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Communication is an important feature of many IPM program because? - correct
answer. It provides a record of the ongoing dialog of visits, actions, and interventions.
What is the application rate of a termiticide to a trench with the footer at a depth of 3
feet? - correct answer. 4 gallon per 10linear feet.
A minimum treatment for control or prevention of all wood destroying fungi contracts
includes: - correct answer. Removing sources of moister by fixing leaking pipes.
What is the purpose of the IRAC group number in the upper right hand corner of a
pesticide label? - correct answer. It identifies which pesticides can be used in rotation,
series, or mixture to help slow down insecticides resistance.
What is the application rate of a termiticide into a hollow block wall? - correct answer.
2 gallons per 10 linear feet
Dusts are most effective when applied: - correct answer. In a thin layer to cracks and
crevices
Many factors affect pesticide drift including: - correct answer. Particle size of liquid
application, the smaller the particle the greater the risk of drift.
A spot treatment is: - correct answer. A pesticide application to surfaces not larger
than 2 sqft.
A routine schedule of maintenance/cleaning/checking and calibration equipment is
important to: - correct answer. Ensure application of label directed amounts of
pesticides.
Protecting surface water from pesticides involves - correct answer. All the above.
What is the major objective of a soil termiticide application? - correct answer. To
establish a chemical barrier in the soil between the termites and the wood structure.
, What is a crack and crevice pesticide application for household pest control? - correct
answer. An application into cracks and crevices where pests hide or enter structures.
The three life-support requirements that pests need to survive include: - correct answer.
Food, water, and harborage.
Ants: - correct answer. Social insects that display complete metamorphosis
Bedbugs: - correct answer. A blood feeding nocturnal insect that undergo in complete
metamorphosis
Flies: - correct answer. Are good a flying when they mature into the adult stage
Carpenter ants: - correct answer. Large nocturnal ants that feed on insects not wood
Two methods recommended for properly identifying a pest include: - correct answer.
Send a specimen to your local county/ or use a company pest collection
Dry wood termites: - correct answer. Produce distinctive hard fecal pellets that appear
in piles below
Silerfish: - correct answer. Are nocturnal and require high humidity (75% or higher) to
survive
All insects have: - correct answer. Thorax with 3 pairs of legs
Fleas: - correct answer. Feed on sebaceous secretions from wounds on warm
blooded mammals
All anthropoids have: - correct answer. Segmented appendages, straited muscles,
and a chitinous exoskeleton
Roaches: - correct answer. Have immature stages that feed on the feeces of the
adults that live in the same harborage
Important points to know about wood decay fungi include: - correct answer. The wood
decay fungi can be divided into the brown rot and white rot
Microorganisms contribute to pesticide degradation. These organisms include: - correct
answer. Bacteria and Fungi
A pesticide is: - correct answer. Something that can damage non-target plants and
animals
In a large pesticide spill situation, you should first: - correct answer. Use absorbent
material to contain the spill