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5 Cards in this Set
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List and give examples of five reasons for which we might call an organism a pest |
Causes structural damage Causes property damage Eat and contaminate food pose serious health risks to us and to our domestic animals, and Detract from our aesthetics and comfort. |
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List five pest situations that are common asthma triggers and indicate which pest is the leading cause of asthma mobility in inner cities |
The national institute of environmental health and safety list five pest situations among the top asthma trigger exposure to cockroaches, dust mites, mold, animals which would include rodents in addition to petd and pollen EG ragwood. |
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Recognize that head lice are a medical concern and that pest Management professionals can neither prescribed treatment or control lice with pesticides. |
Head lice and body lice are always considered to be medical concerns. Because lice can survive only on human host, pesticide applications in the home or school have no impact on louse control and are never warranty |
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List of four basic life needs that draw pest into and around structures |
Food, Water, Shelter, and /or Breeding sites (which for many paths will be in food or sheltering areas) |
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Give examples of pest situations that can arise from an organism's search for each of the four basic life needs |
Food: our own food draws ants, cockroaches, and pantry pests such as meal moths and flour beetles those insects and others attracts spiders natural fibers and even that insects and spiders are food to carpet and larder beetles |
