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General Structural Pest control 7a | 90 questions and answers | Latest Define a pest in simple terms An unwanted organism Pest populations are part of an ecosystem. What following elements are included in an ecosystem? A. Populations and a community B. A community and biological and physical supports C. Populations and biological and physical supports D. Populations, a community, and biological and physical supports D In infested apartments, pest infestations are evenly distributed? A. True B. False B In a simple sequence of methods, which of the following is the first method or activity a pest control technician should do? A. Pesticide Application B. Habitat alteration C. Inspection D. Follow up C Which of the following are not integrated pest management components, goals or activities: A. Monitoring B. Pesticide Application C. Preventative Spraying D. Recordkeeping E. Total Pest Elimination C and E The pest management style of pest control, more than the other styles, emphasizes: A. Safe Pesticide application B. The reduction of pests to a tolerable number C. Inspection D. Client Communication B New sprayers are well calibrated until they have been used one season A. True B. False B Hand held sprayers can be calibrated if the following is known: A. Pressure used B. Amount of liquid used C. Time elapsed per liquid used D. Area sprayed per amount of liquid used E. All of these F. None of these E Fogging fills a room volume including cracks, crevices and cabinets. A. True B. False B High Pressure must be maintained in hand held sprayers to be effective. A. True B. False B If a sprayer malfunctions,_______________ A. Repair it immediately B. Increase pressure by pumping C. Release pressure and remove it to a repair area D. Use very soft and thin wire to clear the nozzle after releasing pressure C Equipment safety is best maintained by ________. A. Daily Rinsing B. Daily hose inspection C. Scheduled cleaning D. All of these D The responsibility of the environmental protection Agency (EPA) is to ________. A. Regulate Pesticide use B. Regulate pesticide applicators C. Protect public health and the environment D. enforce Fifra C Pest Control applicators may be certified in either of two classifications. a. Private and commercial B. Fumigation and non fumigation C. Urban and agriculture D. Certified and non-certified A Pesticide registration decisions are based on the demonstration that the use of a pesticide will not result in "Unreasonable human health or environmental effects". The law that mandates that is called the ________. FIFRA, The Federal Insecticide fungicide and rodenticide act The state plan that regulates pesticide applicators and their certification is approved and evaluated by ________. A. FDA B. USDA C. EPA D. OSHA C The cockroach that requires the most control effort is the _______. A. Asian B. American C. German D. Australian C American cockroaches like an environment that is A. slightly cool, moist B. very warm, moist C. hot, dry D. lukewarm, average humidity B Oriental cockroach populations consist mostly of _____ in the winter. A. Adults B. nymphs C. eggs D. pupae A Cockroaches need _________ to be successful. A. food, moisture, harborage B. food, moisture, open spaces C. warmth, food, cracks, D. cracks, crevices, food A Oriental cockroaches prefer a _________ environment A. moist B. Warm C. High D. Small A Brown-banded cockroaches prefer a _______ environment a. cool b. very warm c. sanitary d. very moist B Smokey brown cockroaches prefer a ______ environment a. open b. very warm c. very moist d. high C German cockroaches have A. Two bands across their thorax B. Two stripes on their thorax C. Light markings on their thorax D. Short wings B Ants and termites are both closely related social insects. A. True B. False B The ant species that almost always has its colony inside is _____ a. carpenter ant b. pharaoh ant c. fire ant d. odorous house ant B Carpenter ants make galleries in wood which is also one of their principal foods. A. True B. False B The ant caste system consists of A. workers, drones, soldiers b. soldiers, workers, reproductives c. male and female reproductives and workers d. larvae, pupae, adults C Ants found inside a structure always Come from a colony that is located inside A. true B. false B Ants forage for _______ to sustain themselves and the colony A. honeydew, greases, sugars and insects B. Wood C. Honeydew alone D. Pheromones A Some common stored product pests that attack whole grains and chew through the seed coat are ________ a. rice and granary weevils B. red and confused flour beetles C. Psocids and grain mites

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General Structural Pest control
7a | 90 questions and answers |
Latest

Define a pest in simple terms An unwanted organism
Pest populations are part of an ecosystem. What following elements are included in an
ecosystem?
A. Populations and a community
B. A community and biological and physical supports
C. Populations and biological and physical supports
D. Populations, a community, and biological and physical supports D
In infested apartments, pest infestations are evenly distributed?
A. True
B. False B
In a simple sequence of methods, which of the following is the first method or activity a pest
control technician should do?
A. Pesticide Application
B. Habitat alteration
C. Inspection
D. Follow up C
Which of the following are not integrated pest management components, goals or activities:
A. Monitoring
B. Pesticide Application
C. Preventative Spraying
D. Recordkeeping
E. Total Pest Elimination C and E
The pest management style of pest control, more than the other styles, emphasizes:
A. Safe Pesticide application
B. The reduction of pests to a tolerable number
C. Inspection
D. Client Communication B
New sprayers are well calibrated until they have been used one season
A. True
B. False B
Hand held sprayers can be calibrated if the following is known:
A. Pressure used
B. Amount of liquid used
C. Time elapsed per liquid used
D. Area sprayed per amount of liquid used
E. All of these
F. None of these E
Fogging fills a room volume including cracks, crevices and cabinets.
A. True

