Branch 2- Pest Control QUIZZET| 595
Questions with Correct Verified Answers
What do brown banded roaches prefer to eat? - ANSWER Starchy materials
How large are smokey brown roaches? - ANSWER 1-1 1/2 inches long
What color are smokey brown roaches? - ANSWER Dark brown to mahogany in color
What color are smokey brown nymphs? - ANSWER Black with white stripes on its back
Are adult smokey brown roaches strong fliers - ANSWER Yes
How many eggs do smokey brown roach ootheca carry - ANSWER 26
How many ootheca do smokey brown roaches produce in a lifetime? - ANSWER 10
How long does it take smoke brown roach eggs to hatch? - ANSWER 45 days
How many times do smokey brown roach nymphs molt? - ANSWER 9-12 times
How long does it take smokey brown roaches to fully mature? - ANSWER 600 days
What do smokey brown roaches feed on? - ANSWER Food scraps, insects, animal excrement,
and plant materials
Where do smokey brown roaches prefer to live? - ANSWER Warm humid areas
,What should you have clients do as a roach preventative measure? - ANSWER Inspect
deliveries of foods and merchandise for roaches before letting them enter the building
What should be your first choice for roach control? - ANSWER Baits
When are chemical treatments for roaches most effective - ANSWER After sanitation and
exclusion practices have been performed
Who are ants close relatives of? - ANSWER Bees and wasps
How many species of ants are in California - ANSWER 200
What metamorphosis do ants have - ANSWER Complete
What kind of ants are sterile - ANSWER Female workers
Do one node ants sting - ANSWER No
Where can Argentine ants be found - ANSWER Outdoors in shallow mounds
Argentine ants have multiple what - ANSWER Queens
How many nodes to Argentine ants have - ANSWER One
How many queens do carpenter ants have - ANSWER One
How many nodes do carpenter ants have - ANSWER One
,How far will carpenter ants travel for food - ANSWER 100 yards
Where do carpenter ants nest - ANSWER Tree stumps, firewood, fence posts, hollow doors,
or window frames
When are carpenter ants most active - ANSWER At night
Do odorous house ants have one queen - ANSWER No they have multiple
Where do odorous house ants nest? - ANSWER In shallow mounds in soil or indoors in
wall voids
What are odorous ants frequently confused with - ANSWER Argentine ants
How many nodes do odorous house ants have - ANSWER One
How many queens do velvety tree ants have - ANSWER One
Velvety tree ants have 2 nodes - ANSWER False
Where do velvety tree ants nest - ANSWER Old wood such as old tree limbs or stumps
Two node ants don't sting - ANSWER False
Which caste of pavement ants sting - ANSWER Workers
Where do pavement ants nest - ANSWER In lawns or under stones or boards
, Do pharaoh ants have multiple queens - ANSWER Yes
How many nodes do pharaoh ants have - ANSWER 2
What can improper treatment of pharaoh ants cause - ANSWER Budding or splitting into
sub colonies that spread to other areas of the home
What is the most effective control measure for ants - ANSWER Baits or non repellent liquids
Which ants have single and multiple queen colonies? - ANSWER Red imported fire ants
How many nodes do red imported fire ants have? - ANSWER 2
Where do red imported fire ants nest? - ANSWER In mounds with multiple openings, in soil
or lawns and sometimes in buildings behind walls
How many red imported fire ants can be found in large colonies? - ANSWER 300,000-500,000
How far from the nest do red imported fire ants travel for food? - ANSWER 100 yards
What can stings from red imported fore ants cause? - ANSWER Severe reactions in people, and
may kill young wildlife
How many queens do thief ants have - ANSWER One
How many queens do southern fire ants have - ANSWER Multiple
How many nodes do southern fire ants have - ANSWER 2 and they will sting aggressively
Questions with Correct Verified Answers
What do brown banded roaches prefer to eat? - ANSWER Starchy materials
How large are smokey brown roaches? - ANSWER 1-1 1/2 inches long
What color are smokey brown roaches? - ANSWER Dark brown to mahogany in color
What color are smokey brown nymphs? - ANSWER Black with white stripes on its back
Are adult smokey brown roaches strong fliers - ANSWER Yes
How many eggs do smokey brown roach ootheca carry - ANSWER 26
How many ootheca do smokey brown roaches produce in a lifetime? - ANSWER 10
How long does it take smoke brown roach eggs to hatch? - ANSWER 45 days
How many times do smokey brown roach nymphs molt? - ANSWER 9-12 times
How long does it take smokey brown roaches to fully mature? - ANSWER 600 days
What do smokey brown roaches feed on? - ANSWER Food scraps, insects, animal excrement,
and plant materials
Where do smokey brown roaches prefer to live? - ANSWER Warm humid areas
,What should you have clients do as a roach preventative measure? - ANSWER Inspect
deliveries of foods and merchandise for roaches before letting them enter the building
What should be your first choice for roach control? - ANSWER Baits
When are chemical treatments for roaches most effective - ANSWER After sanitation and
exclusion practices have been performed
Who are ants close relatives of? - ANSWER Bees and wasps
How many species of ants are in California - ANSWER 200
What metamorphosis do ants have - ANSWER Complete
What kind of ants are sterile - ANSWER Female workers
Do one node ants sting - ANSWER No
Where can Argentine ants be found - ANSWER Outdoors in shallow mounds
Argentine ants have multiple what - ANSWER Queens
How many nodes to Argentine ants have - ANSWER One
How many queens do carpenter ants have - ANSWER One
How many nodes do carpenter ants have - ANSWER One
,How far will carpenter ants travel for food - ANSWER 100 yards
Where do carpenter ants nest - ANSWER Tree stumps, firewood, fence posts, hollow doors,
or window frames
When are carpenter ants most active - ANSWER At night
Do odorous house ants have one queen - ANSWER No they have multiple
Where do odorous house ants nest? - ANSWER In shallow mounds in soil or indoors in
wall voids
What are odorous ants frequently confused with - ANSWER Argentine ants
How many nodes do odorous house ants have - ANSWER One
How many queens do velvety tree ants have - ANSWER One
Velvety tree ants have 2 nodes - ANSWER False
Where do velvety tree ants nest - ANSWER Old wood such as old tree limbs or stumps
Two node ants don't sting - ANSWER False
Which caste of pavement ants sting - ANSWER Workers
Where do pavement ants nest - ANSWER In lawns or under stones or boards
, Do pharaoh ants have multiple queens - ANSWER Yes
How many nodes do pharaoh ants have - ANSWER 2
What can improper treatment of pharaoh ants cause - ANSWER Budding or splitting into
sub colonies that spread to other areas of the home
What is the most effective control measure for ants - ANSWER Baits or non repellent liquids
Which ants have single and multiple queen colonies? - ANSWER Red imported fire ants
How many nodes do red imported fire ants have? - ANSWER 2
Where do red imported fire ants nest? - ANSWER In mounds with multiple openings, in soil
or lawns and sometimes in buildings behind walls
How many red imported fire ants can be found in large colonies? - ANSWER 300,000-500,000
How far from the nest do red imported fire ants travel for food? - ANSWER 100 yards
What can stings from red imported fore ants cause? - ANSWER Severe reactions in people, and
may kill young wildlife
How many queens do thief ants have - ANSWER One
How many queens do southern fire ants have - ANSWER Multiple
How many nodes do southern fire ants have - ANSWER 2 and they will sting aggressively
