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WorksheetsChapter 13-Integrated Pest Management
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 53mins
What scenario can lead to pest infestation?
Storing recyclables in paper bags by the backdoor
Cleaning up spills around garbage containers
Sealing cracks in floors and walls and around pipes
Installing air curtains above doors
Which situations can lead to a pest infestation
Food in the dry storage room is stored against the wall and 6 inches off the floor.
Air curtains are installed around the back door of the kitchen.
Recyclables are stored overnight in a clean container in the kitchen.
Food is rotated during storage so that the oldest products are used first.
A dumpster is left open during the day to let it air out.
What is the best way to eliminate pests that have entered the operation?
Raise the heat in the operation after-hours
Lower the heat in the operation after-hours
Work with a licensed pest control operator (PCO).
Apply over-the-counter pesticides around the operation
Who should apply pesticides?
shift manager
person in charge
pest control operator
designated pest staff member
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
What types of smell may be a sighn that cockroachhes are present?
strong, oily
warm, spicy
sharp, musty
mild, seaweed
The 3 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
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
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
To deny pests food and shelfter in outside dining areas and around your operation, it is important to
mow the grass
place extra garbage containers outside
spray pesticides around the ouside of the facility
plant flowers
Pesticides should be disposed of by
the manager
the PCO
pouring them out and recyling the containers
throwing them in an outdoor garbage container
Check all boxes that lead to a pest infestation
food in the dry-storage room is stored against the wall and 6 inches off the floor
air curtains are installed around the back door of a kitchen
recyclables are stored overnight in a clean container in the kitchen
food is rotated during storage so that the oldest products are used first
Check all boxes that lead to a pest infestation
a dumpster is left open during the day to let it air out
a delivery driver brings a food delivery into the kitchen to be inspected
a food delivery is rejected because it contains packages with gnaw marks.
the exterior of the operaton has a 3" hole
