NEHA Vector, Weed Control, and Pesticide Quiz Questions and Correct Answers

NEHA Vector, Weed Control, and Pesticide Quiz Questions and Correct Answers What is the primary emphasis of the control of houseflies, roaches, and rats? Basic community environmental sanitation to eliminate conditions that make possible their survival and reproduction What are the objectives of pest control? Integrated pest management involving the use of a combination of educational, cultural, biological, physical, chemical, and legal measures What is the primary reservoir for the hantavirus? Deer Mouse What does the federal insectidcide, fungicide, and rodentice do? Provides that an environmental agency registration number is put on all pesticide products Provides registration of pesticides manufacturing and formulating provides for state certification of applicators What is a restricted classification pesticide mean? it is highly toxic and requires special knowledge and equipment for application How long does bacteria live in a digestive system of a housefly? 4 weeks What is causing malaria prevention programs to lose their effectiveness? Inadequate funding and research Adaption of mosquitoes to new environments Resistance to certain insecticides and resistance of the parasites to drugs What transmits Rocky Mountain Spotted fever? Dog ticks What is a chigger? The larvae form of a mite What is pediculosis? Infestation of lice How long should the storage of clothing, bedding, and other lice infested items be done for to ensure the starvation of the lice? 30 days What is scabies? The infectious disease of the skin caused by the burrowing of the female mite into the skin, where it deposits its eggs What wasps attracted to? Bright-colored clothing Hair oils smooth-textured clothing What is the peak seasonings for breeding rats? Spring and fall What is Rattus Norvegicus? Norway rat/sewer rat/house rat What is the first step in a rat control program? a community survey What is rattus rattus? Roof Rat How much food does an adult rat require? 1 ounce