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Associate Certified Entomologist (ACE)
Study Guide Set 1 & 2 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+||BRAND NEW!!
List the most common harborage site for the following cockroach:
German......ANSWER.......Indoors in warm, moist areas, like kitchens and
bathrooms.
List the most common harborage site for the following cockroach:
Asian......ANSWER.......Outdoors, in leaf litter
List the most common harborage site for the following cockroach:
Brownbanded......ANSWER.......Indoors, throughout the home, especially in
warmer locations
List the most common harborage site for the following cockroach:
Oriental......ANSWER.......Cool places, close to the ground, like basements,
sewers, and crawl spaces.
List the most common harborage site for the following cockroach:
American......ANSWER.......Sewers, basements, wall voids, attics.
List the most common harborage site for the following cockroach:
Smokybrown......ANSWER.......Mostly outdoors in wood piles and tree holes,
but also in attics and soffits.
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Examples of pest signs include:......ANSWER.......frass/scat, mud tubes or
nests, exit holes, eggs and egg cases (oothecae), silk, and nests.
Differentiate between frass and scat.......ANSWER.......Frass consists of plant
or wood fragments, usually mixed with insect excrement (powderpost
beetles, drywood termites).
Scat refers to any type of feces or excrement.
This insect is the most common builder of tube-like mud
structures.......ANSWER.......Subterranean Termites
Subterranean termites attach to:......ANSWER.......sides of foundations, walls,
and trees
Name arthropod groups that can produce silk.......ANSWER.......spiders,
caterpillars, booklice (Psocoptera), lacewings (Neuroptera), some beetle
larvae (Coleoptera), and fleas (Siphonaptera).
This group is recognized for their relatively large mounds that lack a
noticeable entry and exit hole.......ANSWER.......fire ants
This group builds distinctive paper carton nests out of chewed up
wood.......ANSWER.......Social wasps in the family Vespidae (paper wasps,
hornets, and yellow jackets).
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Doorway thresholds and seals should be inspected
for:......ANSWER.......crawling insects, rodents, snakes, ants, and spiders.
Air curtains should be inspected for:......ANSWER.......flying insects and flies.
Window caulking and screens should be inspected
for:......ANSWER.......flying insects, rodents, ants, and spiders.
Utility penetrations should be inspected for:......ANSWER.......Rodents,
snakes, bees, other insects, and spiders.
Roof lines and soffits should be inspected for:......ANSWER.......rats, bats,
bees, wasps, and other insects.
Roof surfaces should be inspected for:......ANSWER.......rot, mold, wood-
destroying insects, and birds.
Garbage removal and storage should be inspected
for:......ANSWER.......rodents, bees, wasps, and flies.
Exterior lights should be inspected for:......ANSWER.......nocturnal flying
insects and spiders.
Grounds should be inspected for:......ANSWER.......tree hazards, landscape
pests, fire ants, rodents, and mosquitoes.
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Walls should be inspected for:......ANSWER.......cockroaches, ants, and
rodents.
Flooring should be inspected for:......ANSWER.......Flies, cockroaches, and
ants.
Utility areas should be inspected for:......ANSWER.......flies, cockroaches,
rodents, and silverfish
Ceiling tiles should be inspected for:......ANSWER.......mold, flies, and wood-
destroying insects.
Floor drains should be inspected for:......ANSWER.......cockroaches and
various flies
Kitchen furniture, equipment, and food-storage areas should be inspected
for:......ANSWER.......cockroaches, flies, stored product pests, and rodents
A sample of the pest population in an account......ANSWER.......does not
count ALL of the pests in the account.
Monitoring a pest population occurs when samples are
recorded......ANSWER.......over a period of time.
What are the 4 basic components of a monitoring
program?......ANSWER.......1) Visual inspection of the account. 2) The use of
traps and other devices to obtain samples of pest and pest damage. 3)
Associate Certified Entomologist (ACE)
Study Guide Set 1 & 2 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+||BRAND NEW!!
List the most common harborage site for the following cockroach:
German......ANSWER.......Indoors in warm, moist areas, like kitchens and
bathrooms.
List the most common harborage site for the following cockroach:
Asian......ANSWER.......Outdoors, in leaf litter
List the most common harborage site for the following cockroach:
Brownbanded......ANSWER.......Indoors, throughout the home, especially in
warmer locations
List the most common harborage site for the following cockroach:
Oriental......ANSWER.......Cool places, close to the ground, like basements,
sewers, and crawl spaces.
List the most common harborage site for the following cockroach:
American......ANSWER.......Sewers, basements, wall voids, attics.
List the most common harborage site for the following cockroach:
Smokybrown......ANSWER.......Mostly outdoors in wood piles and tree holes,
but also in attics and soffits.
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Examples of pest signs include:......ANSWER.......frass/scat, mud tubes or
nests, exit holes, eggs and egg cases (oothecae), silk, and nests.
Differentiate between frass and scat.......ANSWER.......Frass consists of plant
or wood fragments, usually mixed with insect excrement (powderpost
beetles, drywood termites).
Scat refers to any type of feces or excrement.
This insect is the most common builder of tube-like mud
structures.......ANSWER.......Subterranean Termites
Subterranean termites attach to:......ANSWER.......sides of foundations, walls,
and trees
Name arthropod groups that can produce silk.......ANSWER.......spiders,
caterpillars, booklice (Psocoptera), lacewings (Neuroptera), some beetle
larvae (Coleoptera), and fleas (Siphonaptera).
This group is recognized for their relatively large mounds that lack a
noticeable entry and exit hole.......ANSWER.......fire ants
This group builds distinctive paper carton nests out of chewed up
wood.......ANSWER.......Social wasps in the family Vespidae (paper wasps,
hornets, and yellow jackets).
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Doorway thresholds and seals should be inspected
for:......ANSWER.......crawling insects, rodents, snakes, ants, and spiders.
Air curtains should be inspected for:......ANSWER.......flying insects and flies.
Window caulking and screens should be inspected
for:......ANSWER.......flying insects, rodents, ants, and spiders.
Utility penetrations should be inspected for:......ANSWER.......Rodents,
snakes, bees, other insects, and spiders.
Roof lines and soffits should be inspected for:......ANSWER.......rats, bats,
bees, wasps, and other insects.
Roof surfaces should be inspected for:......ANSWER.......rot, mold, wood-
destroying insects, and birds.
Garbage removal and storage should be inspected
for:......ANSWER.......rodents, bees, wasps, and flies.
Exterior lights should be inspected for:......ANSWER.......nocturnal flying
insects and spiders.
Grounds should be inspected for:......ANSWER.......tree hazards, landscape
pests, fire ants, rodents, and mosquitoes.
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Walls should be inspected for:......ANSWER.......cockroaches, ants, and
rodents.
Flooring should be inspected for:......ANSWER.......Flies, cockroaches, and
ants.
Utility areas should be inspected for:......ANSWER.......flies, cockroaches,
rodents, and silverfish
Ceiling tiles should be inspected for:......ANSWER.......mold, flies, and wood-
destroying insects.
Floor drains should be inspected for:......ANSWER.......cockroaches and
various flies
Kitchen furniture, equipment, and food-storage areas should be inspected
for:......ANSWER.......cockroaches, flies, stored product pests, and rodents
A sample of the pest population in an account......ANSWER.......does not
count ALL of the pests in the account.
Monitoring a pest population occurs when samples are
recorded......ANSWER.......over a period of time.
What are the 4 basic components of a monitoring
program?......ANSWER.......1) Visual inspection of the account. 2) The use of
traps and other devices to obtain samples of pest and pest damage. 3)
