General and household pest management 7a Iowa Exam
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UPDATED NEW!!
integrated pest management
Threshold
Harborage
Bait - Intergrated pest managment- systema c approach to pest control that uses all resonable
pesr control methods in an envirentally compa ble and economicslly feasible manner to reduce
or eliminate pest popula ons
Threshold- highest acceptable point a pest popula on can reach without risk of significant
damage, health concerns, or nuisance
Harborage-a place providing shelter for a pest
Bait- food/substance used to a!ract a pest to a pes cide or a trap. (Used to kill the ****er and
****ers)
gradual metamorphosis
Complete metamorphosis - gradual metamorphosis-gradual, involving li!le more than an
increase in size (egg, nymph (adolescence), and adult)
Complete metamorphosis has 4 stages (egg,larva, pupa, and adult)
,4 places to inspect to look for pest or evidence of pests - 1.cracks
2.behind/under stuff
3. Messy areas
4. U lity lines (electric, water, gas, computers etc)
(Where they will go into the outside building structure or interior walls)
Tools needed during a facility inspec on - Powerful flashlight
UV (black) light
Magnifying glass
Long-handled mirror
Pale!es knife or spatula
Access tools (screwdrivers, pliers)
PPE
Vacuum with HEPA filter
Clipboard with paper and pen
Monitoring techniques used in pest management - Flushing agents
S cky traps
Pheromone traps
Mechanical traps
Light traps
,Produc on inspec on
Examples of food handling establishments needing pest control - Restaurants
Lunchrooms
Caterers
Cafes
Bars/taverns
Printed clubs
Military messes and clubs
Food contractors in plants and office buildings
Mobile caterers
Arlines
Ships
Drug stores
Confec onery stores
Dairy products stores
Bakery product stores
Concession stands
School lunch rooms
Colleges/universi es
Hospitals
Homes for old
Orphans/handicapped
Prisons/ jails
, Difference between spot and crack-and-crevice; void and space; barrier and bait - Spot-
applica on limited to areas on which insects are likely to occur and will not ordinary be
contacted by workers
Crack-and-crevice- small amounts of insec cides into cracks and crevices in which insects hide it
though which they may enter buildings
Void- applica on of an insec cide into an empty space inside a wall or ceiling, behind a kick
plate, inside a table leg, or in any other void that is prime for roaches,ants. And pests
Space- applica on of fine aerosol mist of insec cide into ant sized, open area with the intent of
providing a rapid knockdown and death of the pest with li!le or not residual effects (flushing)
Barrier- applica on of a band of insec cides on the list por on of a building, around the
building perimeter and/or near doorways or windows
Bait- poison food into cracks and crevices or voids or those packaged as bait sta ons
3 types of applica on equipment that could be used in a perimeter treatment - Large capacity
sprayer
Backpack sprayer
Compressed air sprayer
Ques ons and answers Newest RATED A+ 2025/2026
UPDATED NEW!!
integrated pest management
Threshold
Harborage
Bait - Intergrated pest managment- systema c approach to pest control that uses all resonable
pesr control methods in an envirentally compa ble and economicslly feasible manner to reduce
or eliminate pest popula ons
Threshold- highest acceptable point a pest popula on can reach without risk of significant
damage, health concerns, or nuisance
Harborage-a place providing shelter for a pest
Bait- food/substance used to a!ract a pest to a pes cide or a trap. (Used to kill the ****er and
****ers)
gradual metamorphosis
Complete metamorphosis - gradual metamorphosis-gradual, involving li!le more than an
increase in size (egg, nymph (adolescence), and adult)
Complete metamorphosis has 4 stages (egg,larva, pupa, and adult)
,4 places to inspect to look for pest or evidence of pests - 1.cracks
2.behind/under stuff
3. Messy areas
4. U lity lines (electric, water, gas, computers etc)
(Where they will go into the outside building structure or interior walls)
Tools needed during a facility inspec on - Powerful flashlight
UV (black) light
Magnifying glass
Long-handled mirror
Pale!es knife or spatula
Access tools (screwdrivers, pliers)
PPE
Vacuum with HEPA filter
Clipboard with paper and pen
Monitoring techniques used in pest management - Flushing agents
S cky traps
Pheromone traps
Mechanical traps
Light traps
,Produc on inspec on
Examples of food handling establishments needing pest control - Restaurants
Lunchrooms
Caterers
Cafes
Bars/taverns
Printed clubs
Military messes and clubs
Food contractors in plants and office buildings
Mobile caterers
Arlines
Ships
Drug stores
Confec onery stores
Dairy products stores
Bakery product stores
Concession stands
School lunch rooms
Colleges/universi es
Hospitals
Homes for old
Orphans/handicapped
Prisons/ jails
, Difference between spot and crack-and-crevice; void and space; barrier and bait - Spot-
applica on limited to areas on which insects are likely to occur and will not ordinary be
contacted by workers
Crack-and-crevice- small amounts of insec cides into cracks and crevices in which insects hide it
though which they may enter buildings
Void- applica on of an insec cide into an empty space inside a wall or ceiling, behind a kick
plate, inside a table leg, or in any other void that is prime for roaches,ants. And pests
Space- applica on of fine aerosol mist of insec cide into ant sized, open area with the intent of
providing a rapid knockdown and death of the pest with li!le or not residual effects (flushing)
Barrier- applica on of a band of insec cides on the list por on of a building, around the
building perimeter and/or near doorways or windows
Bait- poison food into cracks and crevices or voids or those packaged as bait sta ons
3 types of applica on equipment that could be used in a perimeter treatment - Large capacity
sprayer
Backpack sprayer
Compressed air sprayer
