ants
This natural chemical signal released by ants enables them to communicate and navigate food sources.
What is pheromones?
This common species of mouse is gray with a long, thin tail and can be found in homes and buildings.
What is the house mouse?
– This type of pest control involves using natural predators to reduce pest populations.
What is biological control?
IPM stands for this.
What is Integrated Pest Management?
Bromadialone
What is Contract blox
Pharaoh ants are infamous for spreading pathogens and are particularly challenging to control because their colonies can (?) under stressful conditions. This behavior involves creating new colonies when the main colony is disturbed, a process known by this term.
What is budding?
This type of mouse can jump up to 18 inches and is known for digging burrows outdoors.
What is the deer mouse?
This kind of spider does not use webs but actively hunts its prey.
What is the wolf spider?
This step in IPM involves keeping records of pest sightings and treatments.
What is monitoring?
Amorphous silica gel
What is Cimexa
Known for the distinctive “rotten coconut” smell they release when crushed,
What is odorous house ant?
Mice can squeeze through holes as small as this diameter.
What is 1/4 inch?
– This type of pesticide targets insects by disrupting their growth hormones, preventing them from reaching adulthood.
What is an insect growth regulator (IGR)?
pests by improving sanitation and reducing access to food is an example of this method.
What is cultural control?
Abamectin
What is Advance c ant
Unlike many ants that invade buildings for food or shelter, Citronella ants only enter homes for this purpose, often causing alarm but not structural damage.
What is swarming or mating?
Mice are known to produce this many droppings per day.
What is 50–100 droppings?
This naturally occurring soil bacterium is often used to control caterpillars and other insect larvae in crops.
What is Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt)?
This type of pest control in IPM focuses on modifying the environment to make it less favorable to pests.
What is habitat modification?
Hydroprene
What is Gentrol aerosol
Unlike most ants that rely on pheromones, carpenter ants use this specific physical behavior to communicate within their nests, especially during distress or danger, by producing vibrations through body movements.
What is stridulation (or drumming)?
This is the average life span of a house mouse in the wild.
What is 6–12 months?
Certain species can live for up to a week without their heads, relying on their open circulatory system and breathing through spiracles on their body segments. Adapted to avoid predators and thrive in a variety of environments, this insect can hold its breath for up to 40 minutes
What is a cockroach
This is the final step in the IPM process, used only when other methods are insufficient.
What is chemical control or pesticide use?
Chloecalciferol
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