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MANAGEMENT FINAL EXAM
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION
QUESTION 1
What are some advantages and disadvantages of using dusts for insect pest
management? - ANSWERS-o Advantages
♣ Great residual, no mixing.
o Disadvantages
♣ Visual residues, takes experience to use correctly, difficult to control dispersal to
non-target areas.
QUESTION 2
Be able to describe why crack and crevice applications are preferred for German
cockroach management. - ANSWERS-o Those are preferred areas for harborage
and breeding/egg development
QUESTION 3
What are the different castes of termites found within a termite colony? -
ANSWERS-o Workers
o Soldiers
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o Supplementary reproductive
Primary reproductive (swarmers
QUESTION 4
What are the three species of commensal rodents of importance to pest
management professionals? - ANSWERS-house mouse, norway (brown) rat, Roof
(black) rat
QUESTION 5
List the ways termites communicate - ANSWERS-Pheromone, sound (banging by
workers and soldiers), trophallaxis (feeding each other)
QUESTION 6
What is a manifest and why should you carry one in your vehicle - ANSWERS-
Lists the types and amounts of pesticides or other hazmat carried in vehicle. Must
be carried during transport
QUESTION 7
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active ingredient - ANSWERS-chemical product responsible for pesticidal effect
QUESTION 8
formulation - ANSWERS-the way active and inert ingredients are put together
QUESTION 9
Hazard - ANSWERS-the degree of danger involved in exposure to pesticide
QUESTION 10
LD50 - ANSWERS-the amount of a chemical that kills 50% of the animals in a
test population. Higher number=lower toxicity
QUESTION 11
toxicity - ANSWERS-the innate capacity of a chemical to be poisonous at some
level
QUESTION 12
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signal word - ANSWERS-♣ Alerts users to the relative level of toxicity and
precautionary statements next to it
QUESTION 13
active ingredient - ANSWERS-The portion of the pesticide formulation that is
effective against the targeted pest.
QUESTION 14
innert ingredient - ANSWERS-portion that does not have any pesticidal effect
QUESTION 15
CHEMTREC - ANSWERS-Chemical Transportation Emergency Response Center
where you call regarding spills or accidents with the product
QUESTION 16
Synergist - ANSWERS-alone has low toxicity, but combines with products to
accelerate them. often by inhibiting enzymes that resist pyrethins
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MANAGEMENT FINAL EXAM
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION
QUESTION 1
What are some advantages and disadvantages of using dusts for insect pest
management? - ANSWERS-o Advantages
♣ Great residual, no mixing.
o Disadvantages
♣ Visual residues, takes experience to use correctly, difficult to control dispersal to
non-target areas.
QUESTION 2
Be able to describe why crack and crevice applications are preferred for German
cockroach management. - ANSWERS-o Those are preferred areas for harborage
and breeding/egg development
QUESTION 3
What are the different castes of termites found within a termite colony? -
ANSWERS-o Workers
o Soldiers
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MANAGEMENT FINAL EXAM
o Supplementary reproductive
Primary reproductive (swarmers
QUESTION 4
What are the three species of commensal rodents of importance to pest
management professionals? - ANSWERS-house mouse, norway (brown) rat, Roof
(black) rat
QUESTION 5
List the ways termites communicate - ANSWERS-Pheromone, sound (banging by
workers and soldiers), trophallaxis (feeding each other)
QUESTION 6
What is a manifest and why should you carry one in your vehicle - ANSWERS-
Lists the types and amounts of pesticides or other hazmat carried in vehicle. Must
be carried during transport
QUESTION 7
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active ingredient - ANSWERS-chemical product responsible for pesticidal effect
QUESTION 8
formulation - ANSWERS-the way active and inert ingredients are put together
QUESTION 9
Hazard - ANSWERS-the degree of danger involved in exposure to pesticide
QUESTION 10
LD50 - ANSWERS-the amount of a chemical that kills 50% of the animals in a
test population. Higher number=lower toxicity
QUESTION 11
toxicity - ANSWERS-the innate capacity of a chemical to be poisonous at some
level
QUESTION 12
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signal word - ANSWERS-♣ Alerts users to the relative level of toxicity and
precautionary statements next to it
QUESTION 13
active ingredient - ANSWERS-The portion of the pesticide formulation that is
effective against the targeted pest.
QUESTION 14
innert ingredient - ANSWERS-portion that does not have any pesticidal effect
QUESTION 15
CHEMTREC - ANSWERS-Chemical Transportation Emergency Response Center
where you call regarding spills or accidents with the product
QUESTION 16
Synergist - ANSWERS-alone has low toxicity, but combines with products to
accelerate them. often by inhibiting enzymes that resist pyrethins
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