GENERAL AND HOUSEHOLD PEST MANAGEMENT 7A
IOWA NEWEST ACTUAL 2025/2026 WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTION | GRADED A+
how the opossum can be a household pest - ---Answers-
---can can live in attics and garages. but they can eat
garbage, bird feeders, and pet food left outside
the human health concerns of birds, bats, raccoons,
skunks - ---Answers----birds-bird ectoparasites (mites,
lice, swallow bugs) can invade peeps homes and bite
humans. Birds can also transmit cryptococcosis and
histoplasmosis which are serious systemic, fungal
infections acquired by inhaling airborne spores that grow
in bird droppings.
bats- can transmit histoplasmosis and rabies
raccoons-they can transmit large intestinal roundworm
skunks- odor
,outline 4 things a client can do to eliminate conductive
conditions for: birds. bats, raccoons, skunks - ---
Answers----birds- pick up trash, pick up feed (grains),
reduce weed seed numbers, pruning trees, shrubs, and
vines will do
bats- seal all openings with 1/4 inch hardwire cloth,
screening, sheet metal, or steel wool and sealant. and
wait 3-4 days for bats to adjust using the reaming
openings. ( bat-proof in mid-august so that young bats
can fly) plastic bird netting.
raccoons- garlic oil+ capsaicin, meat meal+ red pepper,
capsaicin, black pepper oil+ piperine, camphor oil,
cornmint oil, eucalyptus oil + wintergreen oil ( dont leave
trash out)
skunks- use capsaicin, black pepper oils, and piperine.
examples of vertebrate pests that can be legally trapped
- ---Answers----birds ( feral pigeon, common starling,
and house sparrow)
squirrels
snakes
,skunks
raccoons
name 3 repellents used against vertebrate pests - ---
Answers----black pepper, capsaicin and piperine
4 approaches for managing ant infestations - ---
Answers----1. Pest proofing and sanitation
2. Barrier treatments
3. Treating the nest directly
4. Baits as a way of delivering pesticide into the nest
How baiting controls ant colonies - ---Answers----It
sees what type of food they like, locate, and they will
bring the bait back to the colony so the whole Colony can
die
Name 3 ant bait formulations - ---Answers----Liquid
bait
Gel bait
Granular bait
, Choice of insecticide and application site for ant
management? - ---Answers----Baits
Barriers
Sticky traps
5 locations ants build their nests? - ---Answers----Wood
Near hot water pipes or near warm areas
Soil
Near another colony
Crevices
Human health concerns from nuisance - ---Answers----
Can transfer disease-causing organisms
General life cycle of flies - ---Answers----Flies have a
specific requirements for egg-laying sites where larvae
will develop. Maggots (fly larvae) have chewing
mouthparts, are legless, and are usually white it off-white
IOWA NEWEST ACTUAL 2025/2026 WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTION | GRADED A+
how the opossum can be a household pest - ---Answers-
---can can live in attics and garages. but they can eat
garbage, bird feeders, and pet food left outside
the human health concerns of birds, bats, raccoons,
skunks - ---Answers----birds-bird ectoparasites (mites,
lice, swallow bugs) can invade peeps homes and bite
humans. Birds can also transmit cryptococcosis and
histoplasmosis which are serious systemic, fungal
infections acquired by inhaling airborne spores that grow
in bird droppings.
bats- can transmit histoplasmosis and rabies
raccoons-they can transmit large intestinal roundworm
skunks- odor
,outline 4 things a client can do to eliminate conductive
conditions for: birds. bats, raccoons, skunks - ---
Answers----birds- pick up trash, pick up feed (grains),
reduce weed seed numbers, pruning trees, shrubs, and
vines will do
bats- seal all openings with 1/4 inch hardwire cloth,
screening, sheet metal, or steel wool and sealant. and
wait 3-4 days for bats to adjust using the reaming
openings. ( bat-proof in mid-august so that young bats
can fly) plastic bird netting.
raccoons- garlic oil+ capsaicin, meat meal+ red pepper,
capsaicin, black pepper oil+ piperine, camphor oil,
cornmint oil, eucalyptus oil + wintergreen oil ( dont leave
trash out)
skunks- use capsaicin, black pepper oils, and piperine.
examples of vertebrate pests that can be legally trapped
- ---Answers----birds ( feral pigeon, common starling,
and house sparrow)
squirrels
snakes
,skunks
raccoons
name 3 repellents used against vertebrate pests - ---
Answers----black pepper, capsaicin and piperine
4 approaches for managing ant infestations - ---
Answers----1. Pest proofing and sanitation
2. Barrier treatments
3. Treating the nest directly
4. Baits as a way of delivering pesticide into the nest
How baiting controls ant colonies - ---Answers----It
sees what type of food they like, locate, and they will
bring the bait back to the colony so the whole Colony can
die
Name 3 ant bait formulations - ---Answers----Liquid
bait
Gel bait
Granular bait
, Choice of insecticide and application site for ant
management? - ---Answers----Baits
Barriers
Sticky traps
5 locations ants build their nests? - ---Answers----Wood
Near hot water pipes or near warm areas
Soil
Near another colony
Crevices
Human health concerns from nuisance - ---Answers----
Can transfer disease-causing organisms
General life cycle of flies - ---Answers----Flies have a
specific requirements for egg-laying sites where larvae
will develop. Maggots (fly larvae) have chewing
mouthparts, are legless, and are usually white it off-white
