Pest Management Volume 3 CDC- Test
Questions & Answers
What pest is reddish-brown to black in color, usually with four light reddish to yellowish spots
on the back, and has a thorax that is densely pitted with round punctures and well-developed
wings under the wing covers? Correct Ans-Rice weevil
Which of these is a more serious pest in the northern climates? Correct Ans-Granary weevil
What fiber and fabric pest has cigar-shaped cases 1/16 to 3/8 inch usually attached to the fabric
at one end and cases white or bearing slight clolors of the infested fabric? Correct Ans-Case-
making clothes moth
Spot inspections for pest in stored food products must not exceed Correct Ans-10 percent
What is one advantage of using traps outside the warehouse to catch stored-product pests?
Correct Ans-Reduces the need to open commodities during direct product inspections
What type of lighting should be used for stored-product warehouses to avoid attracting pests?
Correct Ans-High-pressure sodium lamps for indirect lighting
What food products should be separated when stored? Correct Ans-Animal foods and cereal
products
, What mouse has spread throughout much of the world and probably has the widest distribution
of any animal except man? Correct Ans-House
What term describes the behavior rats and mice exhibit when they are very suspicious of any
new objects or food found in their surroundings? Correct Ans-Avoidance reaction
Which rodents usually build their nests in trees, much like squirrels do? Correct Ans-Roof
rats
What rodent's droppings are an average 1/4-inch long and have pointed ends? Correct Ans-
House mouse
To rodent-proof a structure during construction, electrical conduit should be no larger than
Correct Ans-3/4 inch
What minimum gauge sheet metal is rat resistant? Correct Ans-26
What animals are affected by anticoagulants? Correct Ans-All warm-blooded animals
What poison is heavy dark-gray powder that is chemically stable and insolule in water?
Correct Ans-Zinc Phospide
What rodenticide kills both rodents and rodent ectoparasites? Correct Ans-Fumigants
Questions & Answers
What pest is reddish-brown to black in color, usually with four light reddish to yellowish spots
on the back, and has a thorax that is densely pitted with round punctures and well-developed
wings under the wing covers? Correct Ans-Rice weevil
Which of these is a more serious pest in the northern climates? Correct Ans-Granary weevil
What fiber and fabric pest has cigar-shaped cases 1/16 to 3/8 inch usually attached to the fabric
at one end and cases white or bearing slight clolors of the infested fabric? Correct Ans-Case-
making clothes moth
Spot inspections for pest in stored food products must not exceed Correct Ans-10 percent
What is one advantage of using traps outside the warehouse to catch stored-product pests?
Correct Ans-Reduces the need to open commodities during direct product inspections
What type of lighting should be used for stored-product warehouses to avoid attracting pests?
Correct Ans-High-pressure sodium lamps for indirect lighting
What food products should be separated when stored? Correct Ans-Animal foods and cereal
products
, What mouse has spread throughout much of the world and probably has the widest distribution
of any animal except man? Correct Ans-House
What term describes the behavior rats and mice exhibit when they are very suspicious of any
new objects or food found in their surroundings? Correct Ans-Avoidance reaction
Which rodents usually build their nests in trees, much like squirrels do? Correct Ans-Roof
rats
What rodent's droppings are an average 1/4-inch long and have pointed ends? Correct Ans-
House mouse
To rodent-proof a structure during construction, electrical conduit should be no larger than
Correct Ans-3/4 inch
What minimum gauge sheet metal is rat resistant? Correct Ans-26
What animals are affected by anticoagulants? Correct Ans-All warm-blooded animals
What poison is heavy dark-gray powder that is chemically stable and insolule in water?
Correct Ans-Zinc Phospide
What rodenticide kills both rodents and rodent ectoparasites? Correct Ans-Fumigants
