General and household pest management 7a Iowa
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
(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
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