MOSQUITO SQUAD CT/MA EXAM |
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (VERIFIED) |
LATEST UPDATE | GRADED A+
What is a pest?
Correct Answer: Competes- w/ humans, plants or animals.
Injures- humans, structures, plants or animals.
Spreads disease- to humans, plants or animals.
Annoys- non poisonous spiders.
Three main body parts of insects?
Correct Answer: Head- antennae, mouth parts and eyes.
Thorax
Abdomen- gut, reproductive organs
3 pairs of legs
99% of insects are not pests some are beneficial.
What are some insect relatives?
Correct Answer: Mites, ticks, spiders, millipedes, centipedes.
Some of these are considered pests.
What are Pheromones?
Correct Answer: They are chemicals exuded by insects.
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,Communicate where food is, mating, etc...
Females exude sex pheromone.
What are vertebrate pests?
Correct Answer: Rodents, birds, racoons, etc...
Jointed backbones, either a pet or a pest.
What is a pesticide?
Correct Answer: Any chemical that kills, prevents, or controls a pest.
Miticide
Correct Answer: Controls mites.
Insecticides
Correct Answer: Controls insects and some relatives.
Fungicides
Correct Answer: Kills or inhibits fungi that cause plant disease.
Herbicides
Correct Answer: Control or inhibit growth of plants.
Rodenticides
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, Correct Answer: Controls rats and mice.
Bactericides
Correct Answer: Controls bacteria.
Avicides
Correct Answer: Controls birds.
Nemacide
Correct Answer: Controls nematodes.
How do pesticides work: Contact
Correct Answer: Must be thoroughly covered.
How do pesticides work: Systematic
Correct Answer: Absorbed, injected, or fed into a plant or animal, insect feeds on it, ingests the
systematic chemical and is killed.
Broad vs. Narrow Spectrum
Correct Answer: Selective- I.e. Pheromone traps
Non selective- I.e round up.
Common Pesticide Formulations are?
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QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (VERIFIED) |
LATEST UPDATE | GRADED A+
What is a pest?
Correct Answer: Competes- w/ humans, plants or animals.
Injures- humans, structures, plants or animals.
Spreads disease- to humans, plants or animals.
Annoys- non poisonous spiders.
Three main body parts of insects?
Correct Answer: Head- antennae, mouth parts and eyes.
Thorax
Abdomen- gut, reproductive organs
3 pairs of legs
99% of insects are not pests some are beneficial.
What are some insect relatives?
Correct Answer: Mites, ticks, spiders, millipedes, centipedes.
Some of these are considered pests.
What are Pheromones?
Correct Answer: They are chemicals exuded by insects.
1
,Communicate where food is, mating, etc...
Females exude sex pheromone.
What are vertebrate pests?
Correct Answer: Rodents, birds, racoons, etc...
Jointed backbones, either a pet or a pest.
What is a pesticide?
Correct Answer: Any chemical that kills, prevents, or controls a pest.
Miticide
Correct Answer: Controls mites.
Insecticides
Correct Answer: Controls insects and some relatives.
Fungicides
Correct Answer: Kills or inhibits fungi that cause plant disease.
Herbicides
Correct Answer: Control or inhibit growth of plants.
Rodenticides
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, Correct Answer: Controls rats and mice.
Bactericides
Correct Answer: Controls bacteria.
Avicides
Correct Answer: Controls birds.
Nemacide
Correct Answer: Controls nematodes.
How do pesticides work: Contact
Correct Answer: Must be thoroughly covered.
How do pesticides work: Systematic
Correct Answer: Absorbed, injected, or fed into a plant or animal, insect feeds on it, ingests the
systematic chemical and is killed.
Broad vs. Narrow Spectrum
Correct Answer: Selective- I.e. Pheromone traps
Non selective- I.e round up.
Common Pesticide Formulations are?
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