SC Testing (Core And 7a) Exam With 100%
Correct Answers
Why should you remove the PEDICEL on a
paper wasp nest? - ANSWER -Queen will
come back to it to rebuild What is the most common clothes moth pest
found in United States? - ANSWER -
Webbing Clothes Moth
What do AMBOROSIA BEETLES feed on? -
ANSWER -Ambrosial Fungus
What is a sign of silverfish and firebrat
infestation? - ANSWER -Irregularly chewed
At what % of moisture does active decay of wood patches
begin? - ANSWER -25%
Which seasonal invader is known as a "Reflex
What species of moth is the most important of all Bleeder"? - ANSWER -Multicolored Asian
stored product pests? - ANSWER - Lady Beetles
Indianmeal Moth
True or False: All crickets have chewing mouth
Where are sand flies found? - ANSWER - parts! - ANSWER -True
Coastal Areas
What group does the scorpion belong to? -
What is the most common fly species in SC and ANSWER -Arachnid Family
the US? - ANSWER -House Fly
What is budding? - ANSWER -Separate
What BITING ARTHROPOD species gives off an into more colonies
"obnoxiously sweet" odor? - ANSWER -
Bed Bugs
Stages of metamorphosis - ANSWER -Egg,
Larva, Pupa, Adult
What flea species is the most important domestic
animal and urban wildlife? - ANSWER -The
cat flea What is the best control of Red Fire Ants? -
ANSWER -1) Broadcast a bait
2) Treat Individual mounds with an approved
How are lice transmitted? - ANSWER -Host mound drench, granule, aerosol, or dust (*no
to host through personal contact sooner than 7 days after baiting)
What is the key to chigger control? - Where do odorous house ants get their name? -
ANSWER -Personal Protection ANSWER -Odor they give of when
, SC Testing (Core And 7a) Exam With 100%
Correct Answers
smashed What is an emulsifiable concentrate (EC or E) -
ANSWER -Usually contains liquid active
ingredient, one or more petroleum based
What are some source reduction methods to use solvents, and an agent that allows the formulation
to control mosquitos? - ANSWER -1) to be mixed with water to form an emulsion.
Tightly covering stored water
2) Empty bird baths
3) Clean rain gutters What three factors determine how much pesticide
4) Exam flat roofs will be absorbed through your skin and into your
5) Drain or fill stagnant pools/swaps body? - ANSWER -1) The pesticide itself
6) Remove debris and the material used to dilute the pesticide.
7) Eliminate standing water
8) Examine trees for decay that hold water 2) Which area of the body is exposed.
3) The condition of the skin.
Which cockroach species is the most
economically important? - ANSWER -
German Cockroach What 2 precautions should you take to avoid
getting pesticides into your water source at a mix-
loading site? - ANSWER -1) Keep the water
Which cockroach species is the largest domestic pipe or hose well above the level of the pesticide
cockroach? - ANSWER -American mixture, and use a device to prevent back-
Cockroach siphoning if necessary.
2) Avoid mixing or loading pesticides in areas
What is the difference between winged ants and where a spill, leak, or overflow could allow
termite swarmers? - ANSWER -Ants have: pesticides to get into water system.
1) Pinched waist
2) Elbowed Antenna
3) Wings of different length What should you do with an empty pesticide
container? - ANSWER -1) If containers are
rinsible, rinse them as soon as empty.
Where are asian cockroaches mainly found? -
ANSWER -Mostly found in the coastal 2) Return all empty pesticide containers to the
areas of SC pesticide storage area.
3) Crush, break, or puncture empty containers
Successful treatment of an ant infestation that cannot be refilled, reconditioned, recycled. or
depends on what? - ANSWER -1) Proper returned to the manufacturer.
identification
2) Careful inspection 4) Dispose of containers in accordance with
labelling directions and with any laws or
regulations that apply.
Correct Answers
Why should you remove the PEDICEL on a
paper wasp nest? - ANSWER -Queen will
come back to it to rebuild What is the most common clothes moth pest
found in United States? - ANSWER -
Webbing Clothes Moth
What do AMBOROSIA BEETLES feed on? -
ANSWER -Ambrosial Fungus
What is a sign of silverfish and firebrat
infestation? - ANSWER -Irregularly chewed
At what % of moisture does active decay of wood patches
begin? - ANSWER -25%
Which seasonal invader is known as a "Reflex
What species of moth is the most important of all Bleeder"? - ANSWER -Multicolored Asian
stored product pests? - ANSWER - Lady Beetles
Indianmeal Moth
True or False: All crickets have chewing mouth
Where are sand flies found? - ANSWER - parts! - ANSWER -True
Coastal Areas
What group does the scorpion belong to? -
What is the most common fly species in SC and ANSWER -Arachnid Family
the US? - ANSWER -House Fly
What is budding? - ANSWER -Separate
What BITING ARTHROPOD species gives off an into more colonies
"obnoxiously sweet" odor? - ANSWER -
Bed Bugs
Stages of metamorphosis - ANSWER -Egg,
Larva, Pupa, Adult
What flea species is the most important domestic
animal and urban wildlife? - ANSWER -The
cat flea What is the best control of Red Fire Ants? -
ANSWER -1) Broadcast a bait
2) Treat Individual mounds with an approved
How are lice transmitted? - ANSWER -Host mound drench, granule, aerosol, or dust (*no
to host through personal contact sooner than 7 days after baiting)
What is the key to chigger control? - Where do odorous house ants get their name? -
ANSWER -Personal Protection ANSWER -Odor they give of when
, SC Testing (Core And 7a) Exam With 100%
Correct Answers
smashed What is an emulsifiable concentrate (EC or E) -
ANSWER -Usually contains liquid active
ingredient, one or more petroleum based
What are some source reduction methods to use solvents, and an agent that allows the formulation
to control mosquitos? - ANSWER -1) to be mixed with water to form an emulsion.
Tightly covering stored water
2) Empty bird baths
3) Clean rain gutters What three factors determine how much pesticide
4) Exam flat roofs will be absorbed through your skin and into your
5) Drain or fill stagnant pools/swaps body? - ANSWER -1) The pesticide itself
6) Remove debris and the material used to dilute the pesticide.
7) Eliminate standing water
8) Examine trees for decay that hold water 2) Which area of the body is exposed.
3) The condition of the skin.
Which cockroach species is the most
economically important? - ANSWER -
German Cockroach What 2 precautions should you take to avoid
getting pesticides into your water source at a mix-
loading site? - ANSWER -1) Keep the water
Which cockroach species is the largest domestic pipe or hose well above the level of the pesticide
cockroach? - ANSWER -American mixture, and use a device to prevent back-
Cockroach siphoning if necessary.
2) Avoid mixing or loading pesticides in areas
What is the difference between winged ants and where a spill, leak, or overflow could allow
termite swarmers? - ANSWER -Ants have: pesticides to get into water system.
1) Pinched waist
2) Elbowed Antenna
3) Wings of different length What should you do with an empty pesticide
container? - ANSWER -1) If containers are
rinsible, rinse them as soon as empty.
Where are asian cockroaches mainly found? -
ANSWER -Mostly found in the coastal 2) Return all empty pesticide containers to the
areas of SC pesticide storage area.
3) Crush, break, or puncture empty containers
Successful treatment of an ant infestation that cannot be refilled, reconditioned, recycled. or
depends on what? - ANSWER -1) Proper returned to the manufacturer.
identification
2) Careful inspection 4) Dispose of containers in accordance with
labelling directions and with any laws or
regulations that apply.
