General Structural Pest control 7a ACTUAL EXAM WITH
REAL 600 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) LATEST |GUARANTEED A+
the common silverfish prefers moderate hear and high humidity
a. true
b. false - CORRECT ANSWER A
The most common silverfish outside is the
a. common silverfish
b. firebrat
c. flourlined silverfish
d. gray silverfish - CORRECT ANSWER C
The firebrat prefers moderate heat and high humidity
a. true
b. false - CORRECT ANSWER B
Silverfish and firebrats prefer to consume
a. carbohydrates
b. starches
c. proteins
d. vitamins - CORRECT ANSWER B
The Food of flea larvae is principally
A. Blood they suck from the host
B. Dried blood from the female flea
C. Fur from the host
D. Starch - CORRECT ANSWER B
Adult Fleas obtain blood by
A. Sucking
B. Chewing
C. Absorbing
D. Lapping - CORRECT ANSWER A
,Pets that are flea hosts sleep and loaf in particular places rather than
randomly lying down when they are tired
A. True
B. False - CORRECT ANSWER A
For control of fleas, it is not important for the pet owner to:
A. remove the pet
B. Vacuum pest resting spots
C. Treat the pet
D. Clean pet bedding - CORRECT ANSWER A
Application of an IGR will
a. Kill adults
b. immunize the pet
c. keep pupae from developing
d. keep eggs from hatching - CORRECT ANSWER C
dogs can become allergic to flea bites
A. True
B. False - CORRECT ANSWER A
Distinguish between fruit flies and phoned flies - CORRECT ANSWER
Fruit flies often have red eyes, visible veins and cross veins in their
wings, and are attracted to yeast producing materials like ripe fruit.
Phorids have a humped backed appearance, move in jerks and have
wings with four indistinctly seen veins. Phorids infest manure,
garbage, etc. Both are small
Briefly distinguish between house flies, flesh flies, blow flies and
cluster flies - CORRECT ANSWER House flies have dark, indistinctly
striped thoraxes and gray and tan abdomens; flesh flies usually have
gray thoraxes with three distinct stripes. Blow flies are solid metallic
green, bronze, blue or black; cluster flies, in the same family as blow
flies, have yellow or gray hairs covering their thoraxes.
Briefly describe the two major divisions of the order Diptera
characterized by form - CORRECT ANSWER One group of flies is
mosquito or gnat-like with obvious, even somewhat long antennae.
,Their larvae have a head capsule and usually live in water. The rest of
the flies, the majority of the species, are usually not mosquito-like but
are more robust with very small antennae. The larvae of this group are
often maggot-like.
Describe the life cycle of the cluster fly. - CORRECT ANSWER Cluster
fly larvae parasitize earthworms. In the late warm moths of summer,
especially August, they often enter buildings where they overwinter.
On warm winter days these flies and others, make nuisances of
themselves by flying around. Cluster flies along with house flies, face
flies, and flesh flies are part of the "attic fly" fauna.
list at least three pest management procedures for house fly and blow
fly infestations - CORRECT ANSWER Locate the breeding sites
Find ways they are entering
investigate garbage pick up schedules and garbage handling
procedures
Caulk entry points
Advocate screening entry points
Investigate ways to use air curtains, light traps.
Apply pesticides in cracks and crevices where flies enter or hide
Investigate the need for fly bait
Educate workers and supervisors on fly biology and control
List at least three pest management procedures for fruit fly or
Drosophilia infestations - CORRECT ANSWER Seek out infested
materials that are producing yeast; over ripe fruit and vegetables,
open or broken cans of fruit and vegetables, sour mops and rags, moist
pet food and bedding. Use traps baited with ripe banana to locate the
main infested area. Eliminate yeast producing materials.
A rat can compress his body and squeeze through an opening as small
as
a. 1/4 in high
b. 1/2 in high
c. 1 in high
d. 2 in high - CORRECT ANSWER B
, Rats are a major carrier of rabies
A. True
B. False - CORRECT ANSWER B
Rats will avoid anything new that appears in their territory
A. True
B. False - CORRECT ANSWER A
Rats commonly travel a distance of _____ from their nest looking for
food and water and patrolling their territory.
