General and household pest management 7a
Iowa UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions
and CORRECT Answers
integrated pest management
Threshold
Harborage
Bait - CORRECT ANSWER - Intergrated pest managment- systematic approach to pest
control that uses all resonable pesr control methods in an envirentally compatible and
economicslly feasible manner to reduce or eliminate pest populations
Threshold- highest acceptable point a pest population can reach without risk of significant
damage, health concerns, or nuisance
Harborage-a place providing shelter for a pest
Bait- food/substance used to attract a pest to a pesticide or a trap. (Used to kill the ****er and
****ers)
gradual metamorphosis
Complete metamorphosis - CORRECT ANSWER - gradual metamorphosis-gradual,
involving little more than an increase in size (egg, nymph (adolescence), and adult)
Complete metamorphosis has 4 stages (egg,larva, pupa, and adult)
,4 places to inspect to look for pest or evidence of pests - CORRECT ANSWER - 1.cracks
2.behind/under stuff
3. Messy areas
4. Utility lines (electric, water, gas, computers etc)
(Where they will go into the outside building structure or interior walls)
Tools needed during a facility inspection - CORRECT ANSWER - Powerful flashlight
UV (black) light
Magnifying glass
Long-handled mirror
Palettes knife or spatula
Access tools (screwdrivers, pliers)
PPE
Vacuum with HEPA filter
Clipboard with paper and pen
Monitoring techniques used in pest management - CORRECT ANSWER - Flushing
agents
Sticky traps
Pheromone traps
Mechanical traps
Light traps
Production inspection
,Examples of food handling establishments needing pest control - CORRECT ANSWER -
Restaurants
Lunchrooms
Caterers
Cafes
Bars/taverns
Printed clubs
Military messes and clubs
Food contractors in plants and office buildings
Mobile caterers
Arlines
Ships
Drug stores
Confectionery stores
Dairy products stores
Bakery product stores
Concession stands
School lunch rooms
Colleges/universities
Hospitals
Homes for old
Orphans/handicapped
Prisons/ jails
Difference between spot and crack-and-crevice; void and space; barrier and bait - CORRECT
ANSWER - Spot- application limited to areas on which insects are likely to occur and will
not ordinary be contacted by workers
, Crack-and-crevice- small amounts of insecticides into cracks and crevices in which insects hide
it though which they may enter buildings
Void- application of an insecticide into an empty space inside a wall or ceiling, behind a kick
plate, inside a table leg, or in any other void that is prime for roaches,ants. And pests
Space- application of fine aerosol mist of insecticide into ant sized, open area with the intent of
providing a rapid knockdown and death of the pest with little or not residual effects (flushing)
Barrier- application of a band of insecticides on the list portion of a building, around the building
perimeter and/or near doorways or windows
Bait- poison food into cracks and crevices or voids or those packaged as bait stations
3 types of application equipment that could be used in a perimeter treatment - CORRECT
ANSWER - Large capacity sprayer
Backpack sprayer
Compressed air sprayer
Where to use hand-held dusters vs power dusters inside a structure - CORRECT
ANSWER - Hand held- small spaces (holes/cracks)
Power- large areas (attics, craw space or pipe chases)
Two types of ultra-low volume application devices - CORRECT ANSWER - Cold
foggers
Iowa UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions
and CORRECT Answers
integrated pest management
Threshold
Harborage
Bait - CORRECT ANSWER - Intergrated pest managment- systematic approach to pest
control that uses all resonable pesr control methods in an envirentally compatible and
economicslly feasible manner to reduce or eliminate pest populations
Threshold- highest acceptable point a pest population can reach without risk of significant
damage, health concerns, or nuisance
Harborage-a place providing shelter for a pest
Bait- food/substance used to attract a pest to a pesticide or a trap. (Used to kill the ****er and
****ers)
gradual metamorphosis
Complete metamorphosis - CORRECT ANSWER - gradual metamorphosis-gradual,
involving little more than an increase in size (egg, nymph (adolescence), and adult)
Complete metamorphosis has 4 stages (egg,larva, pupa, and adult)
,4 places to inspect to look for pest or evidence of pests - CORRECT ANSWER - 1.cracks
2.behind/under stuff
3. Messy areas
4. Utility lines (electric, water, gas, computers etc)
(Where they will go into the outside building structure or interior walls)
Tools needed during a facility inspection - CORRECT ANSWER - Powerful flashlight
UV (black) light
Magnifying glass
Long-handled mirror
Palettes knife or spatula
Access tools (screwdrivers, pliers)
PPE
Vacuum with HEPA filter
Clipboard with paper and pen
Monitoring techniques used in pest management - CORRECT ANSWER - Flushing
agents
Sticky traps
Pheromone traps
Mechanical traps
Light traps
Production inspection
,Examples of food handling establishments needing pest control - CORRECT ANSWER -
Restaurants
Lunchrooms
Caterers
Cafes
Bars/taverns
Printed clubs
Military messes and clubs
Food contractors in plants and office buildings
Mobile caterers
Arlines
Ships
Drug stores
Confectionery stores
Dairy products stores
Bakery product stores
Concession stands
School lunch rooms
Colleges/universities
Hospitals
Homes for old
Orphans/handicapped
Prisons/ jails
Difference between spot and crack-and-crevice; void and space; barrier and bait - CORRECT
ANSWER - Spot- application limited to areas on which insects are likely to occur and will
not ordinary be contacted by workers
, Crack-and-crevice- small amounts of insecticides into cracks and crevices in which insects hide
it though which they may enter buildings
Void- application of an insecticide into an empty space inside a wall or ceiling, behind a kick
plate, inside a table leg, or in any other void that is prime for roaches,ants. And pests
Space- application of fine aerosol mist of insecticide into ant sized, open area with the intent of
providing a rapid knockdown and death of the pest with little or not residual effects (flushing)
Barrier- application of a band of insecticides on the list portion of a building, around the building
perimeter and/or near doorways or windows
Bait- poison food into cracks and crevices or voids or those packaged as bait stations
3 types of application equipment that could be used in a perimeter treatment - CORRECT
ANSWER - Large capacity sprayer
Backpack sprayer
Compressed air sprayer
Where to use hand-held dusters vs power dusters inside a structure - CORRECT
ANSWER - Hand held- small spaces (holes/cracks)
Power- large areas (attics, craw space or pipe chases)
Two types of ultra-low volume application devices - CORRECT ANSWER - Cold
foggers
