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Structural !| and !| Health !| Related !| Utah !| Pest !|
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What !| is !| considered !| to !| be !| habitat !| of !| endanger !| species? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔The !| areas !| of !| land !| water !| and !| air !| space !| needed !| by !| a !| species What !| conditions !| reduce !| the !| effectiveness !| of !| glue !| boards !| when !| they !| are !| used !| to !| trap !| rodents? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔When !| conditions !| are !| very !| dusty !| and !| the !| temperatures !| are !| very !| cold For !| a !| structural !| pesticide !| treatment !| to !| be !| effective !| in !| the !| control !| of !| cockroaches, !| what !| other !| control !| strategies !| must !| be !| implemented? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Alter !| their !| habitat !| by !| eliminating !| food !| and !| shelter The !| basic !| strategies !| for !| the !| control !| of !| structural !| pests !| include !| inspection !| of !| the !| structure, !| Diagnosis !| of !| the !| problem, !| prescription !| for !| control, !| application !| or !| treatment, !| and !| evaluation !| of !| the !| control !| measures. !| During !| the !| prescription !| step !| what !| should !| be !| accomplished? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Decide !| how, !| when, !| where, !| and !| what !| control !| measures !| are !| needed
The !| basic !| strategies !| for !| structural !| pest !| control !| include !| inspection, !| Diagnosis !| prescription !| for !| control, !| application !| or !| treatment !| and !| evaluation. !| During !| the !| Diagnosis !| step, !| what !| should !| be !| accomplished? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Identify !| the !| pest !| and !| factors !| contributing !| to !| the !| infestation. The !| basic !| strategies !| for !| structural !| pest !| control !| include !| inspection, !| Diagnosis !| prescription !| for !| control, !| application !| or !| treatment !| and !| evaluation. !| During !| the !| inspection !| step, !| what !| should !| be !| accomplished? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Look !| for !| evidence !| of !| infestation !| and !| means !| of !| pest !| entry The !| basic !| strategies !| for !| structural !| pest !| control !| include !| inspection, !| Diagnosis !| prescription !| for !| control, !| application !| or !| treatment !| and !| evaluation. !| During !| the !| evaluation !| step, !| what !| should !| be !| accomplished? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Periodically !| assess !| effectiveness !| of !| pest !| strategy When !| should !| trapping !| be !| the !| preferred !| control !| method !| rather !| than !| using !| rodenticides? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔When !| only !| a !| few !| rodents !| are !| present when !| a !| pesticide !| treatment !| is !| applied !| or !| implemented !| for !| the !| control !| of !| structural !| pests, !| what !| treatment !| areas !| should !| be !| targeted? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Areas !| visited !| and !| inhabited !| by !| the !| pests
Which !| of !| the !| following !| will !| reduce !| the !| likelihood !| that !| crickets !| will !| move !| into !| a !| structure? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Treating !| the !| exterior !| perimeter !| of !| the !| structure !| with !| insecticides What !| method !| of !| pesticide !| treatment !| is !| best !| to !| prevent !| ground !| beetles !| from !| entering !| a !| structure? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Spray !| insecticide !| around !| the !| outside !| of !| a !| structure's !| perimeter Which !| of !| the !| following !| are !| all !| factors !| that !| influence !| the !| movement !| of !| pesticides !| into !| groundwater? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Soil !| type, !| soil !| moisture, !| and !| presence !| of !| organic !| matter. Which !| of !| the !| following !| are !| all !| factors !| that !| influence !| the !| movement !| of !| pesticides !| into !| groundwater? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Pesticide !| placement, !| persistence !| and !| frequency !| of !| application Which !| of !| the !| following !| are !| sites !| where !| a !| pesticide !| application !| is !| less !| likely !| to !| contaminate !| groundwater? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Over !| clay !| soils !| that !| contain !| organic !| matter why !| are !| bees !| highly !| beneficial !| to !| humans? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔They !| pollinate !| crops !| and !| native !| plants When !| is !| the !| contamination !| of !| groundwater !| of !| special !| concern !| to !| a !| pesticide !| applicator? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔In !| release !| sites !| where !| groundwater !| is !| close !| to !| the !| surface
