway Rat - ANSWER//larger than roof rat
tail is shorter than head and body lives down low neophobic - doesn't like
changes thick, dull pellets House Mouse - ANSWER//inquisitive, easier to trap
maximum travel from nest about 30ft small, thin pellets Poisonous Snakes -
ANSWER// Nonpoisonous snakes - ANSWER// Bats - ANSWER//Chiroptera-
winged hand can carry rabies rabies paralyzes bats eventually killing them
rabies infection rate low exclude in spring or fall after dusk Birds -
ANSWER//Pigeons can transfer disease through fungus that grows on
droppings Moles - ANSWER// Raccoons - ANSWER// Skunks - ANSWER//
Squirrel - ANSWER// Opossums - ANSWER// Chipmunks - ANSWER// What
is FIFRA? - ANSWER// Botanical Insecticide (oldest Pesticide) -
ANSWER//Natural ingredients EXTRACTED FROM PLANTS Insect Growth
Regulator (Methoprene) - ANSWER// Inorganic Pesticides (Boric Acid) -
ANSWER//Compounds considered to be of mineral and not biological origin.
Signal Words - ANSWER// Signal Word - Danger Poison (skull and cross
bones) - ANSWER//Highly toxic products Signal Word - Danger -
ANSWER//corrosive and can cause irreversible eye damage or severe skin
injury Signal Word - Warning - ANSWER//moderately toxic or can cause
moderate eye or skin irritation Signal Word - Caution - ANSWER//Slightly
toxic or may cause slight eye are skin irritation Insecticide - ANSWER//a
chemical used to kill insects Larvicide - ANSWER//substance used to kill
insect larvae Ovicides - ANSWER//kill eggs of insects and mites Nematicides
- ANSWER//kill nematodes (microscopic, worm-like organisms that feed on
plant roots). Acaricides - ANSWER//kills mites and ticks Warfarin -
ANSWER//1st Gen anticoagulant AI .025% Rodex, Kaput Rat & Mouse
Chlorophacinone - ANSWER//1st Gen anticoagulant AI .005% Rozol, Ortho
Rodenticide, AC90 Diphacinone - ANSWER//1st Gen anticoagulant AI .005%
Ditrac, Eraze Ag, Tomcat, Bait block, Ramik Brodifacoum - ANSWER//2nd
Gen anticoagulant AI .005%/.0025% Final & Jaguar, d.Con, Havoc,Kaput
Doom, Talon, Weatherblok Bromadiolone - ANSWER//2nd Gen Anticoagulant
AI .005% Contrac, Hawk, Just one bite, Maki, Boot Hill, Brigand, Ratimor
Difenacoum - ANSWER//2nd Gen anticoagulant AI .005% Dikill, Multikill
Difethialone - ANSWER//2nd Gen anticoagulant AI .025% Generation,
Hombre, BlueMax, FirstStrike, d-Con Bromethalin - ANSWER//Non-
,anticoagulant AI .01% Fastrac, Rampage, Tomcat, Cykill, Top Gun,
Gunslinger, Assault Scorpions - ANSWER//give live birth 10 legs live 3-5
years venom is neurotoxin Cholecalciferol - ANSWER//Non-anticoagulant
AI .075% Agrid, Terad3 Zinc Phosphide - ANSWER//Non-anticoagulant AI 2%
ZP Pelleted Bait, Prozap Thigmotaxis - ANSWER//the motion or orientation of
an organism in response to a touch stimulus. Synergist - ANSWER// Varied
Carpet Beetle - ANSWER//3 mm long black with irregular pattern about 40
eggs at a time lay eggs in nest of other insects eggs hatch about 18 days
German Cockroach - ANSWER//1/2 in long Brown with two "racing stripes"
Produce 30-50 eggs at a time eggs hatch in 28 days Hatchling reach maturity
in about 40 days 5-7 molts to adulthood indoor pest Brownbanded cockroach
- ANSWER//1/2 in long Males golden brown, narrow body, wings cover
abdomen Females dark chestnut brown, tear drop shape body, shorter wings
horizontal bands of color Eggs hatch in about 60 days 160 days to maturity
indoor pest but prefer warm temps Oriental Cockroach - ANSWER//1- 1 1/4 in
long dark brown, almost black about 16 eggs at a time 60 days for eggs to
hatch 300-800 days to maturity prefers dark, damp places American
Cockroach - ANSWER//1 1/2 - 2 in long reddish brown pronotal shield is
lighter on edges and creates halo effect about 14 eggs at a time Eggs hatch in
about 45 days 215-400 days to maturity live in warm and humid environments
Smokybrown Cockroach - ANSWER//1 1/4 in long dark brown to mahogany
about 20 eggs at a time 320 days to maturity found outside in vegetation
Brown
Define a pest in simple terms - ANSWER//An unwanted organism Pest
populations are part of an ecosystem. What following elements are included in
an ecosystem? A. Populations and a community B. A community and
biological and physical supports C. Populations and biological and physical
supports D. Populations, a community, and biological and physical supports -
ANSWER//D In infested apartments, pest infestations are evenly distributed?