A. 10 to 25 feet
B. 100 to 150 feet
C. 1 to 2 miles
D. none of the above - CORRECT ANSWER B
Which of the following is not true about adult rat droppings
A. They average 5/16 inch long
B. Fresh droppings are black or nearly black
C. The highest number of droppings will be found where rats rest or
feed
D. A single rat can produce 50 droppings in a day - CORRECT ANSWER
A
Longterm, the most successful form of rat control is rat-proofing
("building them out")
A. True
B. False - CORRECT ANSWER A
When applying rodenticides, they should be placed
A. In locations not accessible to children, pets, wildlife, and domestic
animals
B. In tamper-proof Bait boxes
C. Only outdoors
D. All of the above
E. A or B - CORRECT ANSWER E
Tracking powder kills rats because
A. Rats swallow tracking powder when they groom their fur
REAL 600 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) LATEST |GUARANTEED A+
the common silverfish prefers moderate hear and high humidity
a. true
b. false - CORRECT ANSWER A
The most common silverfish outside is the
a. common silverfish
b. firebrat
c. flourlined silverfish
d. gray silverfish - CORRECT ANSWER C
The firebrat prefers moderate heat and high humidity
a. true
b. false - CORRECT ANSWER B
Silverfish and firebrats prefer to consume
a. carbohydrates
b. starches
c. proteins
d. vitamins - CORRECT ANSWER B
The Food of flea larvae is principally
A. Blood they suck from the host
B. Dried blood from the female flea
C. Fur from the host
D. Starch - CORRECT ANSWER B
Adult Fleas obtain blood by
A. Sucking
B. Chewing
C. Absorbing
D. Lapping - CORRECT ANSWER A
,Pets that are flea hosts sleep and loaf in particular places rather than
randomly lying down when they are tired
A. True
B. False - CORRECT ANSWER A
For control of fleas, it is not important for the pet owner to:
A. remove the pet
B. Vacuum pest resting spots
C. Treat the pet
D. Clean pet bedding - CORRECT ANSWER A
Application of an IGR will
a. Kill adults
b. immunize the pet
c. keep pupae from developing
d. keep eggs from hatching - CORRECT ANSWER C
dogs can become allergic to flea bites
A. True
B. False - CORRECT ANSWER A
Distinguish between fruit flies and phoned flies - CORRECT ANSWER
Fruit flies often have red eyes, visible veins and cross veins in their
wings, and are attracted to yeast producing materials like ripe fruit.
Phorids have a humped backed appearance, move in jerks and have
wings with four indistinctly seen veins. Phorids infest manure,
garbage, etc. Both are small
Briefly distinguish between house flies, flesh flies, blow flies and
cluster flies - CORRECT ANSWER House flies have dark, indistinctly
striped thoraxes and gray and tan abdomens; flesh flies usually have
gray thoraxes with three distinct stripes. Blow flies are solid metallic
green, bronze, blue or black; cluster flies, in the same family as blow
flies, have yellow or gray hairs covering their thoraxes.
Briefly describe the two major divisions of the order Diptera
characterized by form - CORRECT ANSWER One group of flies is
mosquito or gnat-like with obvious, even somewhat long antennae.
,Their larvae have a head capsule and usually live in water. The rest of
the flies, the majority of the species, are usually not mosquito-like but
are more robust with very small antennae. The larvae of this group are
often maggot-like.
Describe the life cycle of the cluster fly. - CORRECT ANSWER Cluster
fly larvae parasitize earthworms. In the late warm moths of summer,
especially August, they often enter buildings where they overwinter.
On warm winter days these flies and others, make nuisances of
themselves by flying around. Cluster flies along with house flies, face
flies, and flesh flies are part of the "attic fly" fauna.
list at least three pest management procedures for house fly and blow
fly infestations - CORRECT ANSWER Locate the breeding sites
Find ways they are entering
investigate garbage pick up schedules and garbage handling
procedures
Caulk entry points
Advocate screening entry points
Investigate ways to use air curtains, light traps.
Apply pesticides in cracks and crevices where flies enter or hide
Investigate the need for fly bait
Educate workers and supervisors on fly biology and control
List at least three pest management procedures for fruit fly or
Drosophilia infestations - CORRECT ANSWER Seek out infested
materials that are producing yeast; over ripe fruit and vegetables,
open or broken cans of fruit and vegetables, sour mops and rags, moist
pet food and bedding. Use traps baited with ripe banana to locate the
main infested area. Eliminate yeast producing materials.
A rat can compress his body and squeeze through an opening as small
as
a. 1/4 in high
b. 1/2 in high
c. 1 in high
d. 2 in high - CORRECT ANSWER B
, Rats are a major carrier of rabies
A. True
B. False - CORRECT ANSWER B
Rats will avoid anything new that appears in their territory
A. True
B. False - CORRECT ANSWER A
Rats commonly travel a distance of _____ from their nest looking for
food and water and patrolling their territory.
A. 10 to 25 feet
B. 100 to 150 feet
C. 1 to 2 miles
D. none of the above - CORRECT ANSWER B
Which of the following is not true about adult rat droppings
A. They average 5/16 inch long
B. Fresh droppings are black or nearly black
C. The highest number of droppings will be found where rats rest or
feed
D. A single rat can produce 50 droppings in a day - CORRECT ANSWER
A
Longterm, the most successful form of rat control is rat-proofing
("building them out")
A. True
B. False - CORRECT ANSWER A
When applying rodenticides, they should be placed
A. In locations not accessible to children, pets, wildlife, and domestic
animals
B. In tamper-proof Bait boxes
C. Only outdoors
D. All of the above
E. A or B - CORRECT ANSWER E
Tracking powder kills rats because
A. Rats swallow tracking powder when they groom their fur