,B. False B
High Pressure must be maintained in hand held sprayers to be effective.
A. True
B. False B
If a sprayer malfunctions,_______________
A. Repair it immediately
B. Increase pressure by pumping
C. Release pressure and remove it to a repair area
D. Use very soft and thin wire to clear the nozzle after releasing pressure C
Equipment safety is best maintained by ________.
A. Daily Rinsing
B. Daily hose inspection
C. Scheduled cleaning
D. All of these D
The responsibility of the environmental protection Agency (EPA) is to ________.
A. Regulate Pesticide use
B. Regulate pesticide applicators
C. Protect public health and the environment
D. enforce Fifra C
Pest Control applicators may be certified in either of two classifications.
a. Private and commercial
B. Fumigation and non fumigation
C. Urban and agriculture
D. Certified and non-certified A
Pesticide registration decisions are based on the demonstration that the use of a pesticide will
not result in "Unreasonable human health or environmental effects". The law that mandates
that is called the ________. FIFRA, The Federal Insecticide fungicide and rodenticide act
The state plan that regulates pesticide applicators and their certification is approved and
evaluated by ________.
A. FDA
B. USDA
C. EPA
D. OSHA C
The cockroach that requires the most control effort is the _______.
A. Asian
B. American
C. German
D. Australian C
American cockroaches like an environment that is
A. slightly cool, moist
B. very warm, moist
C. hot, dry
D. lukewarm, average humidity B
Oriental cockroach populations consist mostly of _____ in the winter.
A. Adults
B. nymphs
C. eggs
D. pupae A
Cockroaches need _________ to be successful.
A. food, moisture, harborage

,B. food, moisture, open spaces
C. warmth, food, cracks,
D. cracks, crevices, food A
Oriental cockroaches prefer a _________ environment
A. moist
B. Warm
C. High
D. Small A
Brown-banded cockroaches prefer a _______ environment
a. cool
b. very warm
c. sanitary
d. very moist B
Smokey brown cockroaches prefer a ______ environment
a. open
b. very warm
c. very moist
d. high C
German cockroaches have
A. Two bands across their thorax
B. Two stripes on their thorax
C. Light markings on their thorax
D. Short wings B
Ants and termites are both closely related social insects.
A. True
B. False B
The ant species that almost always has its colony inside is _____
a. carpenter ant
b. pharaoh ant
c. fire ant
d. odorous house ant B
Carpenter ants make galleries in wood which is also one of their principal foods.
A. True
B. False B
The ant caste system consists of
A. workers, drones, soldiers
b. soldiers, workers, reproductives
c. male and female reproductives and workers
d. larvae, pupae, adults C
Ants found inside a structure always Come from a colony that is located inside
A. true
B. false B
Ants forage for _______ to sustain themselves and the colony
A. honeydew, greases, sugars and insects
B. Wood
C. Honeydew alone
D. Pheromones A
Some common stored product pests that attack whole grains and chew through the seed coat
are ________
a. rice and granary weevils

, B. red and confused flour beetles
C. Psocids and grain mites
D. Sawtoothed and merchant grain beetles A
Pheromones are used in
A. sprays
B. traps
C. dusts
D. Warehouses B
______ is not commonly a food of stored product pests
A. Dried fruit
B. Paprika
C. Paper products
D. Cornmeal
E. Mung beans C
Psocids and grain mites need ______ to build large populations.
A. grain
B. processed meal
C. high protein grain
D. high humidity D
The most important element in a pest management program for fabric pests in a museum
would be
a. Fogging
B. Monitoring
C. Dusting
D. Spraying B
The principal need of fabric pests seems to be
a. wool
b. carbohydrates
c. protein
d. starches C
Two groups of insects feed on stored woolens, furs, feathers. They are
A. clothes moths and carpet beetles
b. carpet moths
c. blanket beetles
d. clothes moths, tapestry moths A
The black carpet beetle does not normally feed on ______
a. wool
b. grain
c. fur
d. leather D
the common silverfish prefers moderate hear and high humidity
a. true
b. false A
The most common silverfish outside is the
a. common silverfish
b. firebrat
c. flourlined silverfish
d. gray silverfish C
The firebrat prefers moderate heat and high humidity
a. true

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