SS Ch 13 Test Review

1. Who should apply pesticides?

• Shift Manager

• Person in Charge

• Pest Control Operator

• Designated pest staff member

2. In what type of places are cockroaches typically found?

• Cold, dry, and light

• Warm, dry, and light

• Cold, moist, and dark

• Warm, moist, and dark

3. What type of smell may be a sign that cockroaches are present?

• Strong, oily

• Warm, spicy

• Sharp, musty

• Mild, seaweed

4. The three basic rules of an integrated pest management program are: work with a PCO; deny pests access; and

• deny pests food, water, and a nesting or hiding place

• document all infestations with the local regulatory authority

• prepare a chemical application schedule and post it publicly

• notify the EPA that pesticides are being used in the operation

5. After pesticides have been applied, food-contact surfaces should be?

• used only after a 20-minute wait

• checked with a sanitizer test kit

• washed, rinsed, and sanitized

• replaced with new equipment

6. If pesticides are stored in the operation, where should they be kept?

• In a secure location, away from food and equipment

• In a glass container, in a walk-in cooler

• In dry storage, on a shelf below the food

• In a plastic container, in any location

7. To deny pests food and shelter in outside dining areas and around your operation, it is important to?

• mow the grass

• place extra garbage containers outside

• spray pesticides around the outside of the facility

• plant flowers

8. Pesticides should be disposed of by?

• the manager

• the PCO

• pouring them out and recylcing the containers

• throwing them in an outdoor garage container

9. All of these are ways to keep all pests out of an operation EXCEPT?

• Install self-closing devices and door sweeps on all doors

• Check all deliveries once you have accepted them into your operation

• Use weather stripping on bottoms of doors with no threshold

• Deny pests food, water, and shelter

10. To prevent pest, recyclables should be stored in?

• a container on wheels

• a blue container

• an outside container

• clean, pest proof containers