A. True B. False - ANSWER//B In a simple sequence of methods, which of the
following is the first method or activity a pest control technician should do? A.
Pesticide Application B. Habitat alteration C. Inspection D. Follow up -
ANSWER//C Which of the following are not integrated pest management
components, goals or activities: A. Monitoring B. Pesticide Application C.
Preventative Spraying D. Recordkeeping E. Total Pest Elimination -
ANSWER//C and E The pest management style of pest control, more than the
other styles, emphasizes: A. Safe Pesticide application B. The reduction of
pests to a tolerable number C. Inspection D. Client Communication -
ANSWER//B New sprayers are well calibrated until they have been used one
season A. True B. False - ANSWER//B Hand held sprayers can be calibrated
if the following is known: A. Pressure used B. Amount of liquid used C. Time
elapsed per liquid used D. Area sprayed per amount of liquid used E. All of
these F. None of these - ANSWER//E Fogging fills a room volume including
cracks, crevices and cabinets. A. True B. False - ANSWER//B High Pressure
must be maintained in hand held sprayers to be effective. A. True B. False -
ANSWER//B If a sprayer malfunctions,_______________ A. Repair it
immediately B. Increase pressure by pumping C. Release pressure and
remove it to a repair area D. Use very soft and thin wire to clear the nozzle
after releasing pressure - ANSWER//C Equipment safety is best maintained
, by ________. A. Daily Rinsing B. Daily hose inspection C. Scheduled
cleaning D. All of these - ANSWER//D The responsibility of the environmental
protection Agency (EPA) is to ________. A. Regulate Pesticide use B.
Regulate pesticide applicators C. Protect public health and the environment D.
enforce Fifra - ANSWER//C Pest Control applicators may be certified in either
of two classifications. a. Private and commercial B. Fumigation and non
fumigation C. Urban and agriculture D. Certified and non-certified -
ANSWER//A Pesticide registration decisions are based on the demonstration
that the use of a pesticide will not result in "Unreasonable human health or
environmental effects". The law that mandates that is called the ________. -
ANSWER//FIFRA, The Federal Insecticide fungicide and rodenticide act The
state plan that regulates pesticide applicators and their certification is
approved and evaluated by ________. A. FDA B. USDA C. EPA D. OSHA -
ANSWER//C The cockroach that requires the most control effort is the
_______. A. Asian B. American C. German D. Australian - ANSWER//C
American cockroaches like an environment that is A. slightly cool, moist B.
very warm, moist C. hot, dry D. lukewarm, average humidity - ANSWER//B
Oriental cockroach populations consist mostly of _____ in the winter. A.
Adults B. nymphs C. eggs D. pupae - ANSWER//A Cockroaches need
_________ to be successful. A. food, moisture, harborage B. food, moisture,
open spaces C. warmth, food, cracks, D. cracks, crevices, food - ANSWER//A
Oriental cockroaches prefer a _________ environment A. moist B. Warm C.
High D. Small - ANSWER//A Brown-banded cockroaches prefer a _______
environment a. cool b. very warm c. sanitary d. very moist - ANSWER//B
Smokey brown cockroaches prefer a ______ environment a. open b. very
warm c. very moist d. high - ANSWER//C German cockroaches have A. Two
bands across their thorax B. Two stripes on their thorax C. Light markings on
their thorax D. Short wings - ANSWER//B Ants and termites are both closely
related social insects. A. True B. False - ANSWER//B The ant species that
almost always has its colony inside is _____ a. carpenter ant b. pharaoh ant c.
fire ant d. odorous house ant - ANSWER//B Carpenter ants make galleries in
wood which is also one of their principal foods. A. True B. False -
ANSWER//B The ant caste system consists of A. workers, drones, soldiers b.
soldiers, workers, reproductives c. male and female reproductives and
workers d. larvae, pupae, adults - ANSWER//C Ants found inside a structure
always Come from a colony that is located inside A. true B. false -
ANSWER//B Ants forage for _______ to sustain themselves and the colony A.
honeydew, greases, sugars and insects B. Wood C. Honeydew alone D.
Pheromones - ANSWER//A Some common stored product pests that attack
whole grains and chew through the seed coat are ________ a. rice and
granary weevils B. red and confused flour beetles C. Psocids and grain mites
D. Sawtoothed and merchant grain beetles - ANSWER//A Pheromones are
used in A. sprays B. traps C. dusts D. Warehouses - ANSWER//B ______ is
not commonly a food of stored product pests A. Dried fruit B. Paprika C.
Paper products D. Cornmeal E. Mung beans - ANSWER//C Psocids and grain
mites need ______ to build large populations. A. grain B. processed meal C.
high protein grain D. high humidity - ANSWER//D The most important element
in a pest management program for fabric pests in a museum would be a.
Fogging B. Monitoring C. Dusting D. Spraying - ANSWER//B The principal
need of fabric pests seems to be a. wool b. carbohydrates c. protein d.