Insecticides !| are !| most !| effective !| at !| controlling !| fly !| populations !| when !| which !| of !| the !| following !| conditions !| exist? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔The !| insecticide !| treatment !| site !| has !| a !| large !| fly !| population Insecticides !| used !| to !| treat !| wasp !| nests !| should !| include !| a !| persistent !| insecticide !| combined !| with !| which !| of !| the !| following? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Pyrethrins !| to !| quickly !| knock !| the !| wasps !| down !| so !| they !| don't !| attack. What !| pesticide !| treatment !| is !| typically !| more !| effective !| in !| killing !| or !| controlling !| ant !| colonies? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Pesticide !| bait !| that !| is !| taken !| back !| to !| the !| nest. When !| are !| fumigants !| appropriate !| for !| rodent !| control? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔For !| rodents !| in !| their !| burrows; !| in !| railcars !| and !| ships Refer !| to !| the !| Chlorpyrifos !| Pro !| 2 !| label. !| According !| to !| the !| label, !| what !| is !| the !| appropriate !| concentration !| of !| Chlorpyrifos !| Pro !| 2 !| for !| low !| volume !| directed !| spray !| applications? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔0.5% !| concentration Refer !| to !| the !| Chlorpyrifos !| Pro !| 2 !| label. !| According !| to !| the !| label, !| which !| of !| the !| following !| are !| treatments !| sites !| where !| Chlorpyrifos !| Pro !| 2 !| may !| be !| applied !| for !| the !| control !| of !| insects? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Turf !| in !| golf !| courses, !| industrial !| plant !| sites, !| and !| road !| medians Refer !| to !| the !| Chlorpyrifos !| Pro !| 2 !| label. !| According !| to !| the !| label, !| which !| of !| the !| following !| is !| an !| appropriate !| treatment !| site !| for !| this !| pesticide? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔The !| exterior !| perimeter !| of !| industrial !| plant !| sites
Refer !| to !| the !| Chlorpyrifos !| Pro !| 2 !| label. !| According !| to !| the !| label, !| which !| of !| the !| following !| is !| an !| appropriate !| treatment !| site !| for !| this !| pesticide? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔The !| exterior !| perimeter !| of !| food !| processing !| plants Refer !| to !| the !| Chlorpyrifos !| Pro !| 2 !| label. !| According !| to !| the !| label, !| which !| of !| the !| following !| are !| treatment !| sites !| that !| may !| be !| treated !| with !| Chlorpyrifos !| Pro !| 2 !| for !| the !| control !| of !| wood !| infesting !| insects? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔fence !| posts, !| utilities !| poles, !| and !| railroad !| ties Refer !| to !| the !| Chlorpyrifos !| Pro !| 2 !| label. !| According !| to !| the !| label, !| what !| is !| the !| restricted !| entry !| interval !| (REI) !| for !| non-agricultural !| applications !| of !| this !| insecticide? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Keep !| unprotected !| people !| out !| of !| treated !| areas !| until !| spray !| is !| dry Refer !| to !| the !| Chlorpyrifos !| Pro !| 2 !| label. !| According !| to !| the !| label, !| which !| of !| the !| following !| statements !| correctly !| describes !| why !| Chlorpyrifos !| Pro !| 2 !| is !| registered !| as !| a !| RESTRICTED !| USE !| PESTICIDE !| (RUP)? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔The !| health !| hazards !| associated !| with !| organophosphates The !| perimeter !| of !| a !| rectangular !| building !| measures !| 90 !| feet !| by !| 60 !| feet !| and !| is !| to !| be !| treated !| with !| pesticide. !| If !| a !| swath !| 5 !| feet !| wide !| is !| to !| be !| treated !| around !| the !| entire !| perimeter, !| what !| is !| the !| approximate !| number !| of !| square !| feet !| that !| will !| be !| treated? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔ 1500 !| square !| feet An !| industrial !| structure !| requires !| an !| interior !| treatment !| around !| the !| perimeter. !| The !| perimeter !| measures !| 1000 !| feet !| by !| 100 !| feet !| and !| the !| label !| says !| to !| apply !| in !| 2 !| foot !| wide !| strips !| around !| the !| perimeter. !| Mixing !| instructions !|
say !| to !| mix !| .05 !| ounces !| per !| 1000 !| square !| feet !| and !| mix !| 2 !| gallons !| per !| ounce !| of !| water. !| How !| much !| Active !| Ingredient !| will !| be !| used !| and !| how !| much !| water !| for !| the !| applied !| formulation? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔4.4 !| gallons !| of !| water !| and !| 2.2 !| ounces !| of !| active !| ingredient. A !| label !| specifies !| .05 !| ounces !| of !| pesticide !| formulation !| be !| applied !| per !| 1000 !| square !| feet !| and !| that !| each !| ounce !| of !| formulation !| must !| be !| diluted !| with !| at !| least !| 1 !| gallons !| of !| water. !| What !| amount !| of !| pesticide !| formulation !| and !| water !| is !| required !| to !| treat !| 2000 !