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Management Category 7A Exam with !| !| !| !| !|
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Define integrated pest management, threshold, harborage, bait. - Correct
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answer ✔A systematic approach to pest control that uses all reasonable pest
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control methods in an environmentally compatible and economically feasible
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manner to reduce or eliminate pest populations. Thresholds mark the
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highest acceptable point a pest population can reach without risk of damage
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to people or the environment. Harborages are locations where pests seek
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shelter. Bait is a food or other substance used to attract a pest to a pesticide or
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a trap.
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Tell the difference between gradual and complete metamorphosis. - Correct
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answer ✔Gradual metamorphosis involves less extreme changes in an insect
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and usually involves a change in size. It has three stages: egg, nymph, and
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adult. Complete metamorphosis has four stages: egg, larva, pupa, and adult.
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Identify four places to inspect to look for pests or evidence of pest activity. -
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Correct answer ✔Cracks and crevices, behind/under appliances, in cluttered
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areas, and along utility lines.
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List five tools needed during a facility inspection. - Correct answer
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✔Flashlight, Black light, magnifying glass/hand lens, access tools such as
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screwdrivers, and a clipboard with paper and pen. !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
,List several monitoring techniques used in pest management. - Correct
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answer ✔Flushing agents, sticky traps, pheromone traps, mechanical traps,
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light traps, and product inspection.
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Give examples of food handling establishments requiring pest control. -
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Correct answer ✔Restaurants, cafeterias, bars, military mess halls, food
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trucks.
Distinguish between the following treatment types: spot and crack and
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crevice; void and space; barrier and bait. - Correct answer ✔Spot treatment
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the application to a small area no larger than two square feet. Crack and
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crevice application occurs in cracks and crevices that pests may seek shelter
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in or enter the facility through. Void treatment is applied in very small gaps
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and areas such as a small gap in a furniture piece. Space treatments involves
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a larger scale of application and is delivered via aerosols. Barrier applications
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are meant to stop insects from entering a building through the exterior
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ground level. Bait treatment is designed to lure pests into traps.
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State three types of application equipment that could be used in a perimeter
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treatment. - Correct answer ✔Backpack sprayers, compressed air sprayers,
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large capacity sprayers
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Discuss where to use hand-held dusters versus power dusters inside a
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structure. - Correct answer ✔power dusters are more useful for dusting a
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large area such as an attic or pipe systems. Hand held dusters are better for
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smaller target areas. !| !|
, Explain the two types of ultra-low volume application devices. - Correct
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answer ✔Cold foggers use spinning rotors or discs to break liquid into small
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droplets which are then forced out of the device. Thermal foggers use heat to
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vaporize insecticide concentrate. When the heated vapors exit the equipment,
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they cool and condense into particles ranging from 1 to 10 microns in
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diameter.
Tell the importance of equipment maintenance in pest management
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programs. - Correct answer ✔Cleaning equipment maintains its efficiency
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and professional appearance. It also improves the life of the machine.
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Define, thigmotactic; oothecae; gregarious - Correct answer ✔The
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thigmotactic response of cockroaches means that they like to be where they
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can touch surfaces both above and below them. Oothecae is the term for the
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bean-shaped egg cases they lay. Gregarious means that they like to travel in
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groups.
Explain the health concerns associated with cockroach infestations. - Correct
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answer ✔Cockroaches may carry bacteria to and from food sources which
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may cause food-born illnesses.
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Identify four common, structure-infesting cockroach species. - Correct answer
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✔German cockroach, brown-banded cockroach, american cockroach,
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oriental cockroach. !|
Identify the cockroach species that can be found accidentally in a structure. -
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Correct answer ✔Wood cockroaches
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Management Category 7A Exam with !| !| !| !| !|
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Define integrated pest management, threshold, harborage, bait. - Correct
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answer ✔A systematic approach to pest control that uses all reasonable pest
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control methods in an environmentally compatible and economically feasible
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manner to reduce or eliminate pest populations. Thresholds mark the
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highest acceptable point a pest population can reach without risk of damage
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to people or the environment. Harborages are locations where pests seek
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shelter. Bait is a food or other substance used to attract a pest to a pesticide or
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a trap.
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Tell the difference between gradual and complete metamorphosis. - Correct
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answer ✔Gradual metamorphosis involves less extreme changes in an insect
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and usually involves a change in size. It has three stages: egg, nymph, and
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adult. Complete metamorphosis has four stages: egg, larva, pupa, and adult.
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Identify four places to inspect to look for pests or evidence of pest activity. -
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Correct answer ✔Cracks and crevices, behind/under appliances, in cluttered
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areas, and along utility lines.
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List five tools needed during a facility inspection. - Correct answer
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✔Flashlight, Black light, magnifying glass/hand lens, access tools such as
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screwdrivers, and a clipboard with paper and pen. !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
,List several monitoring techniques used in pest management. - Correct
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answer ✔Flushing agents, sticky traps, pheromone traps, mechanical traps,
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light traps, and product inspection.
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Give examples of food handling establishments requiring pest control. -
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Correct answer ✔Restaurants, cafeterias, bars, military mess halls, food
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trucks.
Distinguish between the following treatment types: spot and crack and
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crevice; void and space; barrier and bait. - Correct answer ✔Spot treatment
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the application to a small area no larger than two square feet. Crack and
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crevice application occurs in cracks and crevices that pests may seek shelter
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in or enter the facility through. Void treatment is applied in very small gaps
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and areas such as a small gap in a furniture piece. Space treatments involves
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a larger scale of application and is delivered via aerosols. Barrier applications
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are meant to stop insects from entering a building through the exterior
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ground level. Bait treatment is designed to lure pests into traps.
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State three types of application equipment that could be used in a perimeter
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treatment. - Correct answer ✔Backpack sprayers, compressed air sprayers,
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large capacity sprayers
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Discuss where to use hand-held dusters versus power dusters inside a
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structure. - Correct answer ✔power dusters are more useful for dusting a
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large area such as an attic or pipe systems. Hand held dusters are better for
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smaller target areas. !| !|
, Explain the two types of ultra-low volume application devices. - Correct
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answer ✔Cold foggers use spinning rotors or discs to break liquid into small
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droplets which are then forced out of the device. Thermal foggers use heat to
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vaporize insecticide concentrate. When the heated vapors exit the equipment,
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they cool and condense into particles ranging from 1 to 10 microns in
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diameter.
Tell the importance of equipment maintenance in pest management
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programs. - Correct answer ✔Cleaning equipment maintains its efficiency
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and professional appearance. It also improves the life of the machine.
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Define, thigmotactic; oothecae; gregarious - Correct answer ✔The
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thigmotactic response of cockroaches means that they like to be where they
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can touch surfaces both above and below them. Oothecae is the term for the
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bean-shaped egg cases they lay. Gregarious means that they like to travel in
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groups.
Explain the health concerns associated with cockroach infestations. - Correct
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answer ✔Cockroaches may carry bacteria to and from food sources which
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may cause food-born illnesses.
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Identify four common, structure-infesting cockroach species. - Correct answer
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✔German cockroach, brown-banded cockroach, american cockroach,
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oriental cockroach. !|
Identify the cockroach species that can be found accidentally in a structure. -
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Correct answer ✔Wood cockroaches
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