GENERAL PEST 7A HOUSEHOLD & PEST CONTROL: 105
QUESTIONS AND 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS 2025/GRADED A+
/GUARANTEED PASS!!
___ is not commonly a food or stored product pests
- answer-Paper
adult fleas obtain blood by
a. sucking
b. chewing
c. absorbing
d. lapping
- answer-A. Sucking
American cockroaches like an environment that is
- answer-B. Warm and moist
Ants are closely related to termites and are readily distinguished from them by:
- answer-Abdomen shape and antennae
ants forage for _____________ to sustain themselves and the colony
a. honeydew, greases, sugars, and insects
b. wood
c. honeydew alone
d. pheromones
- answer-Honeydew, greases, sugars and insects
Ants found inside a structure always come from a colony that is locate inside T or
F
- answer-False
Application of an IGR will
A. Kill adults
B. Immunize the pet
C. Keep pupa from developing.
D. Keeps eggs from hatching.
- answer-Keep pupa from developing.
, Booklice are ___
- answer-Psocids
Briefly distinguish between house flies, flesh flies and blow flies
- answer-House flies- dark indistinctly striped thoraxes and team and tan abdomens
Flesh flies- gray thoraxes with three distinct stripes
Blow flies- slid metallic green, blue, or black
Brown banded cockroaches prefer a ___ environment.
- answer-Warm
Carpet beetles can also infest dried flowers T or F
- answer-True
Clothes moths usually feed on
- answer-wool
Cockroaches need ___ to be successful
- answer-Food, moisture, harborage
Describe three distinguishing characteristics of the black widow spider.
- answer-The female black widow spider has a shiny jet black body and legs. Her
globose abdomen is proportionally large with a red hour glass design on the belly.
This design can be easily seen and taken as a warning since the black widow hangs
upside down in her cobweb. Male black widows are small striped and harmless
Describe three distinguishing characteristics of the brown recluse spider.
- answer-The brown recluse spider, loxosceles reclusa, has a brown cephalothorax
with a dark violin shaped design on the dorsal surface. The abdomen is a tan brown
color with no distinctive markings. The brown recluse is found in houses within an
arched shaped geographical range encompassing states in the south and midwest
bordered by Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky,
Tennessee, and Alabama. Several other species of closely related recluse spiders
are found in the southwestern deserts and one is regularly introduced from the
mediterranean area. None of these latter species is considered particularly harmful.
Discuss pest management methods for controlling spiders indoors
- answer-1. Caulk and tighten structures to keep spiders from wandering in
2. Get rid of accumulations of trash near structures
3. Modify lighting arrangements that attract flying insects that become spider prey
QUESTIONS AND 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS 2025/GRADED A+
/GUARANTEED PASS!!
___ is not commonly a food or stored product pests
- answer-Paper
adult fleas obtain blood by
a. sucking
b. chewing
c. absorbing
d. lapping
- answer-A. Sucking
American cockroaches like an environment that is
- answer-B. Warm and moist
Ants are closely related to termites and are readily distinguished from them by:
- answer-Abdomen shape and antennae
ants forage for _____________ to sustain themselves and the colony
a. honeydew, greases, sugars, and insects
b. wood
c. honeydew alone
d. pheromones
- answer-Honeydew, greases, sugars and insects
Ants found inside a structure always come from a colony that is locate inside T or
F
- answer-False
Application of an IGR will
A. Kill adults
B. Immunize the pet
C. Keep pupa from developing.
D. Keeps eggs from hatching.
- answer-Keep pupa from developing.
, Booklice are ___
- answer-Psocids
Briefly distinguish between house flies, flesh flies and blow flies
- answer-House flies- dark indistinctly striped thoraxes and team and tan abdomens
Flesh flies- gray thoraxes with three distinct stripes
Blow flies- slid metallic green, blue, or black
Brown banded cockroaches prefer a ___ environment.
- answer-Warm
Carpet beetles can also infest dried flowers T or F
- answer-True
Clothes moths usually feed on
- answer-wool
Cockroaches need ___ to be successful
- answer-Food, moisture, harborage
Describe three distinguishing characteristics of the black widow spider.
- answer-The female black widow spider has a shiny jet black body and legs. Her
globose abdomen is proportionally large with a red hour glass design on the belly.
This design can be easily seen and taken as a warning since the black widow hangs
upside down in her cobweb. Male black widows are small striped and harmless
Describe three distinguishing characteristics of the brown recluse spider.
- answer-The brown recluse spider, loxosceles reclusa, has a brown cephalothorax
with a dark violin shaped design on the dorsal surface. The abdomen is a tan brown
color with no distinctive markings. The brown recluse is found in houses within an
arched shaped geographical range encompassing states in the south and midwest
bordered by Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky,
Tennessee, and Alabama. Several other species of closely related recluse spiders
are found in the southwestern deserts and one is regularly introduced from the
mediterranean area. None of these latter species is considered particularly harmful.
Discuss pest management methods for controlling spiders indoors
- answer-1. Caulk and tighten structures to keep spiders from wandering in
2. Get rid of accumulations of trash near structures
3. Modify lighting arrangements that attract flying insects that become spider prey
