Pest Management Professional - November 2022
Tech Test
2022-11-14 06:23:50
Review your SPP knowledge
1. True or False: There is no need to perform an inspection for stored product pests (SPP) because they always are found in large numbers, and it’s easy to identify the source of infestation.
2. What’s a quick way to inspect food products in sealed bags?
a. Shake the bag to get SPP to run around
b. Cut open the bag and dump its contents out on the counter
c. Poke a hole in the bag and inject an aerosol straw to flush out SPP
d. Gently squeeze the bag
3. The Indianmeal moth (Plodia interpunctella or IMM) will only fly at temperatures above:
a. 32 degrees Fahrenheit
b. 40 degrees Fahrenheit
c. 50 degrees Fahrenheit
d. 55 degrees Fahrenheit
4. Internal feeders include:
a. Rice weevils (Sitophilus oryzae) and Angoumois grain moths (Sitotroga cerealella)
b. Rice weevils (Sitophilus oryzae) and Indianmeal moths (Plodia interpunctella)
c. Cigarette beetles (Anobiidae) and Indianmeal moths (Plodia interpunctella)
d. Sawtoothed grain beetles (Oryzaephilus surinamensis) and Angoumois grain moths (Sitotroga cerealella)
5. True or False: Warehouse beetle (Trogoderma variabile) larvae are highly resistant to starvation.
6. True or False: The sawtoothed grain beetle (Oryzaephilus surinamensis) is able to fly and is attracted to ultraviolet (UV) light.
7. One frequently overlooked place to search for IMM pupae is:
a. On the walls near doors
b. Near where IMM adults are found
c. Crevices away from the infested food source
d. In the food source, such as pet food
8. When it comes to feeding habits, SPP are:
a. Internal feeders
b. External feeders
c. Scavengers
d. All of the above
9. True or False: SPP control is first based on correct identification, which helps determine the likely source of infestation and viable control options.
10. True or False: The drugstore beetle (Stegobium paniceum) has a lifecycle of 40 to 210 days.
Editor’s Note: Questions for this month’s test were contributed by Greg Baumann; Foster Brusca; Doug Foster; Paul Hardy; Frank Meek, BCE; and Jerry Schappert, ACE. Want to know your grade? Send your answers to pmpeditor@northcoastmedia.net, and we’ll let you know how you did.
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