VA COMMERCIAL APPLICATOR - 7A
GENERAL PEST CONTROL TERMS
An invertebrate that has an external skeleton, a segmented body, and jointed
appendages. Crayfish, insects, centipedes and spiders are examples. - ANSWER-
Arthropod
Using some sort of physical barrier to keep a pest out of an area - ANSWER-Exclusion
A specific area or environment in which an organism normally lives - ANSWER-Habitat
An Arthropod with three body regions: Head (front), thorax(middle), and abdomen
(rear). Usually have one pair of antennae on the head, three pairs of legs on the thorax.
Digestive and reproductive organs are located in the abdomen. Mouthparts are usually
complex for a special type of feeding. - ANSWER-Insect
A term used to describe a method of pest control for buildings that utilizes both chemical
and non-chemical strategies. Elements included are:
*Inspection and pest identification
*prevention
*habitat adjustment
*maintenance
*chemical controls. - ANSWER-Integrated Pest Management
Stages of development in which the insect's body form a behavior change. - ANSWER-
Life Cycle
Estimating the relative size, population trend, and distribution of a pest population in an
area over time. - ANSWER-Monitoring
A general term for any living thing. - ANSWER-Organism
An organism that is undesirable, or causes harm to people or the environment. -
ANSWER-Pest
A person performing pest management services. - ANSWER-Pest Management
Professional
Any substance used to control or repel a pest, or to reduce the unwanted or harmful
effects of a pest. - ANSWER-Pesticide
, An immature stage in the life cycle of an insect with complete metamorphosis looking
like segmented worms with legs. This stage of complete metamorphosis is typically an
active, feeding stage between the egg and pupal stage. - ANSWER-Larval
The larval stage of a fly that is the active feeding stage between the egg and pupal
stage. - ANSWER-Maggot
The change in body form during the developmental cycle. some organisms are born
looking like small adults. Others change considerably in appearance as they develop. -
ANSWER-Metamorphosis
A pest management practice of removing food, water, and/or hiding places that could
attract or be used by pests. - ANSWER-Sanitation
An animal with a backbone. Examples are: fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and
mammals. Common pests of this animal type in VA include three species of birds and
several rodents. - ANSWER-Vertebrate
The hindmost or rear body section of an arthropod containing digestive and
reproductive organs. - ANSWER-Abdomen
A pair of jointed appendages on the head of an arthropod. Some are long and slender
and some are short and club shaped. Used to sense things such as odors in the
arthropod's environment. - ANSWER-Antennae
A wingless arthropod with a body divided into two parts: a cephalothorax and an
abdomen. The cephalothorax contains the eyes, mouthparts, and four pairs of legs.
They do not have antennae. - ANSWER-Arachnid
The young resulting from one group of eggs laid by a female bird. - ANSWER-Brood -
Birds
The immobile, immature stages of social insects like ants, bees, wasps, and termites
including the eggs, larvae, and pupae. - ANSWER-Brood - Insects
The larval stage of a butterfly or moth. - ANSWER-Caterpillar
The front body region of a spider or other arachnid. - ANSWER-Cephalothorax
A pair of sensory appendages on the last abdominal segment of an insect. The
presence of these appendages can be helpful in identifying an insect species. -
ANSWER-Cerci
A family group of social insects. Social insects typically live together in these large
groups with individuals specializing in different jobs including finding food, taking care of
the brood, building and repairing the nest and laying eggs. - ANSWER-Colony
GENERAL PEST CONTROL TERMS
An invertebrate that has an external skeleton, a segmented body, and jointed
appendages. Crayfish, insects, centipedes and spiders are examples. - ANSWER-
Arthropod
Using some sort of physical barrier to keep a pest out of an area - ANSWER-Exclusion
A specific area or environment in which an organism normally lives - ANSWER-Habitat
An Arthropod with three body regions: Head (front), thorax(middle), and abdomen
(rear). Usually have one pair of antennae on the head, three pairs of legs on the thorax.
Digestive and reproductive organs are located in the abdomen. Mouthparts are usually
complex for a special type of feeding. - ANSWER-Insect
A term used to describe a method of pest control for buildings that utilizes both chemical
and non-chemical strategies. Elements included are:
*Inspection and pest identification
*prevention
*habitat adjustment
*maintenance
*chemical controls. - ANSWER-Integrated Pest Management
Stages of development in which the insect's body form a behavior change. - ANSWER-
Life Cycle
Estimating the relative size, population trend, and distribution of a pest population in an
area over time. - ANSWER-Monitoring
A general term for any living thing. - ANSWER-Organism
An organism that is undesirable, or causes harm to people or the environment. -
ANSWER-Pest
A person performing pest management services. - ANSWER-Pest Management
Professional
Any substance used to control or repel a pest, or to reduce the unwanted or harmful
effects of a pest. - ANSWER-Pesticide
, An immature stage in the life cycle of an insect with complete metamorphosis looking
like segmented worms with legs. This stage of complete metamorphosis is typically an
active, feeding stage between the egg and pupal stage. - ANSWER-Larval
The larval stage of a fly that is the active feeding stage between the egg and pupal
stage. - ANSWER-Maggot
The change in body form during the developmental cycle. some organisms are born
looking like small adults. Others change considerably in appearance as they develop. -
ANSWER-Metamorphosis
A pest management practice of removing food, water, and/or hiding places that could
attract or be used by pests. - ANSWER-Sanitation
An animal with a backbone. Examples are: fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and
mammals. Common pests of this animal type in VA include three species of birds and
several rodents. - ANSWER-Vertebrate
The hindmost or rear body section of an arthropod containing digestive and
reproductive organs. - ANSWER-Abdomen
A pair of jointed appendages on the head of an arthropod. Some are long and slender
and some are short and club shaped. Used to sense things such as odors in the
arthropod's environment. - ANSWER-Antennae
A wingless arthropod with a body divided into two parts: a cephalothorax and an
abdomen. The cephalothorax contains the eyes, mouthparts, and four pairs of legs.
They do not have antennae. - ANSWER-Arachnid
The young resulting from one group of eggs laid by a female bird. - ANSWER-Brood -
Birds
The immobile, immature stages of social insects like ants, bees, wasps, and termites
including the eggs, larvae, and pupae. - ANSWER-Brood - Insects
The larval stage of a butterfly or moth. - ANSWER-Caterpillar
The front body region of a spider or other arachnid. - ANSWER-Cephalothorax
A pair of sensory appendages on the last abdominal segment of an insect. The
presence of these appendages can be helpful in identifying an insect species. -
ANSWER-Cerci
A family group of social insects. Social insects typically live together in these large
groups with individuals specializing in different jobs including finding food, taking care of
the brood, building and repairing the nest and laying eggs. - ANSWER-Colony
