Fabric Pests

Question 1

1. Which of the following has 3 dark spots on their wings but no tuft of reddish hairs on its head?
   a) Webbing clothes moth
   b) Casemaking clothes moth

Answer 1

b. Case making clothes moth

Question 2

2. Carpet beetle infestations may originate from?
   a) Old upholstered furniture
   b) Feathers and down
   c) Flowers from the outside
   d) Old newspapers

Answer 2

c. Flowers from the outside

Question 3

3. Dry cleaning or laundering clothes in hot water will not kill all stages of fabric pests?
   a) True
   b) False

Answer 3

b. False

Question 4

4. Both black and varied carpet beetles are attracted to light and fly?
   a) True
   b) False

Answer 4

a. True

Question 5

5. For items that can’t be treated topically, fumigation with dry ice may be a good alternative?
   a) True
   b) False

Answer 5

a. True

Question 6

6. Which beetle has a pattern of white, brown and yellow scales on its wing cover?
   a) Black carpet beetle
   b) Varied carpet beetle

Answer 6

b. Varied carpet beetle

Question 7

7. In fabric pest infestations, most of the damage is done by the?
   a) Adult
   b) Larvae

Answer 7

b. Larvae

Question 8

8. Fabric pest may be found in bird, bee or wasp nests?
   a) True
   b) False

Answer 8

a. True

Question 9

9. Female webbing clothes moths are strong fliers?
   a) True
   b) False

Answer 9

b. False

Question 10

10. Casemaking clothes moths are more common to find than webbing clothes moths?
    a) True
    b) False

Answer 10

b. False

Question 11

11. Which is the most widespread and destructive carpet beetle?
    a) Black
    b) Varied

Answer 11

a. Black

Question 12

12. Clothes moths have an incomplete life cycle?
    a) True
    b) False

Answer 12

b. False

Question 13

13. Which moth spins a small silken case around itself and carries it around while feeding?
    a) Casemaking
    b) Webbing

Answer 13

a. Case making

Question 14

14. Casemaking and webbing clothes moths will feed on vegetable fibers and grains?
    a) True
    b) False

Answer 14

b. False

Question 15

15. Pheromone traps are not effective on webbing clothes moths?
    a) True
    b) False

Answer 15

b. False

Question 16

16. Adult carpet beetles feed on the same items that their larvae eat?
    a) True
    b) False

Answer 16

b. False

Question 17

17. Materials stained with oil from human hair, human sweat, urine, beer, tomato juice, milk and soft drinks are
    attractive to webbing clothes moths.
    a) True
    b) False

Answer 17

a. True

Question 18

18. If you find black carpet beetles in a pantry, they are probably eating?
    a) Cardboard boxes
    b) Paper wrappers
    c) Cereals, grains and nuts
    d) Other insects

Answer 18

c. Cereals, grains and nuts

Question 19

19. Pyrethrins are good products to treat fabric pests with because of which of the following?
    a) Quick knock-down of adults and larvae
    b) Short residual
    c) Fairly low in toxicity
    d) All the above

Answer 19

d. All the above

Question 20

20. Items in storage can be protected by which of the following?
    a) Placing them in air-tight containers
    b) Placing them in cold storage
    c) Using moth balls, flakes or crystals
    d) All the above

Answer 20

d. All the above