Aptive Practice Test #2
The powder post beetle makes its tunnels across the grain or parallel?
Parallel
Indian meal moths hind wings are coppery
False
What are the wing characteristics of an Indian Meal Moth?
Coppery Front Wings
What is the best way to treat on rainy days or when drizzling?
Dust
What cockroach, other than American cockroach, flies in California?
Brown Banded
The average number of eggs a female brown banded cockroach produces in each egg
capsule, or oothecas, is?
10-15
How many egg capsules does a German roach drop in a lifetime?
4-8
How many eggs are in a brown banded cockroach egg capsule?
14-16
How many eggs for a German Roach?
30-40
American roaches can be found in hospitals?
True
Where do you treat for German Cockroaches?
Cabinets
Corners
Crevices
What diseases do roaches carry?
E. Coli
Salmonella
Zoos are treated like hospitals
True
Is it legal to dump empty pesticide bottles in trash cans behind grocery stores?
Yes, if the label has been stripped and the top broken off aerosol cans, or bottles are
triple rinsed, cut & crushed.
Who regulates pesticides in transportation?
Department of Transportation
Which California ant has the biggest crater?
Western Harvester Ant
Most common household pest in California is the Argentine Ant.
True
, The Odorous house ant does not defend its colonies with odor/sting
False
Pharaoh, Pavement, Argentine and Thief ants are commonly controlled with baits.
True
Leaf cutter ants frequently lay their eggs in feces
True
How do you get a colony of odorous ants out of the wall?
Use of boric acid dust in voids along with barrier treatments
What ant is generally misidentified with the argentine ant?
Odorous house ant
When a treatment for ants fails it is because:
Misidentified ant
Incorrect dose of pesticide
Treated incorrect areas
What ants kill off queen for maximum mating?
Red Imported Fire Ant
At what stage are the most ants produced?
Egg stage
How many segments in a Pharaoh Ant Antenna?
12
What ant has one node?
Carpenter Ant
Argentine Ant
Field Ant
Crazy Ant
What ant has two nodes?
Pavement Ant
Pharaoh Ant
Thief Ant
What ant has grooves on its head?
Pavement Ant
What ant has a smooth thorax?
Carpenter
Carpenter ants can be found in attic and wall voids?
True
If an ant walks across chemical what type of poisoning is likely to occur?
Stomach, because each ant grooms itself after it enters the nest.
With Pharaoh ants, should one bait or take off paneling?
Bait
When treating for ants what should you consider around the structure?
Surfaces
Environment
Amount of infestation
Is it on the label?
What time of day is best to treat Argentine ants?
Early morning
The powder post beetle makes its tunnels across the grain or parallel?
Parallel
Indian meal moths hind wings are coppery
False
What are the wing characteristics of an Indian Meal Moth?
Coppery Front Wings
What is the best way to treat on rainy days or when drizzling?
Dust
What cockroach, other than American cockroach, flies in California?
Brown Banded
The average number of eggs a female brown banded cockroach produces in each egg
capsule, or oothecas, is?
10-15
How many egg capsules does a German roach drop in a lifetime?
4-8
How many eggs are in a brown banded cockroach egg capsule?
14-16
How many eggs for a German Roach?
30-40
American roaches can be found in hospitals?
True
Where do you treat for German Cockroaches?
Cabinets
Corners
Crevices
What diseases do roaches carry?
E. Coli
Salmonella
Zoos are treated like hospitals
True
Is it legal to dump empty pesticide bottles in trash cans behind grocery stores?
Yes, if the label has been stripped and the top broken off aerosol cans, or bottles are
triple rinsed, cut & crushed.
Who regulates pesticides in transportation?
Department of Transportation
Which California ant has the biggest crater?
Western Harvester Ant
Most common household pest in California is the Argentine Ant.
True
, The Odorous house ant does not defend its colonies with odor/sting
False
Pharaoh, Pavement, Argentine and Thief ants are commonly controlled with baits.
True
Leaf cutter ants frequently lay their eggs in feces
True
How do you get a colony of odorous ants out of the wall?
Use of boric acid dust in voids along with barrier treatments
What ant is generally misidentified with the argentine ant?
Odorous house ant
When a treatment for ants fails it is because:
Misidentified ant
Incorrect dose of pesticide
Treated incorrect areas
What ants kill off queen for maximum mating?
Red Imported Fire Ant
At what stage are the most ants produced?
Egg stage
How many segments in a Pharaoh Ant Antenna?
12
What ant has one node?
Carpenter Ant
Argentine Ant
Field Ant
Crazy Ant
What ant has two nodes?
Pavement Ant
Pharaoh Ant
Thief Ant
What ant has grooves on its head?
Pavement Ant
What ant has a smooth thorax?
Carpenter
Carpenter ants can be found in attic and wall voids?
True
If an ant walks across chemical what type of poisoning is likely to occur?
Stomach, because each ant grooms itself after it enters the nest.
With Pharaoh ants, should one bait or take off paneling?
Bait
When treating for ants what should you consider around the structure?
Surfaces
Environment
Amount of infestation
Is it on the label?
What time of day is best to treat Argentine ants?
Early morning
