Structural Pest Inspector with Correct Solutions 2024

Structural Pest Inspector with Correct Solutions 2024 How many insects are on earth? - Answer -30 Million Beetles have this many species - Answer -500,000 species of this insect 3 Negatives about Insects - Answer -Eat our food, transmit disease, invade our structures 3 Positives about insects - Answer -Pollinate plants, recycle organic material, keep numerous pests in check Non WDO's - Answer -Nuisance Ants, flies, spiders and rodents Botanist who came up with classification system - Answer -Linnaeus (Swedish botanist in mid 1700's) Classification List - Answer -Species, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kindom Insects have 3 body regions - Answer -Head, Thorax, Abdomen Insects have this many pairs of legs - Answer -Insects have 3 pairs of Incomplete Metamorphis - Answer -Egg hatches into immature forms (nymphs) that resemble adults and gradually increase. ex: Termites, cockroaches, earwigs Complete Metamorphis - Answer -Eggs hatch into larvae which go through the pupal stage before becoming adults. Adults look completely different from other life stages. ex: Ants, beetles, wasps, flies Termites need 3 things to survive - Answer -Food, Moisture, Shelter. Subterranean Termites - Answer -the smallest but most destructive termite, nest underground in wood and extend their tunnels into wooden structures Dampwood Termites - Answer -only live in very moist wood and cause damage primarily on the pacific coast the 3 castes of termites - Answer -King and Queen for reproduction, Workers for enlarging the nest/searching for food and water/excavating tunnels, Soldiers for defending colony against ants and predators. The only termites with eyes - Answer -King and Queens are the only termite to have this body feature 2 common termites to washington - Answer -Western Subterranean and Pacific Dampwood