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Question 1

Fleas are ectoparasites of what?

Answer 1

birds and mammals

Question 2

Distinguishing Characteristics of Fleas

Answer 2

1. Small, laterally compressed, hard-bodied insects
2. lack wings
3. legs for jumping

Question 3

Oriental rat flea was a chief vector of

Answer 3

1. Bubonic plague
2. Typhus

Question 4

3 Control Methods of Fleas

Answer 4

1. Avoid infested areas
2. Wear protective clothing
3. insect repellant

Question 5

In infested buildings, apply residual sprays on wall surfaces to a height of about

Answer 5

2 feet above the floor

Question 6

To prevent fleas from entry to structures, spray the foundation to a height of about

Answer 6

2-3 feet

Question 7

What are the 2 types of ticks

Answer 7

1. Hard ticks
2. Soft ticks

Question 8

What kind of ticks have a scutum?

Answer 8

Hard ticks

Question 9

What kind of ticks lack a scutum?

Answer 9

Soft ticks

Question 10

What diseases do ticks carry?

Answer 10

1. Lyme disease
2. Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (Tick Typhus)
3. Rickettsioses of Eastern Hemisphere

Question 11

Which kind of ticks cause a relapsing fever?

Answer 11

Soft ticks

Question 12

Control Methods for Ticks

Answer 12

1. Avoid infested areas
2. Wear protective clothing
3. Apply insect repellent
4. Remove all ticks
5. Clear vegetation
6. Apply insecticides

Question 13

Scabies or itch mites are common in

Answer 13

overcrowded areas

Question 14

Which mites cause intense itching?

Answer 14

Scabies/itch mite

Question 15

Food infesting mites can cause

Answer 15

1. Dermatitis
2. respiratory problems
3. stomach problems
4. UTIs

Question 16

Nest inhabiting mites live in nests of

Answer 16

birds and rodents

Question 17

The house mouse mite can vector

Answer 17

Rickettsialpox

Question 18

Control Methods for Mites

Answer 18

1. Apply residual pesticide

Question 19

Treatment of mites parasitic on man.

Answer 19

1. Elimite
2. Heat sterilization of clothing and bedding

Question 20

Control measures for mite infested foods

Answer 20

1. Dispose of infested material
2. Sanitation of food storage and handling areas
3. Use of effective residual sprays

Question 21

Distinguishing Characteristics of Bedbugs

Answer 21

1. Infest warm blooded animals
2. Not known to vector human diseases
3. Annoying/ affect morale
4. Flat, reddish-brown, wingless with sucking mouthparts
5. Nocturnal feeders
6. Will bite, producing small, hard, white, swellings (wheals)
7. Will hide in seams of mattresses and bedding

Question 22

Pesticide application

Answer 22

1. mattresses
2. racks
3. corners of bunks
4. empty lockers
5. springs
6. canvas bottoms and grommets.
7. stanchions
8. close to bulkheads