Final Alabama (hpc) Study Guide
Questions All Solved Correctly.
ants are known to use a number of chemical pheromones to communicate between individuals
within the same colony. - Answer trail pheromones, sex pheromones, or alarm pheromones.
social wasps include: - Answer paper wasps, hornets, and yellowjackets.
oderous house ant is a common indoor species, gives off a very unpleasant odor when crushed.
- Answer true
large yellow ant, which may swarm around foundations early spring and be mistaken for
termites, smells like oil of citronella when crushed. - Answer true
control of ground-nesting yellowjacket nests can often be done safely during the daytime, but
will generally create fewer safety concerns when the job is done at night time. - Answer true
The smallest common Vespid wasps are yellowjackets. Most species typically build their nests
underground. - Answer true
wasps differ from bees in that mosts wasps feed their young animal matter, spiders, or meat
particles, and not pollen. - Answer true
winged forms of ants, called alates or swarmers, leave the nest at suitable times to mate. -
Answer true
ant colonies include the following members: - Answer workers, one or more reproductives,
eggs, larvae, and pupae.
galleries of carpenter ants, excavated in wood, often resemble work of termites. - Answer
distinguished by their entirely clean and sandpapered appearance.
fire ants are active and aggressive, and may kill young wildlife, or produce sores or nausea in
humans. - Answer true
four species of fire ants: - Answer southern fire ant, the fire ant, red imported fire ant, and
the black imported fire ant.
, the successful management of ants often requires an exact identification of the species
involved. - Answer true
reason for starting new ant colonies is low is: - Answer predation, competition within
species, enviromental extremes
the red imported fire ant: - Answer aggressively defends its colony, typically nests in the soil,
and is an important agricultural and urban pest.
ants may affect us diversely by: - Answer contamination food, stinging and biting, and
causing serious structural damage.
characteristics of ants - Answer elbowed antennae and pedicel
control of hornets and yellowjackets should be attempted during the nightime hours because: -
Answer aggressively defend their nests during the daytime and the whole colony is in the
nest at night.
2 problems that may arise following control of honey bee colonies in wall voids. - Answer 1.
large amounts of wax and honey may collect within the wall.
2. Presence of honey in the wall void will attract foraging worker bees from other honey bee
colonies.
Normally, starlings spend the warm summer months in rural areas, but when it becomes cold in
the fall, they move in large flocks into towns and cities. - Answer ...
because of hantavius and Lyme disease, both the deer mouse and the white-footed mouse have
increased their presence in urban areas - Answer true
the regular removal of all food can significantly reduce a sparrow population overtime. - Answer
to be most effective, they should be destroyed at 10 to 14 day intervals.
the 3 principal birds that pest professionals will most encounter are: - Answer pigeons,
sparrows, and starlings.
any of the wild vertebrates that interact with people in and around urban areas, other than the
commensal rodents and bird pests, are categorized as urban wildlife. - Answer true
Questions All Solved Correctly.
ants are known to use a number of chemical pheromones to communicate between individuals
within the same colony. - Answer trail pheromones, sex pheromones, or alarm pheromones.
social wasps include: - Answer paper wasps, hornets, and yellowjackets.
oderous house ant is a common indoor species, gives off a very unpleasant odor when crushed.
- Answer true
large yellow ant, which may swarm around foundations early spring and be mistaken for
termites, smells like oil of citronella when crushed. - Answer true
control of ground-nesting yellowjacket nests can often be done safely during the daytime, but
will generally create fewer safety concerns when the job is done at night time. - Answer true
The smallest common Vespid wasps are yellowjackets. Most species typically build their nests
underground. - Answer true
wasps differ from bees in that mosts wasps feed their young animal matter, spiders, or meat
particles, and not pollen. - Answer true
winged forms of ants, called alates or swarmers, leave the nest at suitable times to mate. -
Answer true
ant colonies include the following members: - Answer workers, one or more reproductives,
eggs, larvae, and pupae.
galleries of carpenter ants, excavated in wood, often resemble work of termites. - Answer
distinguished by their entirely clean and sandpapered appearance.
fire ants are active and aggressive, and may kill young wildlife, or produce sores or nausea in
humans. - Answer true
four species of fire ants: - Answer southern fire ant, the fire ant, red imported fire ant, and
the black imported fire ant.
, the successful management of ants often requires an exact identification of the species
involved. - Answer true
reason for starting new ant colonies is low is: - Answer predation, competition within
species, enviromental extremes
the red imported fire ant: - Answer aggressively defends its colony, typically nests in the soil,
and is an important agricultural and urban pest.
ants may affect us diversely by: - Answer contamination food, stinging and biting, and
causing serious structural damage.
characteristics of ants - Answer elbowed antennae and pedicel
control of hornets and yellowjackets should be attempted during the nightime hours because: -
Answer aggressively defend their nests during the daytime and the whole colony is in the
nest at night.
2 problems that may arise following control of honey bee colonies in wall voids. - Answer 1.
large amounts of wax and honey may collect within the wall.
2. Presence of honey in the wall void will attract foraging worker bees from other honey bee
colonies.
Normally, starlings spend the warm summer months in rural areas, but when it becomes cold in
the fall, they move in large flocks into towns and cities. - Answer ...
because of hantavius and Lyme disease, both the deer mouse and the white-footed mouse have
increased their presence in urban areas - Answer true
the regular removal of all food can significantly reduce a sparrow population overtime. - Answer
to be most effective, they should be destroyed at 10 to 14 day intervals.
the 3 principal birds that pest professionals will most encounter are: - Answer pigeons,
sparrows, and starlings.
any of the wild vertebrates that interact with people in and around urban areas, other than the
commensal rodents and bird pests, are categorized as urban wildlife. - Answer true
