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General And Household Pest Management 7A IOWA –Q&A
Integrated pest management
Threshold
Harborage
Bait ✔️Ans - Intergrated pest managment- systematic approach to pest
control that uses all resonable pesr control methods in an envirentally
compatible and economicslly feasible manner to reduce or eliminate pest
populations
Threshold- highest acceptable point a pest population can reach without
risk of significant damage, health concerns, or nuisance
Harborage-a place providing shelter for a pest
Bait- food/substance used to attract a pest to a pesticide or a trap. (Used to
kill the ****er and ****ers)
gradual metamorphosis
Complete metamorphosis ✔️Ans - gradual metamorphosis-gradual,
involving little more than an increase in size (egg, nymph (adolescence),
and adult)
Complete metamorphosis has 4 stages (egg,larva, pupa, and adult)
4 places to inspect to look for pest or evidence of pests ✔️Ans - 1.cracks
2.behind/under stuff
3. Messy areas
4. Utility lines (electric, water, gas, computers etc)
,(Where they will go into the outside building structure or interior walls)
Tools needed during a facility inspection ✔️Ans - Powerful flashlight
UV (black) light
Magnifying glass
Long-handled mirror
Palettes knife or spatula
Access tools (screwdrivers, pliers)
PPE
Vacuum with HEPA filter
Clipboard with paper and pen
Monitoring techniques used in pest management ✔️Ans - Flushing
agents
Sticky traps
Pheromone traps
Mechanical traps
Light traps
Production inspection
Examples of food handling establishments needing pest control ✔️Ans -
Restaurants
Lunchrooms
Caterers
Cafes
Bars/taverns
Printed clubs
Military messes and clubs
Food contractors in plants and office buildings
Mobile caterers
Arlines
Ships
Drug stores
Confectionery stores
Dairy products stores
Bakery product stores
Concession stands
School lunch rooms
Colleges/universities
,Hospitals
Homes for old
Orphans/handicapped
Prisons/ jails
Difference between spot and crack-and-crevice; void and space; barrier and
bait ✔️Ans - Spot- application limited to areas on which insects are
likely to occur and will not ordinary be contacted by workers
Crack-and-crevice- small amounts of insecticides into cracks and crevices
in which insects hide it though which they may enter buildings
Void- application of an insecticide into an empty space inside a wall or
ceiling, behind a kick plate, inside a table leg, or in any other void that is
prime for roaches,ants. And pests
Space- application of fine aerosol mist of insecticide into ant sized, open
area with the intent of providing a rapid knockdown and death of the pest
with little or not residual effects (flushing)
Barrier- application of a band of insecticides on the list portion of a
building, around the building perimeter and/or near doorways or windows
Bait- poison food into cracks and crevices or voids or those packaged as
bait stations
3 types of application equipment that could be used in a perimeter
treatment ✔️Ans - Large capacity sprayer
Backpack sprayer
Compressed air sprayer
Where to use hand-held dusters vs power dusters inside a structure
✔️Ans - Hand held- small spaces (holes/cracks)
Power- large areas (attics, craw space or pipe chases)
, Two types of ultra-low volume application devices ✔️Ans - Cold foggers
Thermal foggers
Importance of equipment maintenance in pest management programs
✔️Ans - Look for leaking hoses and connections
Plugged it worn nozzles or tips
Dirty or worn gaskets
(A clean sprayer is unlikely to contaminate a space occupied by humans or
food and it doesn't contain pesticide residues that the applicator could
contact)
Define Thigmotatic; Ootheca; Gregarious ✔️Ans - Thigmotactic-hiding
during daylight hours in gaps, crevices, and other tight places where their
bodies can touch surfaces both above and below
Ootheca- small bean-shaped egg cases
Gregarious-move in or form a group
Health concerns associated with cockroach infestations ✔️Ans -
Buildup of cockroaches ( and other pests) in a structure
4 common., structure-infesting cockroach species ✔️Ans - German
cockroach
Brownbanded cockroach
American cockroach
Oriental cockroach
Signs of Cockroach infestation in a structure ✔️Ans - 5-10 adults on
countertops at night
Females carrying Ootheca
Small dark nymphs
Mix of adults and various size nymphs
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