Bees and Wasps

Question 1

1. Males of both bees and wasps stay near the nest to help defend against invaders?
   a) Always
   b) Some of the time
   c) Most of the time
   d) Never

Answer 1

d. Never

Question 2

2. Bees and wasps have a complete life cycle?
   a) True
   b) False

Answer 2

a. True

Question 3

3. A drone will attack and sting aggressively?
   a) True
   b) False

Answer 3

b. False

Question 4

4. Killer bees originated in Africa?
   a) True
   b) False

Answer 4

b. False

Question 5

5. When a honey bee stings a person, which of the following is true?
   a) The stinger is used only once
   b) The bee will die soon afterwards
   c) The poison sac and several other parts of the bee’s anatomy are torn from the body
   d) All the above

Answer 5

d. All the above

Question 6

6. Africanized bees are very aggressive and may pursue their victims up to 328 feet?
   a) True
   b) False

Answer 6

a. True

Question 7

7. Which of the following is true of umbrella wasps?
   a) They are not particularly aggressive
   b) Males are incapable of stinging
   c) Females can sting repeatedly
   d) All the above

Answer 7

d. All the above

Question 8

8. Mud daubers are social insects?
   a) True
   b) False

Answer 8

b. False

Question 9

9. Female carpenter bees are yellow-brown and sting?
   a) True
   b) False

Answer 9

b. False

Question 10

10. Bumble bees are social insects?
    a) True
    b) False

Answer 10

a. True

Question 11

11. Yellow jacket larvae feed mainly on fruit juices and other sweet materials?
    a) True
    b) False

Answer 11

b. False

Question 12

12. Cicada killers got their name because they use cicadas as food for their young?
    a) True
    b) False

Answer 12

a. True

Question 13

13. To the eye, Africanized and European honey bees look the same?
    a) True
    b) False

Answer 13

a. True

Question 14

14. After treating honey bees, you should always try and remove the hive because?
    a) The honey may melt and cause more damage
    b) Other types of pests may be attracted to the area
    c) The old hive may be attractive to other bees
    d) All the above

Answer 14

d. All the above

Question 15

15. Sweat bees are attracted to the salts in human perspiration?
    a) True
    b) False

Answer 15

a. True

Question 16

16. Yellow jackets are solitary pests?
    a) True
    b) False

Answer 16

b. False

Question 17

17. What provision does a mud dauber leave in the nest?
    a) Flies
    b) Moths
    c) Spiders
    d) All the above

Answer 17

c. Spiders

Question 18

18. Worker bees are sterile females and they do which of the following work in the colony?
    a) Build cells
    b) Produce wax & honey
    c) Feed the young
    d) Defend the colony
    e) All the above

Answer 18

e. All the above

Question 19

19. Carpenter bees are social insects?
    a) True
    b) False

Answer 19

b. False

Question 20

20. Cicada killers are solitary wasps that live underground in their own separate burrows?
    a) True
    b) False

Answer 20

a. True