PCA Category Insects Questions and Correct Answers
with Complete Solution | New Update 2026/27 |
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Pheromone mating disruption is used in management programs in Califonria to
control - ANSWERS codling moth
which type of stink bug is pictured above - ANSWERS red shouldered stink bug
How do pierce sucking mouth parts differ from other types of mouthparts? -
ANSWERS mandibles and maxillae are modified into stylets
Which type of insect is most often killed when it feeds on plants treated with
pesticides? - ANSWERS Leafhoppers
Whiteflies are the primary targets for which of these natural enemies? -
ANSWERS Encasria formasa
Hyposoter spp. are parasites of blank of different types of blank - ANSWERS
caterpillars
Transgenic plants for control of arthropod pests have been developed using blank
- ANSWERS bacillus thuringiensis
, As originally devised the main objective of sterile insect technique is -
ANSWERS eradication
Which statement describes an invasive species? - ANSWERS a non-native
species that is likely to cause harm
Which insect mortality factor is sometimes density-independent? - ANSWERS
application of pesticides
Which of these insects is an example of a predator? - ANSWERS Damsel bug
Most adult slugs and snails feed on which of these? - ANSWERS Both living
and dead matter
Which of these outcomes can be reduced by harvesting alfalfa hay a few days
early? - ANSWERS presence of virus vectoring aphids
Stippling is most common with insects that have? - ANSWERS piercing sucking
mouthparts
An insects exoskeleton protects it from? - ANSWERS Desiccation
The body regions of a spider include? - ANSWERS abdomen and
cephalothorax
The photo above is picturing the insect's? - ANSWERS Ovipositor
with Complete Solution | New Update 2026/27 |
Graded A+
Pheromone mating disruption is used in management programs in Califonria to
control - ANSWERS codling moth
which type of stink bug is pictured above - ANSWERS red shouldered stink bug
How do pierce sucking mouth parts differ from other types of mouthparts? -
ANSWERS mandibles and maxillae are modified into stylets
Which type of insect is most often killed when it feeds on plants treated with
pesticides? - ANSWERS Leafhoppers
Whiteflies are the primary targets for which of these natural enemies? -
ANSWERS Encasria formasa
Hyposoter spp. are parasites of blank of different types of blank - ANSWERS
caterpillars
Transgenic plants for control of arthropod pests have been developed using blank
- ANSWERS bacillus thuringiensis
, As originally devised the main objective of sterile insect technique is -
ANSWERS eradication
Which statement describes an invasive species? - ANSWERS a non-native
species that is likely to cause harm
Which insect mortality factor is sometimes density-independent? - ANSWERS
application of pesticides
Which of these insects is an example of a predator? - ANSWERS Damsel bug
Most adult slugs and snails feed on which of these? - ANSWERS Both living
and dead matter
Which of these outcomes can be reduced by harvesting alfalfa hay a few days
early? - ANSWERS presence of virus vectoring aphids
Stippling is most common with insects that have? - ANSWERS piercing sucking
mouthparts
An insects exoskeleton protects it from? - ANSWERS Desiccation
The body regions of a spider include? - ANSWERS abdomen and
cephalothorax
The photo above is picturing the insect's? - ANSWERS Ovipositor
