LOWA GENERAL AND HOUSEHOLD PEST MANAGEMENT
CATEGORY 7A EXAM TEST GUIDE 2025: 120 QUESTIONS AND
100% VERIFIED ANSWERS/GRADED A+ /GUARANTEED PASS!!
Associate the available monitoring tool(s) for blood-feeding pests.
- answer-To search for ticks, people can drag a white sheet over the ground to
observe tick population levels. To quickly observe flea population, walk in rooms
for two minutes each with white socks on and observe any fleas on the socks.
Associate the specific odor produced by crushing an ant body for two common ant
species.
- answer-Odorous house ant: has a rotten coconut smell when crushed. The large
yellow ant has a citronella or lemon odor when crushed.
Categorize where chemical products are used against cockroaches.
- answer-Chemicals placed into or near harborages will have the best results.
Pesticides should not be put on greasy surfaces because their effects are decreased.
Dry areas can be dusted and residual pesticides can be used.
Compare the bumble bee with the carpenter bee.
- answer-The bumble bee is larger and fuzzier and are social bees. The carpenter
bee is a solitary insect.
Compare: Anticoagulant and non-anticoagulant rodenticides. Food bait and water
bait rodenticides. Detection blocks and tracking powders.
- answer-Anticoagulant rodenticides damage blood vessels and clotting
mechanisms, Non-anticoagulant rodenticides don't interfere with the animal's
ability to clot blood. Food baits may be carried off by rodents and placed in areas
where they shouldn't be, water baits are more successful than dry baits because all
rodents will consume the water if it is placed well. Detection blocks simply notify
the PMP if and how much rodent activity there is. Tracking powder allows them to
track where the rodent is coming from and going.
,Contrast the adult size and common nest location of: Yellowjacket, Bald-faced
hornet, European hornet, Paper wasp.
- answer-Yellowjacket: half inch-5/8 inch long, nest in trees, shrubs, underground,
structural voids, etc. Bald-faced hornet: 5/8-1 in. long, nest in branches, shrubs,
utility poles, house siding. European hornet: 1-1 and 3/8 in. long, build paper nests
in some type of cavity. Paper wasp: 5/8-3/4 in. long, build comb nests under eaves
of houses, porches, or windows, etc.
Contrast the breeding site preference for: vinegar fly; moth fly; humpback fly;
fungus gnat.
- answer-Vinegar fly: Lay eggs in overripe or fermenting fruits and other kitchen
waste areas. Moth fly: lay eggs in sewers, drain areas, and overflows on sinks.
Humpbacked flies: lay eggs near moist or decaying organic matter. Fungus gnat:
lay eggs in moist, organic debris or potting soil.
Define avicide
- answer-pesticides targeting birds.
Define integrated pest management, threshold, harborage, bait.
- answer-A systematic approach to pest control that uses all reasonable pest control
methods in an environmentally compatible and economically feasible manner to
reduce or eliminate pest populations. Thresholds mark the highest acceptable point
a pest population can reach without risk of damage to people or the environment.
Harborages are locations where pests seek shelter. Bait is a food or other substance
used to attract a pest to a pesticide or a trap.
Define, thigmotactic; oothecae; gregarious
- answer-The thigmotactic response of cockroaches means that they like to be
where they can touch surfaces both above and below them. Oothecae is the term
for the bean-shaped egg cases they lay. Gregarious means that they like to travel in
groups.
Define: accidental invader.
, - answer-Pests that may occur in buildings at some stage of their life cycle but that
do not usually complete their entire life cycle within the structure.
Define: cephalothorax, ballooning
- answer-The cephalothorax is one of the two body regions that a spider has (the
other being the abdomen). Ballooning is when a small spider uses silk to have the
wind carry it away to a different location.
Define: commensal, omnivores, kinesthetic sense, bait translocation, anticoagulant,
paraffinized bait, secondary hazard.
- answer-Commensal: meaning that the pest is well adjusted for living in close
association with humans. Omnivores: animals that eat both meat and plants
(anything). Kinesthetic sense: refers to a rodent's process of exploring and learning
about its environment as a way of ensuring survival. Bait translocation: moving
bait from one area to another. Anticoagulant: act by damaging blood vessels and
inhibiting blood clotting mechanisms.Paraffinized: bait that is made to not degrade
if exposed to moisture. Secondary hazard: refers to the risk that a nontarget animal
may consume a poisoned rodent and cause unwanted effects.
Define: ectoparasite, nit, pediculosis, canine detection.
- answer-Ectoparasites: an organism that feeds externally on the outside of its host.
Canine detection: using a dog to find bedbugs. Nits: lice eggs are referred to as
nits. Pediculosis: a skin condition resulting from continuous and sever infestation
of lice.
Define: swarm, caste, budding, trophallaxis, petiole, gaster, trail pheromones
- answer-A swarm happens when male ants fly out and mate with females in the
air. There are 3 castes in ant social order: queens, workers, and males. Budding is
when a queen mates within the nest and then takes some ants and starts a new
colony. Trophallaxis is when worker ants take food back to the nest to share with
others. The petiole is the "waist"of the ant. The large part of the abdomen is called
the gaster. Trail pheromones are chemical trails that worker ants leave so other ants
can find the food source.
