GENERAL STRUCTURAL PEST CONTROL 7A
NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 500
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
(BRAND NEW VERSION!)
What is the difference between winged ants and termite swarmers? - ans -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? - ans -Acrobat Ant
Where do odorous house ants get their name? - ans -The odor they give off when
they are crushed, smells like rotten coconut
What type of control is best for red imported fire ants? - ans -Broadcast baiting
followed by mound drenching
What is "budding"? - ans -
Order - ans -Group of similar families
Complete Metamorphosis - ans -Insect development consisting of four stages:
egg, larva, pupa, and adult
Castes - ans -- ants in a colony are grouped into castes based off of the tasks they
perform.
- Castes consist of workers, queens and alates.
Ant workers - ans -- Sterile females, and they make up the largest cast in the ant
colony
- The workers protect the nest against invaders, gather food, serve the queen,
and care for the young ants
,Ants (food) - ans -- Collected by foraging workers is passed mouth to mouth
among themselves and to other workers, larvae, and the queen.
- This process is the only means by which the queen and larvae of the ant colony
can obtain food
- This transfer of food is an important element in the design and effectiveness of
ant baits
Alates - ans -Winged adult fertile males and females that leave existing colonies to
establish new ones
Male ants - ans -- Found in colonies only during swarmer formation
- Sole purpose: mating, and most die soon afterwards.
Control of Ants - ans -- Usually multi-step process including
- Proper Identification
- Location of all nests
- Baiting
- Perimeter barrier treatment
- Non-chemical methods
Five Types of Ants in South Carolina that cause most problems - ans -1. Red
Imported Fire Ants
2. Argentine Ants
3. Odorous House Ants
4. Pharaoh Ants
5. Acrobat Ants
Red Imported Fire Ant (Solenopsis invicta) - ans -- Redish-Brown
- 1/16 to 1/4 of an inch
- Extremely Aggressive
- Workers are different sizes (Polymorphic)
- Prefers open areas, yards, school playgrounds, athletic fields, campgrounds, and
golf courses
- Sometimes nest in gas and water meter boxes, air conditioners, and other
electrical equipment
- Follow pipes into structures
, Red Imported Fire Ant Control - ans --Non-chemical control- lawn cut short
- Chemical control is best option
- Best achieved with two step process:
1. Broadcast a bait
2. Treat individual mounds with an approved mound drench, granule, aerosol, or
dust insecticide
(individual mounds should be treated no sooner than 7 days after baits are
applied
Argentine Ants - ans -- Do not sting
- 1/16 of an inch, they are tiny
- light brown to dark brown
- Legs lighter in color
- Multiple Queen colonies, house a few hundred to a few thousand workers
- Usually mate in the nest, so winged swarmers are rare
- Indoors, usually located in moist places or near food
- Outside, usually under rocks, along sidewalks, under plants, they like to climb
bushes and trees
- Prefer food like syrup and sugar
Argentine Ant Control - ans -Non-Chemical
- Keep cracks and crevices caulked, general sanitation, keep food containers
tightly sealed
Chemical-
- Locate all the nests
- Treat with a residual insecticide is very effective
- Follow with baiting program and perimeter treatment for effective control
Odorous House Ants - ans -- Extremely common, infest more places in US than
argentine
- Brown to black, 1/16 to 1/8 inch
- Workers are all the same size (monomorphic)
- Mate both inside and outside the colony, swarmers usually appear from May to
July.
- Like to nest in wall voids around hot water pipes and heaters, like to build nest in
crevices around sinks and cupboards
NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 500
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
(BRAND NEW VERSION!)
What is the difference between winged ants and termite swarmers? - ans -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? - ans -Acrobat Ant
Where do odorous house ants get their name? - ans -The odor they give off when
they are crushed, smells like rotten coconut
What type of control is best for red imported fire ants? - ans -Broadcast baiting
followed by mound drenching
What is "budding"? - ans -
Order - ans -Group of similar families
Complete Metamorphosis - ans -Insect development consisting of four stages:
egg, larva, pupa, and adult
Castes - ans -- ants in a colony are grouped into castes based off of the tasks they
perform.
- Castes consist of workers, queens and alates.
Ant workers - ans -- Sterile females, and they make up the largest cast in the ant
colony
- The workers protect the nest against invaders, gather food, serve the queen,
and care for the young ants
,Ants (food) - ans -- Collected by foraging workers is passed mouth to mouth
among themselves and to other workers, larvae, and the queen.
- This process is the only means by which the queen and larvae of the ant colony
can obtain food
- This transfer of food is an important element in the design and effectiveness of
ant baits
Alates - ans -Winged adult fertile males and females that leave existing colonies to
establish new ones
Male ants - ans -- Found in colonies only during swarmer formation
- Sole purpose: mating, and most die soon afterwards.
Control of Ants - ans -- Usually multi-step process including
- Proper Identification
- Location of all nests
- Baiting
- Perimeter barrier treatment
- Non-chemical methods
Five Types of Ants in South Carolina that cause most problems - ans -1. Red
Imported Fire Ants
2. Argentine Ants
3. Odorous House Ants
4. Pharaoh Ants
5. Acrobat Ants
Red Imported Fire Ant (Solenopsis invicta) - ans -- Redish-Brown
- 1/16 to 1/4 of an inch
- Extremely Aggressive
- Workers are different sizes (Polymorphic)
- Prefers open areas, yards, school playgrounds, athletic fields, campgrounds, and
golf courses
- Sometimes nest in gas and water meter boxes, air conditioners, and other
electrical equipment
- Follow pipes into structures
, Red Imported Fire Ant Control - ans --Non-chemical control- lawn cut short
- Chemical control is best option
- Best achieved with two step process:
1. Broadcast a bait
2. Treat individual mounds with an approved mound drench, granule, aerosol, or
dust insecticide
(individual mounds should be treated no sooner than 7 days after baits are
applied
Argentine Ants - ans -- Do not sting
- 1/16 of an inch, they are tiny
- light brown to dark brown
- Legs lighter in color
- Multiple Queen colonies, house a few hundred to a few thousand workers
- Usually mate in the nest, so winged swarmers are rare
- Indoors, usually located in moist places or near food
- Outside, usually under rocks, along sidewalks, under plants, they like to climb
bushes and trees
- Prefer food like syrup and sugar
Argentine Ant Control - ans -Non-Chemical
- Keep cracks and crevices caulked, general sanitation, keep food containers
tightly sealed
Chemical-
- Locate all the nests
- Treat with a residual insecticide is very effective
- Follow with baiting program and perimeter treatment for effective control
Odorous House Ants - ans -- Extremely common, infest more places in US than
argentine
- Brown to black, 1/16 to 1/8 inch
- Workers are all the same size (monomorphic)
- Mate both inside and outside the colony, swarmers usually appear from May to
July.
- Like to nest in wall voids around hot water pipes and heaters, like to build nest in
crevices around sinks and cupboards
