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PUBLIC HEALTH PEST CONTROL UNIT 7: TEST QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS



Who usually carries out mosquito- and vector-control programs in order to protect the
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l. public? -- Answer ✔✔ These programs may be the responsibility of city or county health
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l. organizations, public works programs, or independent taxing districts. Federal, state, and
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l. local regulations set the guidelines for achieving these goals.
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What are the three steps of most public health pest control programs? -- Answer ✔✔ 1.
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l. Data collection.
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2. Data analysis.
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3. Appropriate action.
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Name at least four actions that a public health pest control agency should take to plan a
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l. routine operation. -- Answer ✔✔ 1. Demonstrate the existence of the problem.
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2. Identify the source of the problem.
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3. Analyze different solutions to the problem.
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4. Secure trained personnel, equipment, and materials.
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5. Provide relevant public information and education.
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6. Oversee the effort and conduct the program.
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, 7. Provide technical guidance.
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8. Maintain equipment.
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9. Procure pesticide.
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10. Set application criteria.
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11. Evaluate the results.
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What can your agency do to be sure it detects public health pest problems early on? --
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l. Answer ✔✔ Conduct routine pest surveillance and data collection.
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Which pest control actions provide temporary control of public health pests and which
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l. provide permanent control? -- Answer ✔✔ 1. Temporary control: exclusion, trapping,
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l. physical removal, use of mechanical or chemical repellents, pesticide application, and other
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2. Permanent control: source-reduction tactics such as habitat alteration.
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What are the main drawbacks of many source-reduction control tactics? -- Answer ✔✔
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l. The cost and labor requirements are often high at first.
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How can your knowledge of the biology of a pest improve the safety of a pesticide
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l. application? -- Answer ✔✔ When applying pesticides, it is critical that you treat the pest at a
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l. time when you can use the least amount of chemical in the smallest practical area. This often
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l. means targeting a specific stage in the pests' life cycle or applying during a specific season. By
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l. knowing about the target pest, you will know which stage in its life cycle will require the
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l. least amount of chemical. Furthermore, larval control reduces human exposure to
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l. pesticides.

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