ENTO 3003 CERTIFIED EXAM
WIT 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
When developing a pesticide which characteristic is most important for targeted pests? -
Answer- A low LD50
Honeybees are able to tell other bees in the hive that direction and distance to a nectar
resource. When the resource is far away (1500 m), the bees: - Answer- Do a waggle
dance
Date - mini temp - max temp - ave temp
18apr-66-90-78
19apr-58-66-62
20apr-42-60-51
21apr-70-84-77
22apr-56-76-66
A magnet has a developmental threshold of 60°F. The larva needs 40° days to grow to
a third instar. On what date does it reach the third instar? - Answer- April 22
Termites have workers and soldiers that do different jobs based on their characteristics.
Soldiers defend and workers do other jobs in the colony. And termites, the soldiers are:
- Answer- Both a and b
Males
Females
Toxic materials can kill organisms very quickly or over long periods. When organisms
die slowly, the toxicity is: - Answer- Chronic
Burying Beatles are unusual because both the male and the female live with larvae and
can take care of them until they mature. This bi-parental character makes these insects:
- Answer- Quasisocial
The economic threshold level (ET) for the wheat crop measured in: - Answer- Number
of pests
The people of Nepal make money by collecting caterpillars that have died and selling
them to China. What type of biological control agent is worth the most money to the
people of Nepal who sell it to China? - Answer- Fungi
A group of adult lady bugs move into your garage for winter. They do not mate and they
do not have immature is with them. After the winter, the adults will disperse and mate.
What type of behavior is exhibited by the adults? - Answer- An association
, In the disease cycle of Lyme disease, which of the following is the vector? - Answer-
Ticks
Tracheal might cause problems for honeybees by inhabiting the breathing tubes and
using the bees haemolymph as a food source. They weaken the bees as they develop.
Tracheal mites are: - Answer- Parasites
Female queen fire ants are: - Answer- Diploid
What is the victor of encephalitis viruses like West Nile virus? - Answer- Mosquito
A fly lays its eggs on leaves. What a caterpillar eats the leaf, it accidentally swallowed
the fly egg which hatches in the lava. The fly larva grows inside the caterpillar and when
is full grown, it eats the caterpillar side and emerges, killing the caterpillar. The flight is
a: - Answer- Parasitoid
The pathogen of malaria is: - Answer- Protoza
Which insect transmitted disease is affect US political history the most causing the
capital to be moved to Washington DC from Philadelphia? - Answer- Yellow fever
BT corn is an example of - Answer- Genetically modified organism
Which type of fly larva are not used for medical myasis? - Answer- Both b and c
Facultative myiasis species
Obligatory myiasis species
Which insect transmitted disease has had the most impact on modern society after
killed so many Europeans in a short time? - Answer- Plague
What did Langstroth do for beekeeping? - Answer- Created a new type of hive with the
ability to check bees without destroying the hive
Date - mini temp - max temp - ave temp
18apr-66-90-78
19apr-58-66-62
20apr-42-60-51
21apr-70-84-77
22apr-56-76-66
Imagine it has a developmental threshold of 60°F. How many degree days accumulate
for the larva on April 20? - Answer- 0
When you use a flyswatter to kill an unwanted fly, what type of protocol are you using? -
Answer- Cultural control
WIT 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
When developing a pesticide which characteristic is most important for targeted pests? -
Answer- A low LD50
Honeybees are able to tell other bees in the hive that direction and distance to a nectar
resource. When the resource is far away (1500 m), the bees: - Answer- Do a waggle
dance
Date - mini temp - max temp - ave temp
18apr-66-90-78
19apr-58-66-62
20apr-42-60-51
21apr-70-84-77
22apr-56-76-66
A magnet has a developmental threshold of 60°F. The larva needs 40° days to grow to
a third instar. On what date does it reach the third instar? - Answer- April 22
Termites have workers and soldiers that do different jobs based on their characteristics.
Soldiers defend and workers do other jobs in the colony. And termites, the soldiers are:
- Answer- Both a and b
Males
Females
Toxic materials can kill organisms very quickly or over long periods. When organisms
die slowly, the toxicity is: - Answer- Chronic
Burying Beatles are unusual because both the male and the female live with larvae and
can take care of them until they mature. This bi-parental character makes these insects:
- Answer- Quasisocial
The economic threshold level (ET) for the wheat crop measured in: - Answer- Number
of pests
The people of Nepal make money by collecting caterpillars that have died and selling
them to China. What type of biological control agent is worth the most money to the
people of Nepal who sell it to China? - Answer- Fungi
A group of adult lady bugs move into your garage for winter. They do not mate and they
do not have immature is with them. After the winter, the adults will disperse and mate.
What type of behavior is exhibited by the adults? - Answer- An association
, In the disease cycle of Lyme disease, which of the following is the vector? - Answer-
Ticks
Tracheal might cause problems for honeybees by inhabiting the breathing tubes and
using the bees haemolymph as a food source. They weaken the bees as they develop.
Tracheal mites are: - Answer- Parasites
Female queen fire ants are: - Answer- Diploid
What is the victor of encephalitis viruses like West Nile virus? - Answer- Mosquito
A fly lays its eggs on leaves. What a caterpillar eats the leaf, it accidentally swallowed
the fly egg which hatches in the lava. The fly larva grows inside the caterpillar and when
is full grown, it eats the caterpillar side and emerges, killing the caterpillar. The flight is
a: - Answer- Parasitoid
The pathogen of malaria is: - Answer- Protoza
Which insect transmitted disease is affect US political history the most causing the
capital to be moved to Washington DC from Philadelphia? - Answer- Yellow fever
BT corn is an example of - Answer- Genetically modified organism
Which type of fly larva are not used for medical myasis? - Answer- Both b and c
Facultative myiasis species
Obligatory myiasis species
Which insect transmitted disease has had the most impact on modern society after
killed so many Europeans in a short time? - Answer- Plague
What did Langstroth do for beekeeping? - Answer- Created a new type of hive with the
ability to check bees without destroying the hive
Date - mini temp - max temp - ave temp
18apr-66-90-78
19apr-58-66-62
20apr-42-60-51
21apr-70-84-77
22apr-56-76-66
Imagine it has a developmental threshold of 60°F. How many degree days accumulate
for the larva on April 20? - Answer- 0
When you use a flyswatter to kill an unwanted fly, what type of protocol are you using? -
Answer- Cultural control
