Pest

This is the main indicator of a rat/mouse infestation

• Droppings

• Rubmarks

• Gnawings

• Tracks

• Runways & Burrows

True or False

Any food establishment may have an occasional insect or rodent problem

• True

• False

____ is a system that uses a combination of sanitation, mechanical, and chemical procedures to control pests

In what type of places are cocroaches typically found?

• cold, dry and light

• warm, dry and light

• cold, moist and dark

• warm, moist and dark

The National Pest Management Association recommends this 5-step program:

1. ________________

2. ________________

3. ________________

4. ________________

5. ________________

• Inspection, Identification, Sanitation, Application, Evaluation

• Inspection, Avoidance,

  Monitor,

  Evaluation,

  Application

• Evaluation,

  Application,

  Sanitation, Identification,

  Inspection

____, ____, and ____ are the types of flies most commonly found in food establishments

• Blowflies

• Fruit Flies

• Horse Flies

• Deer Flies

• Houseflies

cannot chew solid food and in fact vomits on solid food before they begin eating it

• Fruit Flies

• Deer Flies

• Houseflies

• Blowflies

• Horse Flies

which one is NOT one of the components of a pest label

• all of them are parts of the pest label

• active ingredients

• chemical name

• common name

Which is one is NOT an example of how you can apply pesticides

• wettable powder

• soil injector

• commercial spraying

• fogger

What is the primary reason for using Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in agriculture?

• To completely eliminate all pests

• To minimize the use of chemical pesticides

• To increase crop yield at any cost

• To use only organic farming methods

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