7A Pest Exam Questions And Answers

7A Pest Exam Questions And Answers
ActionnThresholdn-nCORRECTnnANSWER-
thenlevelnofnpestninfestationnwhichnrequiresninitiatingnancontrolnstrategy

AerosolsnandnReady-to-UsenProductsn-nCORRECTnnANSWER-
alreadyndilutedntonpropernusenconcentrationnbynmanufacturer.ncontainernisntypicallynapplica
tionndevice.noffernconveniencenandnsafetyntonapplicator

AmericannCockroachn-nCORRECTnnANSWER-large,nreddish-brown,n1n1/2n-
n2ninchesnlong.nadultsnarenverynweaknflyers.ntypicallyndonnotninhabitnlivingnquartersninnhouse

snandnothernbuildings.nprefernsewers,nsteamntunnels,nandnpipenandnutilitynchasesnbeneathnc
ommercialnbuildings.

AmericannDognTickn-nCORRECTnnANSWER-
8nlegs,nbignasnpencilneraser,nliveninnwoodsnandnfieldsnwherentheynseeknhosts:ncoyote,nracco
ons,nhorses,ndogs,nhumans,ncattle.

AngumoisnGrainnMothn-nCORRECTnnANSWER-1/2ninchnlong,npalenyellow-
brownnwithnfringednwings.nlarvaenofnthisnmothnpenetratenandnfeednonnkernelsnofnwholengrai
n

AntnManagementnPracticesn-nCORRECTnnANSWER-
thoroughninspectionnofnpremisesnisnnecessaryntondeterminennaturenandnextentnofninfestatio
n.nthennidentifynant.nifnindoor,nplacenbaitsnwherenworkernantsnarenat.nshouldnbenmonitored.nk
eyntonsuccessnisnnumerousnsmallnplacements.nifnoutdoor,nliquidnbaitsnorngranularnbaitsnsho
uldnbenused.

AnticoagulantnRodenticidesn-nCORRECTnnANSWER-
killnrodentsnbynpreventingntheirnbloodnfromncoagulatingn(clotting),ncausingnthenanimalntonble
edninternally

Antsn-nCORRECTnnANSWER-structure-
invadingnpest.nsocialninsectsnthatnliveninncoloniesnwithnqueens,nmales,nandnworkers.nqueenn
responsiblenforneggnproduction,nmalenresponsiblentonfertilizenqueen,nmostnfemalesnarenwor
kersnandnarensterile.nworkersntendnthenqueen,nmales,nbrood,nandnguardnnestnagainstnthreat
snandnsearchnfornfood.nformncoloniesnthroughnswarmsnornbudding.nswarmsn-

, duringncertainntimenofnyear,nwingednmalenandnfemalesnleaventonfindnannewncolony.nshednwi
n

ngs,nmalendiesnafternmating.nbuddingn-nmorenthannonenqueen,nsonmigratentonnewnlocation

AsiannLadynBeetlen-nCORRECTnnANSWER-
small,nround,nlessnthann1/2ninchnlong,nredntonyellownwithnornwithoutnblacknspots,nblacknmarkn
innshapenofnMnonnheadnidentifiesnthem,

BaitnGunsn-nCORRECTnnANSWER-
applynvariousngelnandnpastenbaitsnforncockroachnandnantncontrol.nspecializedntipsnhelpsnallo
wnitnbentonputninncracksnandncrevicesnwherenpestsnarenlikelyntoncomeninncontactnwithnit.

BaitnStationsn-nCORRECTnnANSWER-
rodenticidenbaitsnenclosedninnthesentonminimizenhazardsntonpeople,nnon-
targetnanimals,nandnpets.nhavenanlocknonnthemnusuallyntonkeepnchildrennandnnon-
targetnanimalsnoutnofnthem.nnotnconsideredntamper-
resistantnunlessntheynarensecuredntonsomething.nsecuritynfurthernenhancednbynself-
containednbaitnstationsnornbynsecuringnbaitninnstations.

Baitsn-nCORRECTnnANSWER-
placementnmakesnthemninaccessiblentonpeoplenandnpets.nofferneasenofnplacementnandnaren
odorless.ninnorderntonbeneffective,ntargetnpestnmustnconsumenbait.nlessnattractiventonpestsnifn
unsanitarynconditionsnprovidenalternatenfoodnsource

BaldfacednHornetn-nCORRECTnnANSWER-
3/4ninchnlong,nblacknandnwhitenmarkingsnwithnwhitenface,nnestsnarenpaperynovalnshaped

Bedbugn-nCORRECTnnANSWER-adultsn1/4ninchnlong,nreddish-
brown,nflattenednovalnbodies.nnymphsnsmallernandnlighterncolored.nfeedsnonnhostnatnnight.n
duringndaynhideninncracksnandncrevices.nbitesnmaynproducenrednweltsnthatnitchnandnevennca
usesnemotionalndistressninnsomenpeople

BirdnManagementnPracticesn-nCORRECTnnANSWER-
gulls,ngeese,nwoodpeckersnarenprotected.nsanitationsnandnexclusionnimportantnstep.nremo
venfoodnsourcenandnwaternsource.nclosenopeningsninnbuildings.nnestnremoval,ntrapping,nan
dnshootingnalsonannoption.nchemicalncontrolnrequiresnextrancautionninnorderntonnotnkillnnon-
targetnbirds.

BlacknWidownSpidern-nCORRECTnnANSWER-
adultnfemalenshinynblacknandnroundednabdomennwithnrednhourglassnonnunderside.n1/2ninch
nlong.nconstructnirregularnwebsninnundisturbednlocations.nmalenisnsmallernandnnondescript.n

bitenisnpoisonous.

BlocknBaitsn-nCORRECTnnANSWER-
holdnupnwellninninteriornandnexteriornbaitingnprograms.nsecurednwithinnbaitnstationsntonpreve
ntnrodentsnfromnmovingnthenbaitntonothernlocationsnthatnmightnendangernpeople,npetsnornwil
dlife,nthusnmaximizingnsafety