Pronounced physical differences between males and females of the same species are called:
Sexual dimorphism. Genetic gender imbalance. Ecdysis. Scleritization.
Sexual dimorphism
Which of these facts about the house dust mite is not true?
D) *Allergies to house dust mites are caused by ingestion of mites
Bumble bees are typically ground-nesters.
TRUE/FALSE
TRUE
Deer flies and horse flies belong to what family?
Muscidae. Tipulidae. Tabanidae. Tachinidae
Tabanidae
Deer flies and horse flies belong to what family?
Muscidae. Tipulidae. Tabanidae. Tachinidae
Tabanidae
Bed bugs are in what family?
Cimex. Hemiptera. Cimicidae. Insecta
Cimicidae
Permethrin works via what type of mode of action?
Metabolic inhibition. Overloading of nicotinic receptors. Preventing energy production. Nervous system toxin.
Nervous system toxin
Which of the following is not a route of insecticide exposure?
Mouth. Skin. Breathing. Sublimation.
Sublimation
Which of these differences between drywood and subterranean termites is not true?
Drywood termites do not need soil contact. Mature subterranean termite colonies are substantially larger. Drywood termites have a wider distribution. Drywood termite colonies lack true workers.
Drywood termites have a wider distribution
Pharoah ants in apartment....Which is the least effective control strategy?
Use of carbohydrate-based baits. Use of protein-based baits. Thorough inspection, including pre-baiting and extensive monitoring. Use of a repellent insecticide spray in infested apartment units.
Use of a repellent insecticide spray in infested apartment units
Gloves with what should be avoided when mixing pesticides?
Neoprene. Nitrile. Latex. None of the above.
Latex
The European starling, Sternus vulgaris, is considered a pest for all these reasons but one.
transmit disease. leave feces and nesting materials. Nesting on and even in buildings. cause considerable damage to rigid foam board and soft insulation.
cause considerable damage to rigid foam board and soft insulation
Chloropicrin is commonly added to structural fumigants for what purpose?
C) alert/deter that a fumigant is in use.
What is the pair of appendages found on the tip of an insect's abdomen called?
Tarsi. Palps. Sclerites. Cerci.
Cerci
What is the difference between first and second generation rodenticides?
Different formulations. Multiple vs. single feedings required to kill. First generation no longer registered with EPA. no difference.
Multiple vs. single feedings required to kill
What order of insects contains the most species?
Hymenoptera. Diptera. Lepidoptera. Coleoptera.
Coleoptera
Which of these is a type of biological control?
gel bait against German cockroaches. ILTs. use of Ensign wasps to attack cockroach oothecae. Sealing all cracks and crevices on the exterior of a building.
The use of Ensign wasps to attack cockroach oothecae
Action thresholds are universal for each pest.
TRUE OR FALSE
FALSE
Which of the following is required on every EPA-approved insecticide label?
EPA registration number. Emergency contact phone number. A signal word and the following, "Keep Out of the Reach of Children". All of the above.
All of the above
The first step in an IPM program is what?
inspection
Which part of the body is most likely to be exposed to insecticides during typical use?
hands
1/16"-1/8", are reddish brown, have clubbed antennae, and a head that is barely (or not) visible from above?
"Tramp ant" is a term that is applied to species that reproduce at least in part by budding, have multiple queens, and may share workers between colonies. Which of these species is not a tramp ant?
Odorous house. Argentine. Carpenter. Pharoah.
Carpenter
What is the most important identifying feature of spiders?
Size. Genitalia. Number and arrangement of eyes. Arrangement of mouthparts
The point when enough pests have been spotted to warrant pest control efforts
Which strategy is least likely to reduce carpenter bee damage?
Painting/varnishing exposed wood. Treating exposed wood " " in the spring. Replacing exposed wood with plastic composite. Treating exposed wood " " in the fall.
Treating exposed wood with a residual insecticide prior to carpenter bee activity in the fall
Cockroaches have chewing mouthparts.
T OR F
TRUE
Subterranean termites soldiers are capable of a regressive molt to become a worker again.
T OR F
FALSE
Which of these is a part of each step in an IPM program?
Documentation/communication. Inspection. Monitoring. Correct pest ID.
Documentation and communication
What is one disadvantage of using rodent bait pellets instead of bait blocks?
Pellets are more likely to be scattered by rodents
Cockroaches experience what type of metamorphosis?
Ametaboly. Hemimetaboly. Holometaboly.
Hemimetaboly incomplete metamorphosis
To combat insecticide resistance, using varying concentrations is sufficient.
T OR F
FALSE
The active ingredient hexaflumuron is most likely to be found in what type of product?
termite bait
Insecticides with higher vapor pressures evaporate faster than lower vapor pressure insecticides.
