Pest Control - Public Health ACTUAL
UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Public health is concerned with what type of pests? - CORRECT ANSWER - Public health
is concerned with pests that transmit diseases to man. Pests that carry a disease organism that can
be transferred from them to a different host are known as vectors.
Basic strategies to public health pest control? - CORRECT ANSWER - Inspection - check
the problem, identify what is drawing the pests
Diagnosis - Identify the pest and any factors contributing to the infestation
Prescription - This is the plan of everything you are going to do to control the pest
Application - Carry out the plan
Evaluation - continued on going inspections to ensure conitued success
Which genu of mosquito is most common in Utah? - CORRECT ANSWER - Aedes
mosquitos, or floodwater mosquitos, some of which can be vicious biters.
Which gender of mosquito requires blood and why? - CORRECT ANSWER - Females
require blood in order for egg production to occur.
Mosquito eggs are usually found where? - CORRECT ANSWER - Near or on water
When do Aedes eggs hatch? - CORRECT ANSWER - They hatch when flooded, they are
normally laid near water.
, What are the three primary factors that attract mosquitos to hosts? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Carbon monoxide, warmth, and moisture, in that order of importance.
When is mosquito control at its best? - CORRECT ANSWER - It is normally most
effective in the larval stage.
What methods can be used to deal with mosquito larvae in water sources besides pesticide? -
CORRECT ANSWER - 1. remove the water completely
2. Increase the amount of standing water in order to introduce predaceous fish
3. Increasing the movement of the water, thus creating stress conditions for the larvae and
pupals.
What are the different forms of mosquito larvicides? - CORRECT ANSWER - Granular
larvicides: These are good for spot treatments and making sure that the poison gets into the water
and not in vegetation.
Surface film: is an oil-based film spread over an area that prevents larvae from breathing or has
them breathe in the toxin - bad for other insects
Emulsifiable concentrates: water-based larvicide that goes directly in the water and is mixed in,
not the best option
Growth regulators: Similar in application of the others, but instead of killing they interfere with
the growth of the organism.
Bacterial larvicides: These are bacteria pesticide that are deadly to larvae but pose little risk to
other animals or the environment
What two groups are ticks usually divided into? - CORRECT ANSWER - Hard ticks of the
Ixodidae family and soft ticks of the Argasidae family
UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Public health is concerned with what type of pests? - CORRECT ANSWER - Public health
is concerned with pests that transmit diseases to man. Pests that carry a disease organism that can
be transferred from them to a different host are known as vectors.
Basic strategies to public health pest control? - CORRECT ANSWER - Inspection - check
the problem, identify what is drawing the pests
Diagnosis - Identify the pest and any factors contributing to the infestation
Prescription - This is the plan of everything you are going to do to control the pest
Application - Carry out the plan
Evaluation - continued on going inspections to ensure conitued success
Which genu of mosquito is most common in Utah? - CORRECT ANSWER - Aedes
mosquitos, or floodwater mosquitos, some of which can be vicious biters.
Which gender of mosquito requires blood and why? - CORRECT ANSWER - Females
require blood in order for egg production to occur.
Mosquito eggs are usually found where? - CORRECT ANSWER - Near or on water
When do Aedes eggs hatch? - CORRECT ANSWER - They hatch when flooded, they are
normally laid near water.
, What are the three primary factors that attract mosquitos to hosts? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Carbon monoxide, warmth, and moisture, in that order of importance.
When is mosquito control at its best? - CORRECT ANSWER - It is normally most
effective in the larval stage.
What methods can be used to deal with mosquito larvae in water sources besides pesticide? -
CORRECT ANSWER - 1. remove the water completely
2. Increase the amount of standing water in order to introduce predaceous fish
3. Increasing the movement of the water, thus creating stress conditions for the larvae and
pupals.
What are the different forms of mosquito larvicides? - CORRECT ANSWER - Granular
larvicides: These are good for spot treatments and making sure that the poison gets into the water
and not in vegetation.
Surface film: is an oil-based film spread over an area that prevents larvae from breathing or has
them breathe in the toxin - bad for other insects
Emulsifiable concentrates: water-based larvicide that goes directly in the water and is mixed in,
not the best option
Growth regulators: Similar in application of the others, but instead of killing they interfere with
the growth of the organism.
Bacterial larvicides: These are bacteria pesticide that are deadly to larvae but pose little risk to
other animals or the environment
What two groups are ticks usually divided into? - CORRECT ANSWER - Hard ticks of the
Ixodidae family and soft ticks of the Argasidae family
