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29 Cards in this Set
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To what order do ants belong?
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Hymenoptera
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Name 4 social insects.
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1. Bees
2. Wasps 3. Termites 4. Ants |
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There are usually ______ forms or castes of ants found within a colony. Name them.
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Three (3):
1. Workers 2. Queens 3. Males |
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The ant queen mates ____ times.
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Once (typically)
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The food of carpenter ants is _____________.
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1. Dead and living insects
2. Honeydew 3. Plant sap 4. Almost any household food |
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Harvester ants are _________ eaters.
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Seed
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The shape of a cockroach's body is __________.
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Oval flattened
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There are over _______ species of cockroaches found throughout the world.
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Over 2000
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The egg case of a cockroach is called __________.
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Ootheca (leathery case)
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The female German cockroach carries the egg capsule until _________.
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Until the day before the eggs hatch
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Which cockroach is likely to be found in any room of the house?
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Brown-banded cockroach
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Scorpions have ______ legs.
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4 pairs of legs
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Scorpions have _________ vision.
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Poor
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The bed bug requires ________ to develop from an egg to an adult.
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4 to 6 weeks
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The black widow spider's web runs in ___________ directions.
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Many
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The female black widow spider may live how long?
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A year or more after maturity
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The female tarantula spider may live how long?
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Over 20-years
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Hard ticks pass through _______ stages.
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Four (4)
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Flea larvae feed on _________.
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Organic materials found in cracks and crevices in floors
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Clothes moths and carpet beetles develop with ___________ metamorphosis.
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Complete
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The first step in the control of stored-food pests is to ___________.
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...locate and destroy the source of the infestation.
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The adult sawtooth grain beetle is approximately ________ long.
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1/8-inch
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Name three (3) types of food of the field cricket.
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Field: Alfalfa, tomatoes, peas, beans, strawberries.
Home: Paper, rubber, cotton, linen, wool. |
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Silverfish are a _________ group of insects.
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Primitive
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The basis for domestic fly control is ___________.
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The elimination or prevention of favorable habitats for fly production; i.e., sanitation (insecticides secondary)
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What are the three types of lice?
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1. Head
2. Body (largest of three) 3. Pubic or crab |
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Prior to treating for mice and rats, what other pest should treated?
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Fleas
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What is an ectoparasite?
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A parasite living on the outside of a host's body; e.g., ticks, lice, fleas
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What is the life cycle of lice?
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1. Eggs (hatch after about 8 days)
2. Nymphs (9 days) 3. Females start laying eggs about one week later 4. Females live for about one month as adults |
