SC General and Structural Pest Control 7A – Updated 2024/2025

SC General and Structural Pest Control
7A – Updated 2024/2025

"barrier"t-tcorrecttanswer--
doestnottmeantphysicaltbarrier.tittistantundisturbedtareatoftchemicalttreatment

3tStepstoftFungitControlt-tcorrecttanswer--Inspection,tIdentification,tControl

Acaracidet-tcorrecttanswer--Killstortcontrolstspiders,tmites,tticks

AcrobattAntt-tcorrecttanswer---tHearttshapedtabdomen
-tSeveraltspecies,tsometgivetofftunpleasanttodortwhentalarmed
-tWilltbite
-tLighttbrownttotblack
-t1/16-1/8tinch
-tWorkerstaretmonomorphict
-tswarmstseentfromtmidttotlatetsummer
-tInside,toftentnesttintwoodtwiththightmoisture,tsametconditionstthattcarpentertantstprefer
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tNesttintstyrofoamtinsulation,twalltvoids,tundertrocks,tlogs,tortuptinttreestandtbushestwhentou

tside
-tcantbetfoundtintabandonedttermitetortcarpentertanttgalleriest
-tPreferthoneydew,tlivetandtdeadtinsects,tinsidettheytliketsweetstandtmeats

AcrobattAnttControlt-tcorrecttanswer--Non-ChemicaltControl
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tThoroughtinspectiontoftstructure,tchecktexteriortoftbuildingtiftfoundtinside,tlooktforttrailstontfo

undation,tontwires,tutilitytlines,tandtpipes,ttreetandtshrubtbranches,tasktcustomertifthadtanyt
moisturestproblemstintpast
-tsealtcrackstandtcrevices,tfoliagetbacktfromtstructures,tsometimestremovaltnecessary

ChemicaltControl
-tDirecttinjectiontworkstbesttfortneststlocatedtintwood
-tNesttintsidingtrequiretsidingttotbetremovedtbeforettreating,texposedtnesttcantbetvacuumed.t
-tfulltperimeterttreatment,tusetwettabletpowdertortmicrotencapsulatedtformulation

,Alatest-tcorrecttanswer--
Wingedtadulttfertiletmalestandtfemalestthattleavetexistingtcoloniesttotestablishtnewtones

AlbinotCockroacht-tcorrecttanswer--Whitetmoltedtnymphstaretoftentmistakenlytcalledtalbino

AmbrosiatBeetlest(scolytidaetbeetles)t-tcorrecttanswer---tFeedtontambrosiatfungust
-tdoestnottgenerallytattackthomes
-tcantpresenttproblemtintlogthomestthattaretbuilttwithtfreshtlogs
-ttheytaretdarktbrowntandthavetflattheadst
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tdoestnotteattwood,ttunneltintotwoodtinsteadtandtcreatetchambersttotraisetthetambrosialtfung

us,tittleavestatdarktstaintbuttthatstthetonlytdamagettheytdo

AmericantCockroacht-tcorrecttanswer---tLargesttdomestictcockroacht(1t3/8ttot2t1/8tinches)
-tStrikinglytlargetlegstwithtvisibletspines
-tcantbetserioustproblemtintcommercialtkitchens,tdoesn'tttypicallytinhabittinsidet
-tMaletandtFemaletaretfullytwinged
-tUsuallytatbrownttotyellowishtbandtbehindtthetthoraxt
-tmosttcases,ttheytflytfromthighttotlowtplaces
-tNymphstaretreddishtbrowntandtmoltt9-13ttimestbeforetmaturingt
-tDark,twarm,thumidtlocations
-tsewertlines,tleaftlitter,tcrawlspaces,tbasements
-tdevelopmentalttimetistinfluencedtbyttemperature

AmericantCockroachtcontrolt-tcorrecttanswer--Non-Chemicaltcontrol
-tInspection
-tPrevention

ChemicaltControl
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tResidualtbaits,tinsecttgrowthtregulators,tliquids,tandtortmicrotencapsulatedtpesticidestplace

tintcrackstandtcrevicestworktbest

-tbetsurettotchecktdrainstwhentdealingtwithtAmericantcockroaches
-tApplyingtsilicatgeltwithtatpowdertdustertisteffectivetfortsewers

Amphipodst(Scuds)t-tcorrecttanswer---
tShrimptliketcrustaceans,tnottinsects.tBctamphipodstaretnottinsects,ttheytlacktthetwaxytoutert

layertthattinsectsthave.tTheytrapidlytlosetandtgaintwatertfromttheirtsurrounding.

Amphipodst(Scuds)tControlt-tcorrecttanswer--Nontchemical-
tEliminatetmoisturetproblemstandtvacuum

Chemical-tapplytformulationstlabeledtfortyardtandtmulchedtareas

Anobiidst-tcorrecttanswer---t200ttypestoftanobiidst-tmosttcommonttotinfesttlumbertinthomes
-tverytfewtinfesttwood,tthetonestthattdotaretalsotcalledtpowdertposttbeetlestortdeathwatcht
-t1/8-1/4toftantinch,treddishtbrownttotblackt

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tthetbodytsegmenttbehindtthetheadtist"hoodtlike"tandtcoverstthetheadtwhentviewedtfromtabo

ve
-tcantinfesttboththardwoodstandtsoftwoods
-tonlytlarvaetfeedtontwood
-texittholest1/16-1/18
-tFrasstcontainstgrittytpelletstandtistpowdery

Anttworkerst-tcorrecttanswer---
tSteriletfemales,tandttheytmaketuptthetlargesttcasttintthetanttcolonyt

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tThetworkerstprotecttthetnesttagainsttinvaders,tgathertfood,tservetthetqueen,tandtcaretfortthet

youngtants

Anti-coagulantst-tcorrecttanswer---
tKillstrodentstbytpreventingttheirtbloodtfromtcoagulatingt(clotting)t

-tClassifiedtasteithertFirsttortSecondtGeneration

Antst(food)t-tcorrecttanswer---
tCollectedtbytforagingtworkerstistpassedtmouthttotmouthtamongtthemselvestandttotothertwor

kers,tlarvae,tandtthetqueen.t
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tThistprocesstistthetonlytmeanstbytwhichtthetqueentandtlarvaetoftthetanttcolonytcantobtaintfoo

d
-tThisttransfertoftfoodtistantimportanttelementtintthetdesigntandteffectivenesstoftanttbaits

ArgentinetAnttControlt-tcorrecttanswer--Non-Chemical
-tKeeptcrackstandtcrevicestcaulked,tgeneraltsanitation,tkeeptfoodtcontainersttightlytsealed

Chemical-t
-tLocatetalltthetnests
-tTreattwithtatresidualtinsecticidetistveryteffectivet
-tFollowtwithtbaitingtprogramtandtperimeterttreatmenttforteffectivetcontrol

ArgentinetAntst-tcorrecttanswer---tDotnottsting
-t1/16toftantinch,ttheytarettiny
-tlighttbrownttotdarktbrown
-tLegstlightertintcolor
-tMultipletQueentcolonies,thousetatfewthundredttotatfewtthousandtworkers
-tUsuallytmatetintthetnest,tsotwingedtswarmerstaretrare
-tIndoors,tusuallytlocatedtintmoisttplacestortneartfood
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tOutside,tusuallytundertrocks,talongtsidewalks,tundertplants,ttheytlikettotclimbtbushestandttre

es
-tPrefertfoodtliketsyruptandtsugar