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NV - Pest Control - 48 Hour Cram Cards Already Rated A+ During dry weather, scorpions are attracted to ____________ moisture Because of this habit, they may be trapped by spreading wet burlap bags or newspapers and collected during the day. There are approximately 23 species of scorpions in the state of _______________. Nevada The Nevada scorpion considered seriously poisonous is the ___________scorpion. Bark scorpion You are vacationing in the extreme southeastern Clark County, in the Virgin Mountains near Mesquite and Gold Butte, afterwards visit some places in the well-established areas of the Las Vegas Valley. Which poisonous scorpion might you encounter? Bark scorpion Scorpions live 2 to 5 years and DO NOT lay eggs. The female bears live young 7 to 12 months after mating. A female may produce 14 to as many as _____ young. 100 When caught inside, found fair distance above the ground, the scorpion is likely to be (what species)? Centruroides exilicauda (Bark scorpion) T/F The merchant grain beetle is known to fly. The lower the moisture content of dried foods, the greater the infestation can be. They cannot endure low temperatures and stop breeding in winter. True In the home, you may find a spider beetle that enjoys dried process foods. These beetle larvae are " " (what shape) and resemble small white grubs. "C" shaped Spider Beetle larvae Note the spider beetle has three pairs of legs You find a moth found in buckwheat that overwinters as mature larva in stored kernels, field litter and bales of straw Angoumois Grain Moth The flies order is ________ Diptera Commonly found in Nevada homes, You are handed a moth gray in color with bronze wing tips. Feeding damage is done by the larvae which are usually light-colored, pale yellow to pink, with a dark head. What species moth might it be? Indian Meal Moth Note: flour is rarely infested Which moth might clog machinery, because it spins silken threads to mat flour particles. The larva is whitish pink and confines itself in a silken tube Mediterranean Flour Moth House flies hibernate as adults and enter houses in the fall --- Face flies pass the winter in the adult stage and become active in the spring. Adult face flies mainly feed on the secretions from the eyes, nose, and mouth of cattle and horses --- Your at the farm and notice flies by the eyes of the cattle. There is a good chance the species of fly is _________, implicated in the transmission of pinkeye disease. face fly Cluster flies - Immature stages develop as parasites in earthworms. DO NOT feed on garbage. DO NOT feed on animal manure. ARE NOT a health hazard because they do not lay eggs on human food. --- Bedbugs - dry heat exposure for as little as 20 minutes at ________ degrees, will kill 120 - 130 F The arachnid class also includes mites and ticks -eight legs, two body regions --- Many common spiders have one generation per year and usually become full grown in late summer. Spiders may survive for months without food. --- About the size of a penny (spread out), The desert brown spider characteristic (scary) is their six eyes arranged in 3 pairs across the front of the head. --- Centipedes are arthropods that are distinguished by having a single pair of legs per body segment --- Ekbom's syndrome or delusional parasitosis is ? the belief that you are infested with parasites When placing traps for controlling rats/mice, placement can be made to make the campaign trail as short as possible. Since mice seldom venture far from shelter, placement can be 3 ft to 10 feet apart (rats 20 feet apart) with triggers placed to the outside when using two traps parallel to the wall. --- The yellow-bellied marmot - is found in northern Nevada, close to piles of rocks/boulders, for burrows and protection. The yellow bellied marmot is active in the spring and early summer, but does estivate (meaning what?) hibernates during the late summer and much of the remaining year The most common method of gopher control in home garden and lawn situations is by ________. Set the _____ at the main runway set in pairs with the end the gopher enters facing toward the burrow, not the other ____. traps Pocket gophers are found throughout Nevada. They eat the underground parts of plants. --- The deer mouse is a host of the _______________. Hantavirus If you see a white-footed mouse, chances are its ears are (large/ not large), its eyes are (large/not large), and its tail is (long/ not long). These are seed eaters. -large -large -long Hantavirus is a viral illness transmitted by saliva, feces, or urine of infected animals. Once dry the virus can become airborne. Inhalation can cause respiratory illness upwards of 30% death to its victims. --- Mice have two main feeding periods, dusk and dawn. Their urine and droppi