Questions and Answer 2024/2025 with
complete solutions
The powder post beetle makes its tunnels across the grain
or parallel? - ANSWER-Parallel
Indian meal moths hind wings are coppery - ANSWER-
False
What are the wing characteristics of an Indian Meal
Moth? - ANSWER-Coppery Front Wings
What is the best way to treat on rainy days or when
drizzling? - ANSWER-Dust
What cockroach, other than American cockroach, flies in
California? - ANSWER-Brown Banded
,The average number of eggs a female brown banded
cockroach produces in each egg capsule, or oothecas, is? -
ANSWER-10-15
How many egg capsules does a German roach drop in a
lifetime? - ANSWER-4-8
How many eggs are in a brown banded cockroach egg
capsule? - ANSWER-14-16
How many eggs for a German Roach? - ANSWER-30-40
American roaches can be found in hospitals? - ANSWER-
True
Where do you treat for German Cockroaches? -
ANSWER-Cabinets
Corners
Crevices
What diseases do roaches carry? - ANSWER-E. Coli
,Salmonella
Zoos are treated like hospitals - ANSWER-True
Is it legal to dump empty pesticide bottles in trash cans
behind grocery stores? - ANSWER-Yes, if the label has
been stripped and the top broken off aerosol cans, or
bottles are triple rinsed, cut & crushed.
Who regulates pesticides in transportation? - ANSWER-
Department of Transportation
Which California ant has the biggest crater? - ANSWER-
Western Harvester Ant
Most common household pest in California is the
Argentine Ant. - ANSWER-True
The Odorous house ant does not defend its colonies with
odor/sting - ANSWER-False
, Pharaoh, Pavement, Argentine and Thief ants are
commonly controlled with baits. - ANSWER-True
Leaf cutter ants frequently lay their eggs in feces -
ANSWER-True
How do you get a colony of odorous ants out of the wall?
- ANSWER-Use of boric acid dust in voids along with
barrier treatments
What ant is generally misidentified with the argentine
ant? - ANSWER-Odorous house ant
When a treatment for ants fails it is because: - ANSWER-
Misidentified ant
Incorrect dose of pesticide
Treated incorrect areas
What ants kill off queen for maximum mating? -
ANSWER-Red Imported Fire Ant