CH 2 Shipboard Pests Flashcards
What is the most commonly encountered pest aboard navy ships?
German Cockroach
What SPP are internationally quarantined?
Khapra Beetle (Dermestid=family, Trogaderma = Genus)
What SPP will turn flour grey and impair it’s baking qualities?
Red flour and confused flour beetle
What is the most common SPP aboard ships?
Saw Tooth Grain Beetle
What is considered one of the most destructive of the SPP?
Rice Weevil
What is the number one pest of dried fruits in storage?
Indian Meal Moth
What SPP is capable of penetrating both polyethylene and paper packing?
Cigarette Beetle
What SPP can bore through sheet lead and have little difficulty penetrating metal foil packing?
Drugstore Beetle
What findings may indicate an extremely large population of cockroaches exist on the ship?
1) Roaches seen in lighted conditions
2) Immature and adult cockroaches in the same harborages
How often should the shipboard pest control specialist conduct a cockroach survey?
Every two weeks in food service areas and weekly until roaches no longer present
How do cockroach feces appear?
small, straw colored to reddish dark brown dots near harborages and infested containers
What is used as a cockroach flushing agent aboard Navy Ships?
Synthetic Pyrethroids (pie-reath-roids) such as d-Phenothrin (Raid)
Where should you avoid applying d-phenothrin?
around bait stations or surfaces treated with boric acid aersol dust, food preparation surfaces
If ____ or more cockroaches per trap are caught in a 24 hour period, pesticide treatment may be necessary
2
After applying pesticide to a space on a ship, how long should you prohibit reentry of personnel into that space?
Until it has been ventilated for at least one-half hour
