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ALABAMA HOUSEHOLD PEST CONTROL EXAM
COMPLETE VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE.pdf
wasps differ from bees in that mosts wasps feed their
young animal matter, spiders, or meat particles, and not
pollen. - Answer-true
winged forms of ants, called alates or swarmers, leave the
nest at suitable times to mate. - Answer-true
ant colonies include the following members: - Answer-
workers, one or more reproductives, eggs, larvae, and
pupae.
galleries of carpenter ants, excavated in wood, often
resemble work of termites. - Answer-distinguished by their
entirely clean and sandpapered appearance.
fire ants are active and aggressive, and may kill young
wildlife, or produce sores or nausea in humans. - Answer-
true
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four species of fire ants: - Answer-southern fire ant, the fire
ant, red imported fire ant, and the black imported fire ant.
the successful management of ants often requires an
exact identification of the species involved. - Answer-true
reason for starting new ant colonies is low is: - Answer-
predation, competition within species, enviromental
extremes
the red imported fire ant: - Answer-aggressively defends
its colony, typically nests in the soil, and is an important
agricultural and urban pest.
ants may affect us diversely by: - Answer-contamination
food, stinging and biting, and causing serious structural
damage.
characteristics of ants - Answer-elbowed antennae and
pedicel
control of hornets and yellowjackets should be attempted
during the nightime hours because: - Answer-aggressively
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defend their nests during the daytime and the whole
colony is in the nest at night.
2 problems that may arise following control of honey bee
colonies in wall voids. - Answer-1. large amounts of wax
and honey may collect within the wall.
2. Presence of honey in the wall void will attract foraging
worker bees from other honey bee colonies.
ants are known to use a number of chemical pheromones
to communicate between individuals within the same
colony. - Answer-trail pheromones, sex pheromones, or
alarm pheromones.
social wasps include: - Answer-paper wasps, hornets, and
yellowjackets.
oderous house ant is a common indoor species, gives off
a very unpleasant odor when crushed. - Answer-true
large yellow ant, which may swarm around foundations
early spring and be mistaken for termites, smells like oil of
citronella when crushed. - Answer-true
ALABAMA HOUSEHOLD PEST CONTROL EXAM
COMPLETE VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE.pdf
wasps differ from bees in that mosts wasps feed their
young animal matter, spiders, or meat particles, and not
pollen. - Answer-true
winged forms of ants, called alates or swarmers, leave the
nest at suitable times to mate. - Answer-true
ant colonies include the following members: - Answer-
workers, one or more reproductives, eggs, larvae, and
pupae.
galleries of carpenter ants, excavated in wood, often
resemble work of termites. - Answer-distinguished by their
entirely clean and sandpapered appearance.
fire ants are active and aggressive, and may kill young
wildlife, or produce sores or nausea in humans. - Answer-
true
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four species of fire ants: - Answer-southern fire ant, the fire
ant, red imported fire ant, and the black imported fire ant.
the successful management of ants often requires an
exact identification of the species involved. - Answer-true
reason for starting new ant colonies is low is: - Answer-
predation, competition within species, enviromental
extremes
the red imported fire ant: - Answer-aggressively defends
its colony, typically nests in the soil, and is an important
agricultural and urban pest.
ants may affect us diversely by: - Answer-contamination
food, stinging and biting, and causing serious structural
damage.
characteristics of ants - Answer-elbowed antennae and
pedicel
control of hornets and yellowjackets should be attempted
during the nightime hours because: - Answer-aggressively
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defend their nests during the daytime and the whole
colony is in the nest at night.
2 problems that may arise following control of honey bee
colonies in wall voids. - Answer-1. large amounts of wax
and honey may collect within the wall.
2. Presence of honey in the wall void will attract foraging
worker bees from other honey bee colonies.
ants are known to use a number of chemical pheromones
to communicate between individuals within the same
colony. - Answer-trail pheromones, sex pheromones, or
alarm pheromones.
social wasps include: - Answer-paper wasps, hornets, and
yellowjackets.
oderous house ant is a common indoor species, gives off
a very unpleasant odor when crushed. - Answer-true
large yellow ant, which may swarm around foundations
early spring and be mistaken for termites, smells like oil of
citronella when crushed. - Answer-true