T OR F
TRUE
To what class of chemicals does noviflumuron belong?
Nicotinoids. Halogenated pyrroles. Benzylureas
Benzylureas
What is required for pesticide resistance to develop in a pest population?
Some individuals with a natural resistance to that chemical class
Which of the following may be an underlying cause for a customer complaining of bites.
Allergic reaction. Electrically-charged paper fragments. Drug side effect. All of the above
All of the above
Which of these active ingredients is used in a repellent termiticide?
Hexaflumuron. Bifenthrin. Imidacloprid
Bifenthrin
Reticulitermes spp. termites are able to sustain aerial nests even if their contact to the soil has been severed.
T OR F
FALSE
The brown marmorated stink bug is considered what type of pest?
Overwintering pest/occasional invader. Stored product pest. Blood-feeding pest. Stinging pest
Overwintering pest/occasional invader
What part of the insect body is responsible for locomotion?
Tarsus. Cephalothorax. Abdomen. Thorax
thorax
The most prominent difference between house flies and stable flies is what?
Size. Habitat. Mouthparts. Eye configuration
Mouthparts
Pheromone lures that attract Indian meal moths (Plodia interpunctella) will also attract which moth?
Where are you most likely to find a Surinam cockroach?
Greenhouse. Around museum specimen collections. Airport. Commercial kitchen
Greenhouse
Dinotefuran is considered a neonicotinoid.
T OR F
TRUE
Bed bugs are bat bugs cannot be distinguished based on morphology.
T OR F
FALSE
Acute pesticide toxicity is the effect of a single exposure to large amounts of pesticide that causes negative physical reactions within minutes to hours.
T OR F
TRUE
What term is used to describe a restriction placed on importing certain materials?
What is true about the odorous house ant, Tapinoma sessile?
one flattened node and it is hidden from above. two sharply pointed nodes. antennae are 12 segmented with a 3 segmented club. antennae are 10 segmented with a 3 segmented club
one flattened node and it is hidden from above
In what region are you most likely to find the hobo spider, Tegenaria agrestis?
Pacific Northwest. Great Lakes/Upper Midwest. Desert Southwest. Southeast
Pacific Northwest
Pheromone lures typically work by attracting:
B) Males with sex pheromones
Which governmental agency is responsible for reviewing and approving uses for insecticides?
EPA. FDA. Department of Agriculture. Health and Human Services
EPA
Which control strategy will be the most cost-effective method to reducing the impact of pigeons on a building?
Chemical repellents
Visual repellents
Auditory repellents
Mechanical repellents
Mechanical repellents
Sitotroga cerealella is the scientific name for what stored product pest?
Silverfish need access to water in order to survive.
T OR F
FALSE
The "I" in IPM stands for integrated. What is the best definition of integrated as is applies to the principles of IPM?
Considering and using a variety of control strategies including cultural, behavioral, chemical, and non-chemical
Pigeons, or rock doves, are in what family?
Chordata
Columbiformes
Columbidae
Aves
Columbidae
What type of mouthparts do house flies (Musca domestica) possess?
Chewing
Sponging
Siphoning
Piercing-sucking
Sponging
Approximately what percentage of bats in North America carry rabies?
5%
10%
15%
20%
5%
When initiating a baiting program for Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus), what is the recommended distance between bait stations?
5'
25'
50'
100'
25'
Piperonyl butoxide (PBO) is used as what in insecticides?
synergist
If you monitor and inspect properly and can't find anything, yet your customer is complaining of being bitten, they almost certainly are experiencing delusory parasitosis.
T OR F
FALSE
Which of the following active ingredients is not used as a fumigant?
D) Sulfluramid
What is likely to result from an over-reliance on pesticides to solve all pest problems?
D) All of the above
Which active ingredient can successfully be used to flush cockroaches from harborages?
Fipronil
Cyfluthrin
Indoxacarb
Imidacloprid
Cyfluthrin
Pesticides must be registered with the Environmental Protection Agency as well as any states in which they are sold.
T OR F
FALSE
Centipedes have how many pairs of legs per body segment?
1
2
3
4
1
What federal regulation is most important for the registration and use of insecticides?
C) FIFRA
Spiders have two body regions, what are they?
Cephalothorax and abdomen
When an insect molts, it loses the contents of its gut in the process.
T OR F
TRUE
Where are you most likely to find a brown-banded cockroach (Supella longipalpa)?
D) Behind a picture frame
Which type of spray is more prone to unintended insectidal drift?
Mist
Fine
Corse
They are all likely to drift
Mist
If you are going to use ILTs to attract flies indoors, how far off the ground should the traps be placed?
