Communication is an important feature of many IPM program because? - Answer -It provides a record of
the ongoing dialog of visits, actions, and interventions.
What is the application rate of a termiticide to a trench with the footer at a depth of 3 feet? - Answer -4
gallon per 10linear feet.
A minimum treatment for control or prevention of all wood destroying fungi contracts includes: -
Answer -Removing sources of moister by fixing leaking pipes.
What is the purpose of the IRAC group number in the upper right hand corner of a pesticide label? -
Answer -It identifies which pesticides can be used in rotation, series, or mixture to help slow down
insecticides resistance.
What is the application rate of a termiticide into a hollow block wall? - Answer -2 gallons per 10 linear
feet
Dusts are most effective when applied: - Answer -In a thin layer to cracks and crevices
, Many factors affect pesticide drift including: - Answer -Particle size of liquid application, the smaller the
particle the greater the risk of drift.
A spot treatment is: - Answer -A pesticide application to surfaces not larger than 2 sqft.
A routine schedule of maintenance/cleaning/checking and calibration equipment is important to: -
Answer -Ensure application of label directed amounts of pesticides.
Protecting surface water from pesticides involves - Answer -All the above.
What is the major objective of a soil termiticide application? - Answer -To establish a chemical barrier in
the soil between the termites and the wood structure.
What is a crack and crevice pesticide application for household pest control? - Answer -An application
into cracks and crevices where pests hide or enter structures.
The three life-support requirements that pests need to survive include: - Answer -Food, water, and
harborage.
Ants: - Answer -Social insects that display complete metamorphosis
Bedbugs: - Answer -A blood feeding nocturnal insect that undergo in complete metamorphosis
Flies: - Answer -Are good a flying when they mature into the adult stage
Carpenter ants: - Answer -Large nocturnal ants that feed on insects not wood
Two methods recommended for properly identifying a pest include: - Answer -Send a specimen to your
local county/ or use a company pest collection
Dry wood termites: - Answer -Produce distinctive hard fecal pellets that appear in piles below
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