Lowa General and Household Pest Management Category 7A
Exam Questions and Answers
Question 1
Define integrated pest management, threshold, harborage, bait.
Correct 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.
Question 2
Tell the difference between gradual and complete metamorphosis.
Correct Answer
Gradual metamorphosis involves less extreme changes in an insect and usually involves a change in size. It has three
stages: egg, nymph, and adult. Complete metamorphosis has four stages: egg, larva, pupa, and adult.
Question 3
Identify four places to inspect to look for pests or evidence of pest activity.
Correct Answer
Cracks and crevices, behind/under appliances, in cluttered areas, and along utility lines.
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,Question 4
List five tools needed during a facility inspection.
Correct Answer
Flashlight, Black light, magnifying glass/hand lens, access tools such as screwdrivers, and a clipboard with paper and pen.
Question 5
List several monitoring techniques used in pest management.
Correct Answer
Flushing agents, sticky traps, pheromone traps, mechanical traps, light traps, and product inspection.
Question 6
Give examples of food handling establishments requiring pest control.
Correct Answer
Restaurants, cafeterias, bars, military mess halls, food trucks.
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,Question 7
Distinguish between the following treatment types: spot and crack and crevice; void and space; barrier and bait.
Correct Answer
Spot treatment the application to a small area no larger than two square feet. Crack and crevice application occurs in
cracks and crevices that pests may seek shelter in or enter the facility through. Void treatment is applied in very small
gaps and areas such as a small gap in a furniture piece. Space treatments involves a larger scale of application and is
delivered via aerosols. Barrier applications are meant to stop insects from entering a building through the exterior
ground level. Bait treatment is designed to lure pests into traps.
Question 8
State three types of application equipment that could be used in a perimeter treatment.
Correct Answer
Backpack sprayers, compressed air sprayers, large capacity sprayers
Question 9
Discuss where to use hand-held dusters versus power dusters inside a structure.
Correct Answer
power dusters are more useful for dusting a large area such as an attic or pipe systems. Hand held dusters are better for
smaller target areas.
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, Question 10
Explain the two types of ultra-low volume application devices.
Correct Answer
Cold foggers use spinning rotors or discs to break liquid into small droplets which are then forced out of the device.
Thermal foggers use heat to vaporize insecticide concentrate. When the heated vapors exit the equipment, they cool and
condense into particles ranging from 1 to 10 microns in diameter.
Question 11
Tell the importance of equipment maintenance in pest management programs.
Correct Answer
Cleaning equipment maintains its efficiency and professional appearance. It also improves the life of the machine.
Question 12
Define, thigmotactic; oothecae; gregarious
Correct 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.
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Exam Questions and Answers
Question 1
Define integrated pest management, threshold, harborage, bait.
Correct 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.
Question 2
Tell the difference between gradual and complete metamorphosis.
Correct Answer
Gradual metamorphosis involves less extreme changes in an insect and usually involves a change in size. It has three
stages: egg, nymph, and adult. Complete metamorphosis has four stages: egg, larva, pupa, and adult.
Question 3
Identify four places to inspect to look for pests or evidence of pest activity.
Correct Answer
Cracks and crevices, behind/under appliances, in cluttered areas, and along utility lines.
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,Question 4
List five tools needed during a facility inspection.
Correct Answer
Flashlight, Black light, magnifying glass/hand lens, access tools such as screwdrivers, and a clipboard with paper and pen.
Question 5
List several monitoring techniques used in pest management.
Correct Answer
Flushing agents, sticky traps, pheromone traps, mechanical traps, light traps, and product inspection.
Question 6
Give examples of food handling establishments requiring pest control.
Correct Answer
Restaurants, cafeterias, bars, military mess halls, food trucks.
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,Question 7
Distinguish between the following treatment types: spot and crack and crevice; void and space; barrier and bait.
Correct Answer
Spot treatment the application to a small area no larger than two square feet. Crack and crevice application occurs in
cracks and crevices that pests may seek shelter in or enter the facility through. Void treatment is applied in very small
gaps and areas such as a small gap in a furniture piece. Space treatments involves a larger scale of application and is
delivered via aerosols. Barrier applications are meant to stop insects from entering a building through the exterior
ground level. Bait treatment is designed to lure pests into traps.
Question 8
State three types of application equipment that could be used in a perimeter treatment.
Correct Answer
Backpack sprayers, compressed air sprayers, large capacity sprayers
Question 9
Discuss where to use hand-held dusters versus power dusters inside a structure.
Correct Answer
power dusters are more useful for dusting a large area such as an attic or pipe systems. Hand held dusters are better for
smaller target areas.
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, Question 10
Explain the two types of ultra-low volume application devices.
Correct Answer
Cold foggers use spinning rotors or discs to break liquid into small droplets which are then forced out of the device.
Thermal foggers use heat to vaporize insecticide concentrate. When the heated vapors exit the equipment, they cool and
condense into particles ranging from 1 to 10 microns in diameter.
Question 11
Tell the importance of equipment maintenance in pest management programs.
Correct Answer
Cleaning equipment maintains its efficiency and professional appearance. It also improves the life of the machine.
Question 12
Define, thigmotactic; oothecae; gregarious
Correct 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.
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