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Correct Answers
Structural IPM steps - ANSWER -Inspection, Assessment, action, and reinspection
What is usually the cause when liquid flows into pump of a compressed sprayer and
shoots out the handle?** - ANSWER -Worn Check Valve
Ants with one node?* - ANSWER -Carpenter, crazy, Rasberry Crazy, False Honey,
Rover, Argentine, Odorous, ghost, pyramid
Ants with 2 nodes?* - ANSWER -Fire, Thief, Pavement, Acrobat, Pharaoh, Little black,
Harvester, Big Headed, Leaf cutter, Acacia, elongated twig
Adult dull gray with 4 stripes on thorax?** - ANSWER -House fly
Other than house flies what species of flys are common the residential environments.* -
ANSWER -Blue blow, Green blow, stable, Fruit flies, phorid, fungus gnats, moth flies
What does not always a major role in IPM protocol?* - ANSWER -Pesticide usage
Four wings 3/4 inch wing spread fore wings are grey near body reddish at tips* -
ANSWER -Indian meal moths
Species of wasp that build home above and below ground* - ANSWER -Yellow jacket
To reduce contact with scorpions eliminate...?* - ANSWER -Bricks, stones, wood, trash
and other potential harborage points.
Insect 3/4 inch yellowish brown with powerful hind legs.* - ANSWER -The house/ field
cricket
Ants pose particular risk in hospitals because?** - ANSWER -Carry diseases and
organisms on legs and body
The four distinct stages of mosquitoes.* - ANSWER -Egg, larva, pupa and adult
Species of insect primary vector of yellow fever and dengue?** - ANSWER -Aedes
aegypti or Asian Tiger mosquitoes
Lone star tick (amblyomma) primary vector of what diseases? - ANSWER -Mono cystic
Ehrilichiosis and Southern Tick assisted rash illness
, American Dog Tick (Dermacentor variabilis) is the primary vector of what diseases? -
ANSWER -Rocky Mountain fever and tuleremia anaplasmosis
Black Legged Deer Tick is the primary vector of what disease - ANSWER -Spirochete
(Lyme disease)
Court ruling "____________ __________" usually involves cases where children are
attracted to application equipment and pesticide left unattended by applicators.* -
ANSWER -Attractive Nuisance
Rats have a home range of ?* - ANSWER -100ft - 150ft
Mice have a home range of ? - ANSWER -10ft-30ft
The most successful solutions or methods for achieving a rat free environment?* -
ANSWER -Rat Proofing
Describe droppings of Norway rat* - ANSWER -3/4 inch capsule shape
Food handling establishments are?** - ANSWER -Areas or places other than a private
resident in which food is prepared.
Thermal Fogger main disadvantage?** - ANSWER -Fog rarely penetrates into cracks
and crevices unless air current runs in to the area.
Droplets of __ to __ microns range are more efficient in controlling cockroaches.* -
ANSWER -5 to 15
Is Tyvek QC a chemical resistant material for PPE?** - ANSWER -No
Define systematic pesticide.* - ANSWER -Pesticide that is absorbed or circulated within
a plant or animal making them toxic to pest.
Define suspension - ANSWER -a mixture That contains fine solid particles mixed
throughout a liquid such as water or oil
Define toxicity.* - ANSWER -The measure of a pesticides ability to cause a acute,
delayed or allergic Effects
True or False: For indoor treatment at a residential property with fewer than five rental
rooms an applicator should make pest control info sheet for each tenant.* - ANSWER -
True
Pest control use records must be kept on premise for how many years.* - ANSWER -2
years
Correct Answers
Structural IPM steps - ANSWER -Inspection, Assessment, action, and reinspection
What is usually the cause when liquid flows into pump of a compressed sprayer and
shoots out the handle?** - ANSWER -Worn Check Valve
Ants with one node?* - ANSWER -Carpenter, crazy, Rasberry Crazy, False Honey,
Rover, Argentine, Odorous, ghost, pyramid
Ants with 2 nodes?* - ANSWER -Fire, Thief, Pavement, Acrobat, Pharaoh, Little black,
Harvester, Big Headed, Leaf cutter, Acacia, elongated twig
Adult dull gray with 4 stripes on thorax?** - ANSWER -House fly
Other than house flies what species of flys are common the residential environments.* -
ANSWER -Blue blow, Green blow, stable, Fruit flies, phorid, fungus gnats, moth flies
What does not always a major role in IPM protocol?* - ANSWER -Pesticide usage
Four wings 3/4 inch wing spread fore wings are grey near body reddish at tips* -
ANSWER -Indian meal moths
Species of wasp that build home above and below ground* - ANSWER -Yellow jacket
To reduce contact with scorpions eliminate...?* - ANSWER -Bricks, stones, wood, trash
and other potential harborage points.
Insect 3/4 inch yellowish brown with powerful hind legs.* - ANSWER -The house/ field
cricket
Ants pose particular risk in hospitals because?** - ANSWER -Carry diseases and
organisms on legs and body
The four distinct stages of mosquitoes.* - ANSWER -Egg, larva, pupa and adult
Species of insect primary vector of yellow fever and dengue?** - ANSWER -Aedes
aegypti or Asian Tiger mosquitoes
Lone star tick (amblyomma) primary vector of what diseases? - ANSWER -Mono cystic
Ehrilichiosis and Southern Tick assisted rash illness
, American Dog Tick (Dermacentor variabilis) is the primary vector of what diseases? -
ANSWER -Rocky Mountain fever and tuleremia anaplasmosis
Black Legged Deer Tick is the primary vector of what disease - ANSWER -Spirochete
(Lyme disease)
Court ruling "____________ __________" usually involves cases where children are
attracted to application equipment and pesticide left unattended by applicators.* -
ANSWER -Attractive Nuisance
Rats have a home range of ?* - ANSWER -100ft - 150ft
Mice have a home range of ? - ANSWER -10ft-30ft
The most successful solutions or methods for achieving a rat free environment?* -
ANSWER -Rat Proofing
Describe droppings of Norway rat* - ANSWER -3/4 inch capsule shape
Food handling establishments are?** - ANSWER -Areas or places other than a private
resident in which food is prepared.
Thermal Fogger main disadvantage?** - ANSWER -Fog rarely penetrates into cracks
and crevices unless air current runs in to the area.
Droplets of __ to __ microns range are more efficient in controlling cockroaches.* -
ANSWER -5 to 15
Is Tyvek QC a chemical resistant material for PPE?** - ANSWER -No
Define systematic pesticide.* - ANSWER -Pesticide that is absorbed or circulated within
a plant or animal making them toxic to pest.
Define suspension - ANSWER -a mixture That contains fine solid particles mixed
throughout a liquid such as water or oil
Define toxicity.* - ANSWER -The measure of a pesticides ability to cause a acute,
delayed or allergic Effects
True or False: For indoor treatment at a residential property with fewer than five rental
rooms an applicator should make pest control info sheet for each tenant.* - ANSWER -
True
Pest control use records must be kept on premise for how many years.* - ANSWER -2
years
