Rehs Vector And Weed Control And Pesticide Use

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Wasps are usually attracted to:

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-Bright-colors

-Protein

-Sweet Odors

Front 2

TRUE or FALSE:

Burning off poisonous plants is not advisable because smoke will carry particles long distances and spread the infection.

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TRUE.

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An example of an anticoagulant rodenticide is:

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Warfin.

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Hay fever is correctly referred to as:

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Pollenosis.

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The key to an effective, long-term, rodent control program is:

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Community sanitation.

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The control of weeds is accomplished by:

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-Preventing the spread of weeds into new areas.

-Destruction of top weeds and underground parts of weeds.

-Destruction of weed seeds in the soil.

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The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act:

-Requires that an Environmental Protection Agency registration number be put on all pesticide products.

-Provides for registration of pesticides manufacturing and formulating.

-Provides for State certification of applicators who are qualified to use certain restricted pesticides.

-ALL OF THE ABOVE.

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ALL:

-Requires that an Environmental Protection Agency registration number be put on all pesticide products.

-Provides for registration of pesticides manufacturing and formulating.

-Provides for State certification of applicators who are qualified to use certain restricted pesticides.

Front 8

An effective pest management and weed control program focuses on the:

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Integration of a combination of methods.

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___ ___ are disease vectors for onchocerciasis.

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Black flies.

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___ is an infectious disease of the skin caused by burrowing of the female mite into the skin where it deposits its eggs.

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Scabies.

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Psittacosis/Ornithosis is spread by:

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Pigeons.

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The main objective in pest control should be:

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Integrated pest management involving the use of a combination of educational, cultural, biological, physical, chemical, and legal measures, as appropriate.

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The first step in a rat control program is:

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A community survey.

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A single pair of rats are capable of producing ___ litters of young per year.

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4 -6 litters/year.

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Vector-borne ___ have replaced malaria as the major mosquito-borne disease in North America.

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encephalitidies.

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When first considering the control of houseflies, roaches, and rats, the primary emphasis should be on:

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A basic community environmental sanitation to eliminate the conditions that make possible their survival and reproduction.

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Relief from hay fever may be obtained by:

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-Moving to a pollen-free area.

-Acquired immunity.

-Air conditioning and air purification with appropriate filters.

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In general, there are three kinds of weeds. These are:

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Annuals, biennials, and perennials.

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An adult rat requires approximately ___of food per day.

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1 oz

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A "chigger" is the larval state of a type of:

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mite.

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What is proven the most effective control method of controlling ragweed?

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Spraying in early or mid spring.

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The World Health Organization considers ___ irreplaceable in public health at the present time for control of some of the most important vector-borne disease of humans.

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DDT.

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In order to control rats at open dumps, a poison-bait application program should be started ___ before a site is abandoned or converted and before earthmoving equipment is brought to the safe.

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2 weeks.

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___ require human blood to live.

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Lice.

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A female rat becomes sexually mature in:

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2 - 3 months.

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An example of a single dose rodenticide is:

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A red squill.

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Rattus Rattus is also referred to as the:

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Roof rat.

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Vector-borne ___ are not communicable directly from person to person, but only by the bite of infected mosquitoes.

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encephalitidies.

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A mature ragweed plant can produce up to ___ pollen grains in one season.

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1 billion.

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The Norway rat has a normal home range of:

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100 - 150 ft.

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Malaria prevention programs have been losing their effectiveness in many countries mainly because of:

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-Inadequate funding and research.

-Adaption of mosquitoes to new environments.

-Resistance to certain insecticides and resistance of Plasmodium falciparum parasites to drugs used to prevent and treat malarial infections.

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Rocky Mountain spotted fever is transmitted by:

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Dog ticks.

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TRUE or FALSE:

The poison found in poison ivy, oak, and sumac is extremely volatile.

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FALSE.

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To rodent proof an establishment to prevent the entrance of mice all holes ___ or large must be eliminated.

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1/4 inch.

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Bat-proofing should not be conducted from ___ through ___ because baby bats can be trapped inside.

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May through August.

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Pediculosis is an infestation of:

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Lice.

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TRUE or FALSE:

The prime feeding time of the Anopheles mosquito is usually around midday.

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FALSE.

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TRUE or FALSE:

Some of the main sources of pollen are trees in the summer, grasses in the spring, and weeds in the winter.

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FALSE.

Front 39

TRUE or FALSE:

Sodium fluoroacetate, also known as "1080", is the most effective fast-acting rodenticide available for use throughout the United States.

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FALSE.

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___ ___ usually build their nests below the ground.

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Yellow jackets.

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The full potential of naturalistic and source-reduction measures should be applied before considering chemical means for controlling ___, ___, and ___.

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anthropods, rodents, and weeds.

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Soil sterilants are a type of herbicide which are:

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absorbed by the plant root system.

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Rattus norvegicus is also referred to as the:

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-Sewer rat

-Norway rate

-Brown rat

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TRUE or FALSE:

Because the pesticides lindane and malathion do not stain, they are excellent liquid insecticide sprays to use for controlling bedbugs in mattresses or other bedding.

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FALSE.

Front 45

TRUE or FALSE:

Hormone or growth regulators also known as systematic herbicides are toxic to the plant living cells they cover and are usually absorbed through the stem of the plant upon contact.

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FALSE.

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Storage of clothing, bedding, and any other lice infected items for at least ___ will cause the lice to die of starvation.

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2 weeks.

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TRUE or FALSE:

The female and male mosquito feed only on the blood of humans and animals.

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FALSE.

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The most practical way to control hay fever is to:

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Treat the patient.

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TRUE or FALSE:

For a pesticide to be permitted for application on a raw agricultural food or feed, the residue must exceed the tolerance established for the product by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) under the conditions of use.

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FALSE.

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The poison of poison ivy, oak, and sumac is an oleoresin that is found in all parts of the plant except the:

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Wood.