Mosquito Squad Facts
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Pest Pack Trivia
100

Name of the Mosquito Squad Plus Mascot 

Who is Dred Skeeter

100

This word on a pesticide label — DANGER, WARNING, or CAUTION — indicates the highest level of acute toxicity.

What is DANGER?

100

What is a mosquito's buzzing sound actually used for?

Attracting a mate. Males and females match their wingbeat pitch to each other before mating.

100

What are our four core services offered (not including termites) 

What is: 

Traditional Barrier Treatment 

Squad Fly Control

Squad Yard Defender 

Squad Home Shield 

200

Year Mosquito Squad was founded. 

2005

200

What is the active ingredient in AVESTA CS

What is lambda-cyhalothrin

200

Q: About how many ants are on Earth?
a) 20 billion b) 20 trillion c) 20 quadrillion

c) 20 quadrillion — enough that all the ants together weigh about as much as all wild birds and mammals combined.

200

What are the two main components of the Squad Fly Control service? 

What is placing a fly trap as well as using the fly bait spray. 

300

What year was the "PLUS" added to the name? 

2025

300

What is the re-treatment interval allowed for Avesta CS for both indoor and outdoor applicants? 

21 Days - Indoor 

7 Days - Outdoor 

300

True or false — some cockroaches have evolved to dislike sugar.

 True. Sugar tastes bitter to them. They evolved it to avoid sweet bait traps.

300

Proper way to dispose of an empty pesticide container? 

AND

Where to dispose of the rinsate 

-Tripple Rinse, cut, and throw away 


-Anywhere that lets you apply it

400

Who is the President of the Mosquito Squad Plus Franchise?

400

What can paper wasps do that almost no other insect can? 

Recognize each other's faces. They tell nestmates apart by their facial markings.

400

What is missing from this list of PPE from the AVESTA CS Label?

Long sleeves and Pants 

Eye Protection

Shoes and socks

What are: 

Chemical Resistant Gloves

500

Who started Mosquito Squad? 

Who is Boyd Honeycutt and Scott Zide 

(Just one name for full credit)

500

Answer One for full credit: 

Who invented EBI?

What does EBI stand for? 

What is the main active ingredient in EBI


Kurt Vandock in partnership with Atticus 

Essential Botanical Insecticide 

Cedarwood Oil

500

Why do dead spiders curl up?

They use fluid pressure, not muscle, to straighten their legs. When they die, the pressure drops and the legs curl.