1-2'
2-3'
3-5'
5-7'
3-5
Monitoring is essential when setting up a control strategies, but less important after those decisions have been implemented.
T OR F
FALSE
New carpenter ant colonies are founded by:
C) Swarming
Proper documentation includes:
Distribution of the infestation (including maps)
Location of conducive conditions
Location and specifics of chemical and non-chemical control strategies
All the above
All of the above
Which signal word on insecticide labels reflects the least risk of adverse health effects to humans?
Caution
Warning
Danger
Caution
Bed bugs, Cimex lectularius, are increasingly becoming resistant to insecticides.
T OR F
TRUE
Pscocids have what distinguishing morphological trait?
D) Swollen clypeus
Which of the following ants has two nodes?
Crazy ant
Carpenter ant
Odorous house ant
Red imported fire ant
Red imported fire ant
Which of the following is not true when it comes to the Pharaoh ant, Monomorium pharaonis.
D) They may swarm indoors
Ants are holometabolous (undergo a complete metamorphosis).
T OR F
TRUE
The best way to differentiate between American, Australian, and brown cockroaches is what?
C) The patterning on the pronotum
Firebrats have what type of metamorphosis?
B) Ametaboly
Drywood termites are in what family?
B) Kalotermitidae
Ariel nests should be treated during the day time while workers are still foraging.
T OR F
FALSE
Insects have a closed circulatory system.
T OR F
FALSE
Which of the following characteristics is not true of pharaoh ants, Monomorium pharaonis?
C) Most colonies are bait averse
Carpet beetle larvae have a very distinct appearance. What morphological feature is most noteworthy?
A) Prominent setae (hairs) covering the body
The rice weevil, Sitophilus oryzae, is what type of feeder?
D) Internal
Exclusion is a major part of any IPM program. Which type of material would be best suited to seal any holes larger than 1/2" diameter?
A) Plastic plugs
Which of these morphological traits is the least reliable in identifying ants?
B) Number of leg segments
Aerosol insecticides may contain solid or liquid particles.
T OR F
TRUE
The house mouse, Mus musculus, typically gets over apprehension around new food and objects faster than Norway rats or black/roof rats.
T OR F
TRUE
Springtails belong to what order?
Zygentoma
Coleoptera
Collembola
Strepsiptera
Collembola
What is the next level of classification of living things underneath Kingdom?
Phylum
The terms poison and venom can be used interchangeably.
T OR F
FALSE
Most brown recluse (Loxosceles reclusa) bites are painless and result in minor, self-healing reactions.
T OR F
TRUE
What type of metamorphosis do fleas experience?
A) Holometaboly (complete metamorphosis)
Indian meal moth pupae are typically found where?
D) In crevices or at wall/ceiling junctures
What is a reasonable course of action when environmental conditions are not favorable for spray applications?
B) Using a granular formulation if results are not expected to be dissimilar
Which route of pesticide exposure is most significant?
A) Dermal
What best describes an insecticidal bait?
D) Active ingredient + food/attractant carrier
Cockroach oothecae typically contain 2 eggs per segment.
T OR F
TRUE
Which of these beetle families is not considered a WDI?
Cerambycidae
Buprestidae
Carabidae
Scolytidae
Carabidae
In what chemical class do you find fipronil?
A) Phenylpyrazole
What is the order of life stages for insects with complete metamorphosis?
egg, larva, pupa, adult
American cockroaches, Periplaneta americana, are most likely to be found where?
B) Sewers
Oriental cockroaches are most likely to be found where:
Commercial kitchens
At or below ground level
In tree holes and mulch
The same places as American cockroaches
At or below ground level
A moisture meter can be helpful when you are inspecting for what pest?
A) Subterranean termites
Which of the following is a known vector of chikungunya?
Horse fly
Brown dog tick
Aedes spp. mosquitoes
Culex spp. mosquitoes
Aedes spp. mosquitoes
Insects in the order Diptera, the flies, gnats, and mosquitoes, have what unique feature?
B) Halteres
The most important disadvantage of electrocuting light traps in and around food processing plants is:
D) Potential contamination of food prep surfaces
The cigarette beetle, Lasioderma serricorne, is well-known for infesting tobacco. Which of these things does the cigarette beetle not readily infest?
C) Table beans
Which ant has an odor when crushed that can aid you in identification?
odorous house ant
Which of these best describes cultural pest management?
B) Modifying the environment to make it less conducive to pest activity
Black/roof rats, Rattus rattus, can be differentiated from the Norway rat by all of the following physical traits except:
C) Tail shorter than the head and body
A developing immature insect always has the same number of instars during its development as other developing insects of the same species
T OR F
TRUE
Which of these inspection tools is most essential to perform a thorough general inspection?
flashlight
Which of the following insects would least likely to be found breeding indoors?
