Module 4 : Pests

The most common and important pest cockroach is the?

Which is not recommended for use in a brown recluse management program:

What ticks are most commonly found in Tennessee? Pick all that apply. 

Food is brought back to the any colony and fed communally among the other members (including the queen and broad) through a process called:

Black widows and brown recluses are the only venomous spiders in Tennessee.

Female oriental cockroaches have:

Cockroaches need _________ to be successful.

The _______ cockroach does not require a close association with moisture.

________ are the most widely used formulation for cockroach control.

German cockroaches have __________?

Blow flies have metallic-colored bodies and usually feed on waste or dead animals.

Ants are not as sensitive to odors as cockroaches, so using hands that have touched cigarettes does not affect the baiting success.

Chemical control will eliminate a fly problem.

Rocky Mountain spotted fever is transmitted by:

__________ are found living indoors more often than other ticks.

In Tennessee, cat fleas are a medical concern because they transmit ____________.

The food of the flea larvae is principally______________.

Lyme disease is transmitted by __________, which is rarely found in Tennessee.

What species of fly is small, has red eyes and yellow bodies and feeds on rotting fruit at the bottom of garbage cans?

What species of fly is small (⅛ of an inch), black, has a humpback thorax and uses decaying vegetables, animal matter and dirty places as larval habitat.

The preferred host of the common bed bug is?

The best season and time to treat yellow jacket nest are?

Brown recluse spiders have?

Which does not increase the effectiveness of a fly light trap?

What ant is 1/8″ long and has a distinct, coconut-like smell when crushed?

____ are/is a secondary form of fly control.

Which is not a flea management benefit of vacuuming?

What differentiates a tick from other insects and spiders?

Which mosquito species was first found in Texas and transmits west nile, yellow fever and other diseases?

_______ are considered pests because they are a nuisance, can enter sterile packages, have the potential to carry disease causing organisms such as: salmonella, streptococcus, staphylococcus, clostridium and pseudomonas and can short out electrical equipment

What ant is 1/16″ long, black, and has a segmented antennae with a three-segmented club? 

Wasps, yellowjackets and hornets are more dangerous than honey bees.

Mosquito management often focuses on larval control by removing or altering their breeding grounds. 

What is the largest cockroach found in Tennessee?

Oriental cockroaches can be found in sewers, and they are sometimes considered the dirtiest cockroach in Tennessee.