QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Communication is an important feature of many IPM program because? - ANS It provides a
record of the ongoing dialog of visits, actions, and interventions.
What is the application rate of a termiticide to a trench with the footer at a depth of 3 feet? -
ANS 4 gallon per 10linear feet.
A minimum treatment for control or prevention of all wood destroying fungi contracts includes:
- ANS Removing sources of moister by fixing leaking pipes.
What is the purpose of the IRAC group number in the upper right hand corner of a pesticide
label? - ANS It identifies which pesticides can be used in rotation, series, or mixture to help
slow down insecticides resistance.
What is the application rate of a termiticide into a hollow block wall? - ANS 2 gallons per 10
linear feet
Dusts are most effective when applied: - ANS In a thin layer to cracks and crevices
Many factors affect pesticide drift including: - ANS Particle size of liquid application, the
smaller the particle the greater the risk of drift.
A spot treatment is: - ANS A pesticide application to surfaces not larger than 2 sqft.
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, A routine schedule of maintenance/cleaning/checking and calibration equipment is important
to: - ANS Ensure application of label directed amounts of pesticides.
Protecting surface water from pesticides involves - ANS All the above.
What is the major objective of a soil termiticide application? - ANS To establish a chemical
barrier in the soil between the termites and the wood structure.
What is a crack and crevice pesticide application for household pest control? - ANS An
application into cracks and crevices where pests hide or enter structures.
The three life-support requirements that pests need to survive include: - ANS Food, water,
and harborage.
Ants: - ANS Social insects that display complete metamorphosis
Bedbugs: - ANS A blood feeding nocturnal insect that undergo in complete metamorphosis
Flies: - ANS Are good a flying when they mature into the adult stage
Carpenter ants: - ANS Large nocturnal ants that feed on insects not wood
Two methods recommended for properly identifying a pest include: - ANS Send a specimen
to your local county/ or use a company pest collection
Dry wood termites: - ANS Produce distinctive hard fecal pellets that appear in piles below
Silerfish: - ANS Are nocturnal and require high humidity (75% or higher) to survive
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