1. Common tarantulas that are found in the western United States:
Have a very toxic venom and should be avoided.
Are not especially dangerous to humans.
Are poisonous only during the spring mating season.
Are short-lived.
2. The web of the black widow spider is best described as:
Circular, with radiating lines.
Weakly constructed, with sticky silk.
Irregular.
None of the above.
3. When a heavy acarid mite infestation of food occurs:
It is restricted to retail food outlets only.
It is restricted to homes only.
Small rolls of dust composed of mites and their shed skins appear near the source.
It is usually because of the lack of stored moisture in stored food.
4. Mites have a life cylcle consisting of:
Egg, larva, pupa, adult.
Egg, nymphs, adult.
Egg, larva, nymphs, adult.
Egg, prelarva, larva, protonymph, deutonymph, tritonymph, adult.
5. Mite and tick larvae have:
Two pairs of legs.
Three pairs of legs.
Four pairs of legs.
No legs.
6. Pathogens causing relapsing fever, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, and Lyme disease are all transmitted by:
Ticks.
Lice.
Fleas.
Flies.
7. Scabies is caused by an infestation of:
Mites.
Ants.
Cockroaches.
8. Tick paralysis:
Is caused by the bite of male ticks.
Is caused by a neurotoxic substance in tick excreta.
Disappears rapidly when the tick causing it is removed.
Is more severe in adults than in children.
9. The brown dog tick:
Readily attacks humans.
Is a common species of soft tick.
Attacks only dogs with at least some brown coloration.
Can complete its life cycle in 2 months.
10. Which of the following would provide the lease protection from ticks?
Buttoned-up and tucked-in clothing.
Using DEET on clothing and exposed skin.
Clearing and burning brush, weeds, etc. along paths.
Screening of doors and windows.
11. The Hymenoptera that are most likely to leave their sting apparatus at the sting site are:
Yellowjackets.
Mud daubers.
Hornets.
Honey bees.
12. Anaphylactic shock resulting from bee stings, which can be fatal, is most like to occur in:
Diabetic humans.
Anemic humans.
Humans hypersensitive to bee stings.
Humans that stir up bee nests while robbing honey.
13. Which of the following ants is a one-segmented-waist ant?
Thief ant.
Pharaoh ant.
Argentine ant.
Red imported fire ant.
14. Which of the following is not considered a good bait to use on red imported fire ants?
Potato chips
Canned meats.
Oily pet foods.
Raw vegetables.
15. The most effective control method for Africanized honey bees that will not affect European honey bees is:
The application of diazinon.
Use of a barrier insecticide treatment from the ground.
Use of a barrier insecticide treatment from the air.
Unknown. Currently there is no such treatment.