ENT 201 RELIABLE EXAM SHEET 2025/2026 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔T/F: typhus had more of an impact on killing people than war strategy? - ✔✔true
✔✔the greeks had __________ on their coins but when the greek culture declined they
disappeared. - ✔✔insects
✔✔what % of people can die if they aren't treated for typhus? - ✔✔5-50%
✔✔What are Africanized honey bees? - ✔✔honey bees that demonstrate aggressive
nature and other undesirable characteristics of African honey bees. Dominantly
inherited when these bees mate with European strain honeybees. First released
(accidentally) in Brazil in 1956, they are now found on the Southern border of the US.
✔✔what are characteristics of male and female waterbugs? - ✔✔small dark females
have short non functional wings and males have functional wings that can fly short
distances
✔✔what are crickets symbolic of? - ✔✔fortune or used in wagering contests
✔✔what are cultural pest management strategies? - ✔✔crop rotation, row spacing in
crops, sanitation
✔✔what are fiber products? - ✔✔cellulose fiber, keratin, and wood
✔✔what are flies associated with? - ✔✔evil
✔✔what are good precautions to take to prevent ticks and tick borne diseases? - ✔✔-
recognize tick habitat
-wear long sleeve shirts and long pants
-wear light colored clothing
- repellant
-frequently check yourself for ticks
✔✔what are herbicides mostly used for? - ✔✔insects and fungi
✔✔what are mechanical pest management strategies? - ✔✔fly swatter, ag vacuum,
foot, hand
✔✔what are moths associated with? - ✔✔a darker life
✔✔what are other orders of pests? - ✔✔hemiptera (stink bugs), dyptera (flies), and
orthoptera (grasshoppers)
, ✔✔what are parasitoids? - ✔✔a parasite that kills the host as a part of its natural life
cycle (hymenoptera and diptera) the larvae parasitize the host and kill it and the adult
females go look for hosts, adults don't eat hosts though they lay eggs on host and larva
develops in host and kills it
✔✔what are pathogens? - ✔✔they cause disease in pest insects (BT) and can be used
as microbial insecticides
✔✔what are pests of stored grains? - ✔✔coleoptera (beetles) in the adult and larval
stages, lepidoptera (moths at larval stage)
✔✔what are physical pest management strategies? - ✔✔changing temperature,
replacing air with CO2, and sound doesn't work because they can't hear
✔✔what are predators? - ✔✔other insects or spiders
✔✔what are some examples of monoculture? - ✔✔corn field, hog house, grain bin
✔✔what are some facts about Calyptra eustrigata? - ✔✔the proboscis has barbs to
pierce tough skin and stabilize insect while feeding, this wingspan is 35-72 mm, and
they live in asia, sri lanka, and malaysia
✔✔what are some facts about the giant silk moth? - ✔✔the male can detect a female a
mile away, bolas spiders mimic the pheromones of the giant silk moth for males to
follow to the spider to be eaten, adult moths cannot eat they die after laying their eggs
two weeks later
✔✔what are some interesting facts about the sheep ked? - ✔✔fully grown it is only 1/4
inch long, it feeds on mammals and birds blood, a male lives 80 days while a female
can live 130 days, a sheep with lighter and more insulated wool has lower risk or sheep
ked infestation
✔✔what are some interesting facts about Triatoma infestans? - ✔✔they need a warm
climate to reproduce, undergo incomplete metamorphosis, live in forests but also
human dwellings, 3-12 month life span, females lay 100-600 eggs
✔✔what are some other facts about Africanized honey bees? - ✔✔they are adapted to
a habitat with mammals in it, they attack in larger numbers, don't make as much honey,
and pursue for longer distances
✔✔what are some other facts about Calyptra eustrigata? - ✔✔females do not suck
blood they eat fruit, they prey on rhinos, deer, antelopes, elephants and humans and
can suck blood for 50 min.
AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔T/F: typhus had more of an impact on killing people than war strategy? - ✔✔true
✔✔the greeks had __________ on their coins but when the greek culture declined they
disappeared. - ✔✔insects
✔✔what % of people can die if they aren't treated for typhus? - ✔✔5-50%
✔✔What are Africanized honey bees? - ✔✔honey bees that demonstrate aggressive
nature and other undesirable characteristics of African honey bees. Dominantly
inherited when these bees mate with European strain honeybees. First released
(accidentally) in Brazil in 1956, they are now found on the Southern border of the US.
✔✔what are characteristics of male and female waterbugs? - ✔✔small dark females
have short non functional wings and males have functional wings that can fly short
distances
✔✔what are crickets symbolic of? - ✔✔fortune or used in wagering contests
✔✔what are cultural pest management strategies? - ✔✔crop rotation, row spacing in
crops, sanitation
✔✔what are fiber products? - ✔✔cellulose fiber, keratin, and wood
✔✔what are flies associated with? - ✔✔evil
✔✔what are good precautions to take to prevent ticks and tick borne diseases? - ✔✔-
recognize tick habitat
-wear long sleeve shirts and long pants
-wear light colored clothing
- repellant
-frequently check yourself for ticks
✔✔what are herbicides mostly used for? - ✔✔insects and fungi
✔✔what are mechanical pest management strategies? - ✔✔fly swatter, ag vacuum,
foot, hand
✔✔what are moths associated with? - ✔✔a darker life
✔✔what are other orders of pests? - ✔✔hemiptera (stink bugs), dyptera (flies), and
orthoptera (grasshoppers)
, ✔✔what are parasitoids? - ✔✔a parasite that kills the host as a part of its natural life
cycle (hymenoptera and diptera) the larvae parasitize the host and kill it and the adult
females go look for hosts, adults don't eat hosts though they lay eggs on host and larva
develops in host and kills it
✔✔what are pathogens? - ✔✔they cause disease in pest insects (BT) and can be used
as microbial insecticides
✔✔what are pests of stored grains? - ✔✔coleoptera (beetles) in the adult and larval
stages, lepidoptera (moths at larval stage)
✔✔what are physical pest management strategies? - ✔✔changing temperature,
replacing air with CO2, and sound doesn't work because they can't hear
✔✔what are predators? - ✔✔other insects or spiders
✔✔what are some examples of monoculture? - ✔✔corn field, hog house, grain bin
✔✔what are some facts about Calyptra eustrigata? - ✔✔the proboscis has barbs to
pierce tough skin and stabilize insect while feeding, this wingspan is 35-72 mm, and
they live in asia, sri lanka, and malaysia
✔✔what are some facts about the giant silk moth? - ✔✔the male can detect a female a
mile away, bolas spiders mimic the pheromones of the giant silk moth for males to
follow to the spider to be eaten, adult moths cannot eat they die after laying their eggs
two weeks later
✔✔what are some interesting facts about the sheep ked? - ✔✔fully grown it is only 1/4
inch long, it feeds on mammals and birds blood, a male lives 80 days while a female
can live 130 days, a sheep with lighter and more insulated wool has lower risk or sheep
ked infestation
✔✔what are some interesting facts about Triatoma infestans? - ✔✔they need a warm
climate to reproduce, undergo incomplete metamorphosis, live in forests but also
human dwellings, 3-12 month life span, females lay 100-600 eggs
✔✔what are some other facts about Africanized honey bees? - ✔✔they are adapted to
a habitat with mammals in it, they attack in larger numbers, don't make as much honey,
and pursue for longer distances
✔✔what are some other facts about Calyptra eustrigata? - ✔✔females do not suck
blood they eat fruit, they prey on rhinos, deer, antelopes, elephants and humans and
can suck blood for 50 min.
