GENERAL PEST CONTROL SUBCATEGORY

GENERAL PEST CONTROL SUBCATEGORY

TEST GENERAL AND STRUCTURAL PEST

CONTROL 7A CORE MS GENERAL

STANDARDS WITH

QUESTIONS AND

BRAND NEW

FINAL VERSION

Define a pest in simple terms - ANSWER- An unwanted organism

Pest populations are part of an ecosystem. What following elements are included in an ecosystem?

• Populations and a community
• A community and biological and physical supports
• Populations and biological and physical supports
• Populations, a community, and biological and physical supports - ANSWER- D

Which of the following is true about starlings

• They feed at night
• They may fly up to 30 miles to their feeding sites
• They usually nest on the ground in low shrubbery
• All of the above
• None of the above - ANSWER- B 1 / 4

Starlings often congregate in large numbers during the winter

• True
• False - ANSWER- A

Which of the following is true about house sparrows:

• They are nervous around people and will not nest in high-traffic areas
• They often create fire hazards by nesting inside transformers and power stations
• They prefer to feed on small grains but will also feed on garbage
• All of the above
• B and C - ANSWER- E

The house sparrow was introduced into the United States, and is not a native bird

• True
• False - ANSWER- A

The most serious house risk from pest birds is

• Disease transmitted by ectoparasites
• Inhaling disease organisms from their droppings
• Food contamination
• There are no serious health hazards associated with pest birds - ANSWER- B

Bird control is regulated under which of the following laws or regulations:

• Migratory species act of 1918
• Federal insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide act (FIFRA) 2 / 4

• State and local laws and regulations
• Endangered Species Act
• All of the above - ANSWER- E

AVITROL poison bait should be applied weekly for a month to be effective

• True
• False - ANSWER- B

Where nonlethal bird control is required, which of the following bird management

techniques may be used:

• Netting
• Sticky repellents

C. AVITROL

D. ORNITROL

• A or C
• A or B or D - ANSWER- F

Which of the following is true about bats:

• They are usually beneficial to the environment
• Most feed on animal blood
• Many feed on insects
• A and C - ANSWER- D

The best control method for bats in attics is to apply naphthalene crystals

• True
• False - ANSWER- A 3 / 4

Which of the following control methods is never used against tree squirrels

• Trimming tree branches that hang over a home
• Squirrel-death bait blocks
• squirrel-proofing with 1/2 inch hardware cloth
• naphthalene repellent - ANSWER- B

The most common silverfish outside is the

• common silverfish
• firebrat
• flour lined silverfish
• gray silverfish - ANSWER- C

The firebrat prefers moderate heat and high humidity

• true
• false - ANSWER- B

Silverfish and firebrats prefer to consume

• carbohydrates
• starches
• proteins
• vitamins - ANSWER- B

The Food of flea larvae is principally

• Blood they suck from the host
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