SC General and Structural Pest Control 7A – Updated Questions with Correct Answers 2025

SC General and Structural Pest Control 7A –
Updated Questions with Correct Answers 2025
WhatAisAtheAseriesAofAeventsAfromAeggAtoAadultAcalled?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-Lifecycle



WhatAisAmetamorphosis?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
TheAchangeAthatAmustAtakeAplaceAinAbeforeAtheAyoungAinsectAmaturesAintoAanAadultAisAcalledAMeta
morphosis



WhatAPhylumAdoAallAinsect-relatedAanimalsAbelongAto?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-AllAinsect-
relatedAanimalsAsuchAasAmites,Aticks,AandAspidersAbelongAtoAaAphulumAcalledAtheAArthropoda



WhatAareAArachnids?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
Spiders,AMites,Ascorpions,AandAticks.AMostAarthropodApestsAareAinsectsAorAarachnids.A

-AfourApairsAofAlegs

-AtwoAbodyAsegmentsA(abdomenAandAcephalothorax)



NameAtheAfourAcontrolAstrategiesAusedAtoAattemptAtheAcontrolAofAarthropodsAorArodents.A-
ACORRECTAANSWERA-1.AResourceAManagement/EnvironmentAManipulation



2.APrevention/MechanicalABarriers

3.ABiologicalAControlA

4.AChemicalAControl



ResourceAManagement/EnvironmentAManipulationA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
ManagementAofAfood,Awater,AandAshelterAavailability,AandAhabitatAmodificationAtoAminimizeAorAeli
minateApestAisAusuallyAoneAofAtheAmostAeffectiveAmethodsAforAcontrollingApests.



Prevention/MechanicalABarriersA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
BarriersAsuchAasAscreens,Anetting,AandAprotectiveAclothingAallAareAmechanicalAmeansAtoAprotectAp
eopleAfromAbitingAandAnuisanceAinsects.

,BiologicalAControlA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
TheAuseAofApredators,Aparasites,AandApathogensA(insectAdiseases)AcanAbeAeffectiveAinAcontrollingAs
omeApestAspecies,AifAtheAbeneficialAorganismsAcanAestablishAthemselvesAorAifAaApopulationAcanAbeA
maintained.



IntegratedAPestAManagementA(IPM)A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
ThisAconceptAusesAaAcombinationAofAbiological,AenvironmentalAandAchemicalAcontrolAmethods



IPM-AHow?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-ControllingApestsAbyAstressingAnon-
chemicalAmethodsAisAtheAgoalAofApestAmanagementAprograms



IPM-AWhy?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
AnAIPMAprogramAseeksAtoAmaintainAtoAmaintainApestApopulationsAbelowAtheAlevelAatAwhichAtheyAc
auseAproblems.



IPMA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
ItAisAanAalternativeAandAimprovedAapproachAtoAtraditionalApestAmanagement.AIAusesAinformationAo
nAtheAlifeAcyclesAofApestsAandAtheirAinteractionsAwithAtheAenvironment,AinAcombinationAwithAavaila
bleApestAcontrolAmethods,AtoAmanageApestsAbyAtheAmostAeconomicalAmeansAwithAtheAleastApossib
leAdamageAtoApeople,Aproperty,AandAtheAenvironment.



IPM-AProgramA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
UnderAanAIPMAprogram,AsprayingAisAusedAONLYAwhenAABSOLUTELYANECESSARY



WhatAisAtheAdifferenceAbetweenAwingedAantsAandAtermiteAswarmers?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
TheeAkeyAfeaturesAcanAquicklyAidentifyAwingedAants:

1.AAApinchedAwaist

2.AElbowedAantennae

3.AWingsAofAdifferentAlengths

,WhichAantAspeciesAhasAaAheart-shapedAabdomen?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-AcrobatAAnt



WhereAdoAodorousAhouseAantsAgetAtheirAname?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
TheAodorAtheyAgiveAoffAwhenAtheyAareAcrushed,AsmellsAlikeArottenAcoconut



WhatAtypeAofAcontrolAisAbestAforAredAimportedAfireAants?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
BroadcastAbaitingAfollowedAbyAmoundAdrenching



WhatAisA"budding"?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
WhenApharaohAantsAseparateAintoAmultipleAcoloniesAdueAtoAliquidAinsecticideAtreatment



OrderA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-GroupAofAsimilarAfamilies



CompleteAMetamorphosisA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
InsectAdevelopmentAconsistingAofAfourAstages:Aegg,Alarva,Apupa,AandAadult



CastesA-ACORRECTAANSWERA--
AantsAinAaAcolonyAareAgroupedAintoAcastesAbasedAoffAofAtheAtasksAtheyAperform.A



-ACastesAconsistAofAworkers,AqueensAandAalates.



AntAworkersA-ACORRECTAANSWERA--
ASterileAfemales,AandAtheyAmakeAupAtheAlargestAcastAinAtheAantAcolonyA



-
ATheAworkersAprotectAtheAnestAagainstAinvaders,AgatherAfood,AserveAtheAqueen,AandAcareAforAtheAy


oungAants

, AntsA(food)A-ACORRECTAANSWERA--
ACollectedAbyAforagingAworkersAisApassedAmouthAtoAmouthAamongAthemselvesAandAtoAotherAwork


ers,Alarvae,AandAtheAqueen.A

-
AThisAprocessAisAtheAonlyAmeansAbyAwhichAtheAqueenAandAlarvaeAofAtheAantAcolonyAcanAobtainAfoo


d

-AThisAtransferAofAfoodAisAanAimportantAelementAinAtheAdesignAandAeffectivenessAofAantAbaits



AlatesA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
WingedAadultAfertileAmalesAandAfemalesAthatAleaveAexistingAcoloniesAtoAestablishAnewAones



MaleAantsA-ACORRECTAANSWERA--AFoundAinAcoloniesAonlyAduringAswarmerAformation

-ASoleApurpose:Amating,AandAmostAdieAsoonAafterwards.



ControlAofAAntsA-ACORRECTAANSWERA--AUsuallyAmulti-stepAprocessAincluding

-AProperAIdentification

-ALocationAofAallAnests

-ABaiting

-APerimeterAbarrierAtreatment

-ANon-chemicalAmethods



FiveATypesAofAAntsAinASouthACarolinaAthatAcauseAmostAproblemsA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
1.ARedAImportedAFireAAnts

2.AArgentineAAnts

3.AOdorousAHouseAAnts

4.APharaohAAnts

5.AAcrobatAAnts