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What is the most important tool when inspecting
✓ Flashlight
The first thing you need to find out when you have a pest problem is?
✓ What conditions are allowing the pest to exist, to help you to identify
Which ongoing step is needed to ensure success of an ipm program?
✓ Clear communication with the customer
What is the best non chemical pest control practice for food preparation areas?
✓ Sanitation
Theoretically, what is the first step in the pest inspection process?
✓ Detailed interview with the customer
What does ipm stand for?
✓ Integrated Pest Management
The final step in the urban pest management process is?
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✓ Program evaluation
Most insects are the most difficult to kill when they are?
✓ In their pupae, if no pupal stage, in the egg
What is the name of the insect order for the ants, bees and wasps?
✓ Hymenoptera
invertebrates have no?
✓ Backbone
What type of mouthparts do adult lepidoptera have?
✓ Siphoning
What is the main purpose of the thorax?
✓ Locomotion/movement
What is the main purpose of the abdomen?
✓ Nutrition/reproduction
What is the insect blood called?
✓ Hemolymph
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What are the 4 stages of complete metamorphosis?
✓ egg, larva, pupae, adult
True or false? All insects are arthropods, but not all arthropods are insects
✓ True
What are the defining characteristics of arthropods?
✓ Exoskeleton. Segmented bodies. Jointed appendages. Bilateral Symmetry.
Open Circulatory System.
The openings on the side of an insects body which allow them to breathe are known as?
✓ Spiracles
Knowing what mouthparts an insect has, helps us to understand their
✓ Diet
What order of insect is known for having a pronotum?
✓ Blattodea(Cockroach)
True or False? Insects with complete metamorphosis are more highly evolved?
✓ True
CSI stands for?
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✓ Chitin synthesis inhibitor
What is the maximum area considered to be a spot treatment?
✓ 2' x 2'
When treating inside wall voids, which chemical formulation is best?
✓ Dust
What happens when you leave chemical in a tank?
✓ Solids can settle at the bottom and tarnish the tank
How do you spray near a body of water?
✓ Carefully, with large droplet size to prevent drift
When applying to furniture, which of the following should be considered?
✓ Is there a visible residue
In what location should an insectide dust formulation be used?
✓ Wall voids
Which practice will likely result in insecticide resistant insect populations?
✓ Using the same active ingredient repeatedly, without gaining control.
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