SC General And Structural Pest Control
7A Exam Questions And Answers
What is the series of events from egg to adult called?
Lifecycle
What is metamorphosis?
The change that must take place in before the young insect matures into an adult is
called Metamorphosis
What Phylum do all insect-related animals belong to?
All insect-related animals such as mites, ticks, and spiders belong to a phulum called the
Arthropoda
What are Arachnids?
Spiders, Mites, scorpions, and ticks. Most arthropod pests are insects or arachnids.
- four pairs of legs
- two body segments (abdomen and cephalothorax)
,Name the four control strategies used to attempt the control of arthropods or
rodents.
1. Resource Management/Environment Manipulation
2. Prevention/Mechanical Barriers
3. Biological Control
4. Chemical Control
Resource Management/Environment Manipulation
Management of food, water, and shelter availability, and habitat modification to
minimize or eliminate pest is usually one of the most effective methods for controlling
pests.
Prevention/Mechanical Barriers
Barriers such as screens, netting, and protective clothing all are mechanical means to
protect people from biting and nuisance insects.
Biological Control
The use of predators, parasites, and pathogens (insect diseases) can be effective in
controlling some pest species, if the beneficial organisms can establish themselves or if
a population can be maintained.
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
,This concept uses a combination of biological, environmental and chemical control
methods
IPM- How?
Controlling pests by stressing non-chemical methods is the goal of pest management
programs
IPM- Why?
An IPM program seeks to maintain to maintain pest populations below the level at
which they cause problems.
IPM
It is an alternative and improved approach to traditional pest management. I uses
information on the life cycles of pests and their interactions with the environment, in
combination with available pest control methods, to manage pests by the most
economical means with the least possible damage to people, property, and the
environment.
IPM- Program
Under an IPM program, spraying is used ONLY when ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY
What is the difference between winged ants and termite swarmers?
, Thee key features can quickly identify winged ants:
1. A pinched waist
2. Elbowed antennae
3. Wings of different lengths
Which ant species has a heart-shaped abdomen?
Acrobat Ant
Where do odorous house ants get their name?
The odor they give off when they are crushed, smells like rotten coconut
What type of control is best for red imported fire ants?
Broadcast baiting followed by mound drenching
What is "budding"?
When pharaoh ants separate into multiple colonies due to liquid insecticide treatment
Order
Group of similar families
7A Exam Questions And Answers
What is the series of events from egg to adult called?
Lifecycle
What is metamorphosis?
The change that must take place in before the young insect matures into an adult is
called Metamorphosis
What Phylum do all insect-related animals belong to?
All insect-related animals such as mites, ticks, and spiders belong to a phulum called the
Arthropoda
What are Arachnids?
Spiders, Mites, scorpions, and ticks. Most arthropod pests are insects or arachnids.
- four pairs of legs
- two body segments (abdomen and cephalothorax)
,Name the four control strategies used to attempt the control of arthropods or
rodents.
1. Resource Management/Environment Manipulation
2. Prevention/Mechanical Barriers
3. Biological Control
4. Chemical Control
Resource Management/Environment Manipulation
Management of food, water, and shelter availability, and habitat modification to
minimize or eliminate pest is usually one of the most effective methods for controlling
pests.
Prevention/Mechanical Barriers
Barriers such as screens, netting, and protective clothing all are mechanical means to
protect people from biting and nuisance insects.
Biological Control
The use of predators, parasites, and pathogens (insect diseases) can be effective in
controlling some pest species, if the beneficial organisms can establish themselves or if
a population can be maintained.
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
,This concept uses a combination of biological, environmental and chemical control
methods
IPM- How?
Controlling pests by stressing non-chemical methods is the goal of pest management
programs
IPM- Why?
An IPM program seeks to maintain to maintain pest populations below the level at
which they cause problems.
IPM
It is an alternative and improved approach to traditional pest management. I uses
information on the life cycles of pests and their interactions with the environment, in
combination with available pest control methods, to manage pests by the most
economical means with the least possible damage to people, property, and the
environment.
IPM- Program
Under an IPM program, spraying is used ONLY when ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY
What is the difference between winged ants and termite swarmers?
, Thee key features can quickly identify winged ants:
1. A pinched waist
2. Elbowed antennae
3. Wings of different lengths
Which ant species has a heart-shaped abdomen?
Acrobat Ant
Where do odorous house ants get their name?
The odor they give off when they are crushed, smells like rotten coconut
What type of control is best for red imported fire ants?
Broadcast baiting followed by mound drenching
What is "budding"?
When pharaoh ants separate into multiple colonies due to liquid insecticide treatment
Order
Group of similar families
