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Ans: A medium to large sized glossy dark brown to black cockroach with wings shorter than the abdomen. Question: Flour Beetles Ans: Insects that damage stored food by chewing in both the adult and larval stage. Question: Indian Meal Moth Ans: The adult insect that has wings and can fly Question: Red Flour Beetle Ans: The beetle that is elongated, flat, shiny reddish brown, about 1/8 inch long, can fly, and has three antennal segments enlarged abruptly into a club. Question: Insects ...

Question: To legally perform structural pest control, you must have a license regardless of the kinds of pesticides you use. T/F Ans: True Question: Which is not an agency that shares responsibility for pesticide applicator training, certification and licensing? a. Texas department of Agriculture (TDA) b. Texas Structural Pest Control Service (SPCS) c. Texas A&M AgriLife Research Ans: c. Texas A&M AgriLife Research Question: Which licnese must be obtained by a person who wants to per...

Question: Flour Beetles Ans: Insects that damage stored food by chewing in both the adult and larval stage. Question: Indian Meal Moth Ans: The adult insect that has wings and can fly Question: Red Flour Beetle Ans: The beetle that is elongated, flat, shiny reddish brown, about 1/8 inch long, can fly, and has three antennal segments enlarged abruptly into a club. Question: Insects with complete metamorphosis go through four life stages. Ans: Egg, larvae, pupae, adult Question: Infest...

Question: True or False: Motor vehicles are the largest source of ground-level ozone (or smog) in Texas. Ans: True Question: What is the primary purpose of OBDII? Ans: To insure that vehicles emit the minimum amount of pollutants through their useful life. Question: What does the OBD II inspection do? Ans: Monitors all components that affect vehicle emissions. Detect and record malfunctions of the components that affect vehicle emissions. Checks the results of the self-tests that occu...

Question: Components of IPM Ans: 1. Pest identification 2. Monitoring 3. Use of natural enemies (biological control) 4. Pest-resistant plants 5. Cultural and structural changes 6. Judicious use of least toxic pesticides Question: Intent of IPM Ans: To use tactics that include pesticide alternatives that reduce the total amount of pesticide chemicals used thereby lessening the opportunity for pests to develop resistance. Question: How is a pesticide defined by law? SERIES Ans: Any...

Question: Components of IPM Ans: 1. Pest identification 2. Monitoring 3. Use of natural enemies (biological control) 4. Pest-resistant plants 5. Cultural and structural changes 6. Judicious use of least toxic pesticides Question: Intent of IPM Ans: To use tactics that include pesticide alternatives that reduce the total amount of pesticide chemicals used thereby lessening the opportunity for pests to develop resistance. Question: How is a pesticide defined by law

Question: Ants with one node?* Ans: Carpenter, crazy, Rasberry Crazy, False Honey, Rover, Argentine, Odorous, ghost, pyramid Question: Ants with 2 nodes?* Ans: Fire, Thief, Pavement, Acrobat, Pharaoh, Little black, Harvester, Big Headed, Leaf cutter, Acacia, elongated twig Question: Adult dull gray with 4 stripes on thorax?** Ans: House fly Question: Other than house flies what species of flys are common the residential environments.* Ans: Blue blow, Green blow, stable, Fruit flies,...

Question: Components of IPM Ans: 1. Pest identification 2. Monitoring 3. Use of natural enemies (biological control) 4. Pest-resistant plants 5. Cultural and structural changes 6. Judicious use of least toxic pesticides Question: Intent of IPM Ans: To use tactics that include pesticide alternatives that reduce the total amount of pesticide chemicals used thereby lessening the opportunity for pests to develop resistance. Question: How is a pesticide defined by law? SERIES Ans: Any...

Question: When should you drain the air tanks? Ans: After every working day. Question: Why drain water from the compressed air tanks? Ans: Water can freeze in cold weather and cause brake failure. Question: Air brake equipped vehicles must have: Ans: A supply pressure gauge and warning signal when psi drops below 60. Question: What can legally hold a parking or emergency brake in position for a truck, truck tractor or bus? Ans: Spring pressure. Question: What makes the total stopping d...

Question: elements that all bacteria need Ans: carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, sulfur, oxygen, and hydrogen Question: minimal media Ans: media that contains exact nutrients needed for growth and nothing extra - media is useful b/c we know exactly what's in it, but few organisms are resourceful enough to survive with only a few salts and sugars Question: complex media Ans: - it contains all the nutrients necessary for the microbes - aka general purpose media, satisfies the nutritional ...