| square !| feet? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔ 1 !| oz !| of !| active !| ingredient !| in !| 2.5 !| gallons !| of !| water A !| label !| specifies !| 1 !| ounce !| active !| ingredient !| formulation !| be !| applied !| per !| 1000 !| exterior !| linear !| feet !| of !| a !| residence !| and !| each !| ounce !| of !| the !| active !| ingredient !| is !| to !| be !| diluted !| with !| 1 !| gallon !| of !| water. !| The !| residence !| has !| the !| dimensions !| of !| 24 !| feet !| x !| 50 !| feet. !| How !| much !| active !| ingredient !| will !| be !| used !| and !| how !| much !| water? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔2.4 !| ounces !| of !| active !| ingredient !| in !| 2.4 !| gallons !| of !| water A !| label !| specifies !| 2 !| ounces !| of !| pesticide !| formulation !| per !| 1000 !| square !| feet !| and !| 2 !| gallons !| of !| water !| per !| ounce !| of !| formulation. !| How !| much !| formulation !| should !| be !| applied !| to !| an !| industrial !| site !| of !| 10,000 !| square !| feet? Solution: !| 1 !| oz !| per !| 2 !| gallons !| of !| water !| for !| 500 !| sqft. !| 10,000 !| sqft !| / !| 500 !| sqft !| = !|
- !| 20 !| X !| 1 !| oz !| = !| 20 !| oz. !| 20 !| X !| 2 !| gal !| = !| 40 !| gal. !| Divide !| both !| by !| 2. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔ 10 !| ounces !| of !| active !| ingredient !| and !| 20 !| gallons !| of !| water A !| 75% !| active !| ingredient !| (a.i.) !| formulation !| is !| to !| be !| mixed !| with !| water !| to !| make !| 2 !| gallons !| with !| a !| 1% !| dilution. !| How !| many !| ounces !| of !| the !| 75% !| a.i. !| pesticide !| are !| needed !| to !| produce !| this !| quantity !| of !| dilution? Note: !| 1 !| gallon !| = !| 128 !| ounces !| 75% !| = !| 0.75 !| 1% !| = !|.
During !| simple !| metamorphosis, !| insects !| pass !| through !| what !| basic !| life !| forms? !|
- !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Egg, !| nymph, !| and !| adult !| stages During !| complete !| metamorphosis, !| insects !| pass !| through !| what !| basic !| life !| forms? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Egg, !| larva, !| pupa, !| and !| adult !| stages Which !| of !| the !| following !| attributes !| characterize !| insects? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Antenna !| on !| head, !| 3 !| pairs !| of !| legs !| on !| thorax, !| and !| an !| abdomen Cockroaches !| typically !| require !| what !| length !| of !| time !| to !| complete !| a !| life !| cycle? !|
- !| Correct !| answer !| ✔ 2 !| to !| 3 !| months Which !| of !| the !| following !| are !| examples !| of !| cockroaches !| commonly !| found !| in !| Utah? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔German, !| oriental, !| and !| brown !| banded !| cockroaches What !| are !| the !| advantages !| of !| traps !| in !| the !| control !| of !| rodents? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Effectiveness !| can !| be !| observed !| and !| dead !| rodents !| removed Which !| of !| the !| following !| rodents !| is !| the !| most !| common !| host !| of !| the !| Hantavirus !| in !| Utah? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Deer !| mouse Which !| of !| the !| following !| are !| the !| main !| rodents !| found !| in !| Utah? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Norway !| rat, !| house !| mouse, !| and !| deer !| mouse
Which !| of !| the !| following !| describe !| the !| attributes !| of !| the !| common !| house !| mouse? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Have !| keen !| sense !| of !| smell, !| hearing, !| and !| touch !| with !| poor !| vision How !| does !| the !| bedbug !| feed? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔The !| bedbug !| is !| a !| human !| bloodsucker Which !| of !| the !| following !| is !| an !| indication !| that !| there !| is !| a !| bedbug !| infestation? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Excrement !| spots !| and !| blood !| stains !| on !| sheets In !| cases !| of !| interior !| spider !| infestations, !| what !| are !| some !| alternatives !| to !| applying !| pesticides? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Place !| sticky !| traps !| and !| glueboards !| on !| floors What !| two !| species !| of !| spiders !| found !| in !| Utah, !| are !| also !| poisonous !| to !| humans? !|
- !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Black !| widow !| and !| hobo !| spider Which !| of !| the !| following !| attributes !| characterize !| arachnids? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔A !| cephalothorax !| with !| 4 !| pairs !| of !| legs !| and !| no !| antenna Ants !| typically !| invade !| structures !| for !| what !| purpose? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔In !| search !| of !| food Why !| are !| the !| majority !| of !| wasps !| and !| hornets !| highly !| beneficial !| to !| humans? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔They !| are !| predators !| of !| pest !| insects !| such !| as !| mosquitos