CATEGORY 7A EXAM TEST GUIDE 2025: 120 QUESTIONS AND
100% VERIFIED ANSWERS/GRADED A+ /GUARANTEED PASS!!
Associate the available monitoring tool(s) for blood-feeding pests.
- answer-To search for ticks, people can drag a white sheet over the ground to
observe tick population levels. To quickly observe flea population, walk in rooms
for two minutes each with white socks on and observe any fleas on the socks.
Associate the specific odor produced by crushing an ant body for two common ant
species.
- answer-Odorous house ant: has a rotten coconut smell when crushed. The large
yellow ant has a citronella or lemon odor when crushed.
Categorize where chemical products are used against cockroaches.
- answer-Chemicals placed into or near harborages will have the best results.
Pesticides should not be put on greasy surfaces because their effects are decreased.
Dry areas can be dusted and residual pesticides can be used.
Compare the bumble bee with the carpenter bee.
- answer-The bumble bee is larger and fuzzier and are social bees. The carpenter
bee is a solitary insect.
Compare: Anticoagulant and non-anticoagulant rodenticides. Food bait and water
bait rodenticides. Detection blocks and tracking powders.
- answer-Anticoagulant rodenticides damage blood vessels and clotting
mechanisms, Non-anticoagulant rodenticides don't interfere with the animal's
ability to clot blood. Food baits may be carried off by rodents and placed in areas
where they shouldn't be, water baits are more successful than dry baits because all
rodents will consume the water if it is placed well. Detection blocks simply notify
the PMP if and how much rodent activity there is. Tracking powder allows them to
track where the rodent is coming from and going.
,Contrast the adult size and common nest location of: Yellowjacket, Bald-faced
hornet, European hornet, Paper wasp.
- answer-Yellowjacket: half inch-5/8 inch long, nest in trees, shrubs, underground,
structural voids, etc. Bald-faced hornet: 5/8-1 in. long, nest in branches, shrubs,
utility poles, house siding. European hornet: 1-1 and 3/8 in. long, build paper nests
in some type of cavity. Paper wasp: 5/8-3/4 in. long, build comb nests under eaves
of houses, porches, or windows, etc.
Contrast the breeding site preference for: vinegar fly; moth fly; humpback fly;
fungus gnat.
- answer-Vinegar fly: Lay eggs in overripe or fermenting fruits and other kitchen
waste areas. Moth fly: lay eggs in sewers, drain areas, and overflows on sinks.
Humpbacked flies: lay eggs near moist or decaying organic matter. Fungus gnat:
lay eggs in moist, organic debris or potting soil.
Define avicide
- answer-pesticides targeting birds.
Define integrated pest management, threshold, harborage, bait.
- answer-A systematic approach to pest control that uses all reasonable pest control
methods in an environmentally compatible and economically feasible manner to
reduce or eliminate pest populations. Thresholds mark the highest acceptable point
a pest population can reach without risk of damage to people or the environment.
Harborages are locations where pests seek shelter. Bait is a food or other substance
used to attract a pest to a pesticide or a trap.
Define, thigmotactic; oothecae; gregarious
- answer-The thigmotactic response of cockroaches means that they like to be
where they can touch surfaces both above and below them. Oothecae is the term
for the bean-shaped egg cases they lay. Gregarious means that they like to travel in
groups.
Define: accidental invader.
, - answer-Pests that may occur in buildings at some stage of their life cycle but that
do not usually complete their entire life cycle within the structure.
Define: cephalothorax, ballooning
- answer-The cephalothorax is one of the two body regions that a spider has (the
other being the abdomen). Ballooning is when a small spider uses silk to have the
wind carry it away to a different location.
Define: commensal, omnivores, kinesthetic sense, bait translocation, anticoagulant,
paraffinized bait, secondary hazard.
- answer-Commensal: meaning that the pest is well adjusted for living in close
association with humans. Omnivores: animals that eat both meat and plants
(anything). Kinesthetic sense: refers to a rodent's process of exploring and learning
about its environment as a way of ensuring survival. Bait translocation: moving
bait from one area to another. Anticoagulant: act by damaging blood vessels and
inhibiting blood clotting mechanisms.Paraffinized: bait that is made to not degrade
if exposed to moisture. Secondary hazard: refers to the risk that a nontarget animal
may consume a poisoned rodent and cause unwanted effects.
Define: ectoparasite, nit, pediculosis, canine detection.
- answer-Ectoparasites: an organism that feeds externally on the outside of its host.
Canine detection: using a dog to find bedbugs. Nits: lice eggs are referred to as
nits. Pediculosis: a skin condition resulting from continuous and sever infestation
of lice.
Define: swarm, caste, budding, trophallaxis, petiole, gaster, trail pheromones
- answer-A swarm happens when male ants fly out and mate with females in the
air. There are 3 castes in ant social order: queens, workers, and males. Budding is
when a queen mates within the nest and then takes some ants and starts a new
colony. Trophallaxis is when worker ants take food back to the nest to share with
others. The petiole is the "waist"of the ant. The large part of the abdomen is called
the gaster. Trail pheromones are chemical trails that worker ants leave so other ants
can find the food source.
