IOWA GENERAL AND HOUSEHOLD PEST MANAGEMENT
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Define integrated pest management, threshold, harborage, bait. Answer: A systematic
approach to pest control that uses all reasonable pest control methods in an
environmentally compatible and economically feasible manner to reduce or eliminate
pest populations. Thresholds mark the highest acceptable point a pest population can
reach without risk of damage to people or the environment. Harborages are locations
where pests seek shelter. Bait is a food or other substance used to attract a pest to a
pesticide or a trap.
Tell the difference between gradual and complete metamorphosis. Answer: Gradual
metamorphosis involves less extreme changes in an insect and usually involves a
change in size. It has three stages: egg, nymph, and adult. Complete metamorphosis
has four stages: egg, larva, pupa, and adult.
Identify four places to inspect to look for pests or evidence of pest activity. Answer:
Cracks and crevices, behind/under appliances, in cluttered areas, and along utility lines.
List five tools needed during a facility inspection. Answer: Flashlight, Black light,
magnifying glass/hand lens, access tools such as screwdrivers, and a clipboard with
paper and pen.
List several monitoring techniques used in pest management. Answer: Flushing
agents, sticky traps, pheromone traps, mechanical traps, light traps, and product
inspection.
Give examples of food handling establishments requiring pest control. Answer:
Restaurants, cafeterias, bars, military mess halls, food trucks.
Distinguish between the following treatment types: spot and crack and crevice; void and
space; barrier and bait. Answer: Spot treatment the application to a small area no
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, larger than two square feet. Crack and crevice application occurs in cracks and crevices
that pests may seek shelter in or enter the facility through. Void treatment is applied in
very small gaps and areas such as a small gap in a furniture piece. Space treatments
involves a larger scale of application and is delivered via aerosols. Barrier applications
are meant to stop insects from entering a building through the exterior ground level. Bait
treatment is designed to lure pests into traps.
State three types of application equipment that could be used in a perimeter treatment.
Answer: Backpack sprayers, compressed air sprayers, large capacity sprayers
Discuss where to use hand-held dusters versus power dusters inside a structure.
Answer: power dusters are more useful for dusting a large area such as an attic or pipe
systems. Hand held dusters are better for smaller target areas.
Explain the two types of ultra-low volume application devices. Answer: Cold foggers
use spinning rotors or discs to break liquid into small droplets which are then forced out
of the device. Thermal foggers use heat to vaporize insecticide concentrate. When the
heated vapors exit the equipment, they cool and condense into particles ranging from 1
to 10 microns in diameter.
Tell the importance of equipment maintenance in pest management programs. Answer:
Cleaning equipment maintains its efficiency and professional appearance. It also
improves the life of the machine.
Define, thigmotactic; oothecae; gregarious Answer: The thigmotactic response of
cockroaches means that they like to be where they can touch surfaces both above and
below them. Oothecae is the term for the bean-shaped egg cases they lay. Gregarious
means that they like to travel in groups.
Explain the health concerns associated with cockroach infestations. Answer:
Cockroaches may carry bacteria to and from food sources which may cause food-born
illnesses.
Identify four common, structure-infesting cockroach species. Answer: German
cockroach, brown-banded cockroach, american cockroach, oriental cockroach.
Identify the cockroach species that can be found accidentally in a structure. Answer:
Wood cockroaches
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Define integrated pest management, threshold, harborage, bait. Answer: A systematic
approach to pest control that uses all reasonable pest control methods in an
environmentally compatible and economically feasible manner to reduce or eliminate
pest populations. Thresholds mark the highest acceptable point a pest population can
reach without risk of damage to people or the environment. Harborages are locations
where pests seek shelter. Bait is a food or other substance used to attract a pest to a
pesticide or a trap.
Tell the difference between gradual and complete metamorphosis. Answer: Gradual
metamorphosis involves less extreme changes in an insect and usually involves a
change in size. It has three stages: egg, nymph, and adult. Complete metamorphosis
has four stages: egg, larva, pupa, and adult.
Identify four places to inspect to look for pests or evidence of pest activity. Answer:
Cracks and crevices, behind/under appliances, in cluttered areas, and along utility lines.
List five tools needed during a facility inspection. Answer: Flashlight, Black light,
magnifying glass/hand lens, access tools such as screwdrivers, and a clipboard with
paper and pen.
List several monitoring techniques used in pest management. Answer: Flushing
agents, sticky traps, pheromone traps, mechanical traps, light traps, and product
inspection.
Give examples of food handling establishments requiring pest control. Answer:
Restaurants, cafeterias, bars, military mess halls, food trucks.
Distinguish between the following treatment types: spot and crack and crevice; void and
space; barrier and bait. Answer: Spot treatment the application to a small area no
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, larger than two square feet. Crack and crevice application occurs in cracks and crevices
that pests may seek shelter in or enter the facility through. Void treatment is applied in
very small gaps and areas such as a small gap in a furniture piece. Space treatments
involves a larger scale of application and is delivered via aerosols. Barrier applications
are meant to stop insects from entering a building through the exterior ground level. Bait
treatment is designed to lure pests into traps.
State three types of application equipment that could be used in a perimeter treatment.
Answer: Backpack sprayers, compressed air sprayers, large capacity sprayers
Discuss where to use hand-held dusters versus power dusters inside a structure.
Answer: power dusters are more useful for dusting a large area such as an attic or pipe
systems. Hand held dusters are better for smaller target areas.
Explain the two types of ultra-low volume application devices. Answer: Cold foggers
use spinning rotors or discs to break liquid into small droplets which are then forced out
of the device. Thermal foggers use heat to vaporize insecticide concentrate. When the
heated vapors exit the equipment, they cool and condense into particles ranging from 1
to 10 microns in diameter.
Tell the importance of equipment maintenance in pest management programs. Answer:
Cleaning equipment maintains its efficiency and professional appearance. It also
improves the life of the machine.
Define, thigmotactic; oothecae; gregarious Answer: The thigmotactic response of
cockroaches means that they like to be where they can touch surfaces both above and
below them. Oothecae is the term for the bean-shaped egg cases they lay. Gregarious
means that they like to travel in groups.
Explain the health concerns associated with cockroach infestations. Answer:
Cockroaches may carry bacteria to and from food sources which may cause food-born
illnesses.
Identify four common, structure-infesting cockroach species. Answer: German
cockroach, brown-banded cockroach, american cockroach, oriental cockroach.
Identify the cockroach species that can be found accidentally in a structure. Answer:
Wood cockroaches
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