A) Mosquitoes (Culicidae)
Which of these house mouse, Mus musculus, facts is not true?
B) They reach sexual maturity in 8 weeks
Which sense is least developed in adult pest rodents (Norway rat, roof/black rat, house mouse)?
sight
Brown widow spiders, Lactrodectus geometricus, are most likely to be found where?
D) On the exterior of buildings and barns
Bed bugs, Cimex lectularius, must take a blood meal for each developmental stage (instar).
T OR F
TRUE
The key to controlling small flies in structures is what?
improving sanitation
Silverfish have three long appendages called what?
Caudal filaments
Urogomphi
Spiracles
Furcula
caudal filaments
What word meets this definition: "A mixture in which one liquid is suspended as small droplets in another liquid" (Mallis Handbook, page 1285)
Adjuvant
Solvent
Surfactant
Emulsion
emulsion
There are 4 categories of pesticide toxicity, which is the most dangerous?
1
2
3
4
1
Which of these pests is not commonly associated with new buildings?
B) Indian meal moth
Cigarette beetles, Lasioderma serricorne, most resemble what other stored product beetle?
C) Drugstore beetle, Stegobium paniceum
Which of these insecticides is derived from a plant?
Permethrin
Cyantraniliprole
Cyfluthrin
Boric acid
permethrin
American cockroaches glue their oothecae to the undersides of surfaces, like tables or shelves.
T OR F
TRUE
Pharaoh ants, Monomorium pharaonis, have 1 node.
T OR F
FALSE
European honey bees and Africanized honey bees are difficult to tell apart. What morphological feature can you use to separate them?
Wing length
Size
Hair on the abdomen
Configuration of the pollen basket
Wing length
When a pesticide label states that it is "For sale to and use by professional pest control applicators only", it is considered a Restricted Use Pesticide. *
T/F
T
Insect repellents are required to carry an EPA-approved label, subject to the same requirements of an insecticide or herbicide label.
T/F
T
The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act requires certain information to be printed on each pesticide label.
T/F
T
A pesticide may be used to control a pest not specifically listed on the label as long as the site where the pesticide is to be applied IS listed on the label.
T/F
T
The insecticide imidacloprid works through what mode of action?
Nervous system toxin
metabolic toxin
juvenile hormone mimic
physical poison
Nervous system toxin
Which of the following ant species has two petiole nodes?
odorous house ant. Tapinoma sessile.
pharaoh ant. Monomorium pharaonis.
field ant, Formica spp.
carpenter ant, Campanotus spp.
pharaoh ant. Monomorium pharaonis.
Which of the following is NOT an identification character of Lyctid powderpost beetles?
small, 1/4 to 1/8-inch long
antennae nearly the same length as body
head visible from above
2-segmented club
antennae nearly the same length as body
Box elder bugs have what type of mouthparts?
piercing sucking
Which of the following is an example of biological control?
use of hormone-mimic insecticide
use of enzyme-based drain cleaner
use of fungi to control termites in wall
none of the above
use of fungi to control termites in wall
What type of insecticide formulation consists of an active ingredient sprayed onto, or mixed with an edible substrate?
emulsifiable concentrate
bait
granular
paste
bait
Which of the following insecticides are not considered a fumigant?
A) methyl parathion
Which of the following is an example of a benzoyl urea insecticide?
What federal regulatory agency that partly oversees activities of the pest control industry was established by President Nixon in 1970?
EPA
A means of chemical communication whereby a substance produced by one species benefits both itself and a different species.
synomone
When choosing locations for light traps it is important to be very mindful of the average temperature at the location
T/F
F
Chiggers are insects
T/F
T
_ ant and _ ant are similar in appearance; but the _ ant is smaller and has a lighter color to the abdomen.
Odorous House ant and Ghost ant are similar in appearance; but the Ghost ant is smaller and has a lighter color to the abdomen.
Odorous House ant and Ghost ant are similar in appearance; but the Ghost ant is _ and has a _ to the abdomen.
Odorous House ant and Ghost ant are similar in appearance; but the Ghost ant is smaller and has a lighter color to the abdomen.
Which of the following lists of ants includes ONLY ants that have one node between their abdomen and thorax?
A) Ghost. Crazy. Odorous House. Argentine.
is NOT recommended for resistance management.
Rotating insecticides from within the same chemical class. Mixing insecticides with different modes of action. Following standard IPM protocol. Rotation between insecticides with different modes of action.
Rotating insecticides from within the same chemical class.
The Hobo Spiders (Eratigena agrestis, formerly known as Tegenaria agrestis) is venomous spider that causes a slow-healing wound.
