General and household pest
management 7a Iowa
2 types of traps that can be issued in nuisance fly pest management - correct
answer-Electric light traps (usually UV lights) or have glue boards
(Bottles or harry traps can be used to capture and identification purposes. Bottles are useful
for trapping vinegar flies and humpback flies once the breeding source is eliminated.
3 blood-sucking insects found in/around a structure - correct answer-Brown Dog Tick
cat flea?
bed bugs
lice
3 common signs of birds in/on a structure - correct answer-if they are living there or just
visiting
where they are nesting, feeding, roosting, or loafing at a specific site
if they are causing property damage
3 limitations for pyrethroid insecticide uses to control accidental invaders - correct
answer-applications are permitted to the exterior of buildings where the grated surfaces are
underneath eaves, soffits, Windows, or doors that are protected by coverings, overhangs,
awnings, or other structures protected from rainfall.
application is limited to crack-to-crevice or building foundations up to the height of 3 feet
(1m) only if the exterior of a building is not protected from rainfall
treatments maybe using a coarse, low-pressure spray to portions of surfaces the are directly
above bare soil, lawn, mulch or other vegetation
3 methods used to manage accidental invaders - correct answer-exclusion
habitat modification
chemical control
3 needs each pest species must have to survive in a site - correct answer-food, water and
shelter
3 types of application equipment that could be used in a perimeter treatment - correct
answer-Large capacity sprayer
Backpack sprayer
Compressed air sprayer
4 approaches for managing ant infestations - correct answer-1. Pest proofing and sanitation
,2. Barrier treatments
3. Treating the nest directly
4. Baits as a way of delivering pesticide into the nest
4 common places that pests can enter a structure? - correct answer-cracks, windows, doors,
and any utility service
4 common., structure-infesting cockroach species - correct answer-German cockroach
Brownbanded cockroach
American cockroach
Oriental cockroach
4 places to inspect to look for pest or evidence of pests - correct answer-1.cracks
(Where they will go into the outside building structure or interior walls)
5 common entry sites for squirrels entering a structure - correct answer-damaged attic
louvers, ventilators, soffits, joints of siding, knot holes, openings where utility pipes or wires
enter, chimneys, and flashing.
5 locations ants build their nests? - correct answer-Wood
Near hot water pipes or near warm areas
Soil
Near another colony
Crevices
6 ant species found in or near structures - correct answer-Carpenter ants
Crazy ants
Larger yellow ants
Little black ant
Odorous house ants
Pharaoh ants?
Acrobat ants?
Accidental invader often found in new homes feeding on molds growing on lumber exposed
to moisture - correct answer-Foreign grain beetle
Accidental invader that humans move into homes in bundles of newspaper, luggage, and
flowers - correct answer-European Earwig
, associate the available monitoring tools for blood-feeding pests - correct answer-ticks- do
laundry and check on the body and clothes for ticks if you have been outside
fleas-do laundry
bed bugs- barrier tapes on bed legs, interceptor devices beneath bed legs, or a sticky
surface sandwiched between small cardboard or plastic pieces. (that was passive now this is
active) the host volatiles, carbon dioxide, and/or heat to attract bed bugs to a device. you
can also use dogs.
lice- do laundry and maybe get Robi Comb
Mosquitoes- community wide effort- elimination of breeding sites. small areas can be treated
using sprays, aerosols or fogs.
Associate the specific order produced by crushing an ant body for two common ant species -
correct answer-Larger yellow ant- lemon order
Odorous house ants- rotten-coconut odor
best method to control bats in a structure - correct answer-"bat-proof" the building ( making
sure the bat dosent get in the building)
Choice of insecticide and application site for ant management? - correct answer-Baits
Barriers
Sticky traps
compare the bumble bee with the carpenter bee - correct answer-bumble bee- 3/4 inch long.
large robust body has several colored hairs giving it a fuzzy appearance. it has a black head,
a yellow or orange and black thorax, and black and yellow or orange patterns on its
abdomen
carpenter bee- 3/4- 1 inch long. it has a large body and a thorax with dense yellow or black
hairs. The abdomen is shiny black and without the density of hairs seen on a bumble bee.
compare:
anticoagulant and non-anticoagulant rodenticides
food bait and water bait rodenticides
detection blocks and tracking powders - correct answer-anticoagulant and non-anticoagulant
rodenticides-
anticoagulant- act by damaging blood vessels and inhabiting blood-clotting mechanism.
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