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General and household pest management 7a Iowa Exam
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General and household pest management 7a Iowa Exam integrated pest managementThreshold Harborage Bait - Answer-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 - Answer-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 - Answer-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 - Answer-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 - Answer-Flushing agents Sticky traps Pheromone traps
Mechanical traps
Light traps Production inspection
Examples of food handling establishments needing pest control - Answer-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 - Answer-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 - Answer-
Large capacity sprayer
Backpack sprayer Compressed air sprayer
Where to use hand-held dusters vs power dusters inside a structure - Answer-Hand held- small spaces (holes/cracks)
Power- large areas (attics, craw space or pipe chases)
Two types of ultra-low volume application devices - Answer-Cold foggers
Thermal foggers
Importance of equipment maintenance in pest management programs - Answer-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 - Answer-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 - Answer-Buildup of cockroaches ( and other pests) in a structure
4 common., structure-infesting cockroach species - Answer-German cockroach
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