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This common ant species is known for creating visible mounds in open, sunny areas and delivering a painful sting.
What is the Red Imported Fire Ant?
This small, dark brown or black ant is often found trailing in kitchens and is known for its sweet tooth.
What is the Odorous House Ant?
This statement appears on every pesticide label and is legally binding: "It is a violation of Federal law to use this product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling."
What is the precautionary statement?
This spider has a red hourglass marking on the underside of its abdomen and is considered venomous.
What is the Black Widow Spider?
This bird can fly backwards.
What is the hummingbird?
This is the term for insect development that includes egg, nymph, and adult stages.
What is incomplete metamorphosis?
This is the reproductive female in an ant colony, responsible for laying eggs.
What is the queen?
This signal word on a label indicates the product is highly toxic and may be fatal if swallowed, inhaled, or absorbed through the skin.
What is "Danger"?
Most spiders are considered beneficial because they do this.
What is prey on insects and other arthropods?
In ancient Rome, this was sometimes used as toothpaste.
What is crushed mouse brains?
This component of IPM emphasizes changing the environment to make it less favorable to pests.
What is cultural control?
Ants communicate the location of food to nestmates primarily using this method.
What are pheromone trails?
If a pesticide label requires the use of "chemical-resistant gloves", what kind of information must an applicator consult to choose the correct glove material?
What is the EPA chemical-resistance category chart?
Unlike insects, spiders have this number of legs and body segments.
What are 8 legs and 2 body segments?
This planet rains molten glass sideways in its atmosphere.
What is Neptune?
This federal act governs the registration, distribution, and use of pesticides in the United States.
What is FIFRA (Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act)?
When baiting ants, it is critical to match the bait to this, which can vary depending on the season or colony needs.
What is the ant's food preference (protein, carbohydrate, or fat)?
If the label states "Do not apply more than 2 applications per calendar year," and the technician applies the product three times, what regulation has been violated?
What is a FIFRA violation (label misuse)?
Spiders use venom to immobilize prey, but only certain families have venom that can affect humans. Name one such family and describe a distinguishing trait of their venom delivery system.
What is Theridiidae or Sicariidae? They possess chelicerae with hollow fangs that inject venom; Sicariidae venom contains sphingomyelinase D, a dermonecrotic toxin.
This English word has the most definitions in the dictionary.
what "set"?
Name the anatomical structure in insects that functions as the primary excretory and osmoregulatory organ, and explain its role.
What are the Malpighian tubules? They remove nitrogenous waste from the hemolymph and help regulate water and salt balance.
This invasive ant species is extremely aggressive, displaces native ants, has multiple queens per colony, and can short out electrical equipment. It’s a major pest in the southeastern U.S.
What is the Tawny Crazy Ant (Nylanderia fulva)?
A product label includes the statement:
"This product is highly toxic to aquatic invertebrates. Do not apply directly to water, or to areas where surface water is present."
What additional action must an applicator take to remain compliant during application near a storm drain or drainage ditch?
What is to implement buffer zones and prevent drift or runoff into water sources, in accordance with the Environmental Hazards section of the label?
Name the spider family with six eyes arranged in pairs and venom that can cause dermonecrosis.
What is Sicariidae?
This country has the only flag that is not rectangular or square.
What is Nepal?