LECTURE 9: Pest Control

Question 1

What are two reasons rodents are detrimental to the poultry farm?

Answer 1

1. Structural damage
2. Consuming/contaminating feed

Question 2

What are the 3 main diseases transmitted by rodents?

Answer 2

1. Salmonella sp.
2. Pasteurella multocida
3. Fowl Mites

Question 3

House mice stay within ______ feet of the home nest.

Answer 3

10-30

Question 4

What is the most common rodent producers deal with?

Answer 4

House mouse

Question 5

Roof rats nest….

Answer 5

High up on roofs

Question 6

What rats can handle higher temperatures?

Answer 6

Roof rats

Question 7

What is the largest rat of the 3?

Answer 7

Norway rat

Question 8

Norway rats operate?

Answer 8

Underground

Question 9

What is a rodent index?

Answer 9

Way to measure effective rodent control

Question 10

If you are loosing a live trap how often should it be checked?

Answer 10

Every day

Question 11

What are methods of rodent control?

Answer 11

1. Bait stations
2. Traps
3. Rodent proofing

Question 12

What does cultural control mean?

Answer 12

Having a culture of cleanliness that prohibits rodent activity

Question 13

What are types of rodent baits?

Answer 13

1. Blocks
2. Pellets
3. Dust

Question 14

What must you address to be able to have successful baiting?

Answer 14

addressing sanitation, food availability, and rodent proofing

Question 15

Why does single dose vs multi does poison good to know?

Answer 15

Effects set up

Question 16

What are two mechanisms of action for rodent baits?

Answer 16

1. Anticoagulants
2. Non-anticoagulants

Question 17

How do you overcome rodent resistance to bait?

Answer 17

1. Use single feed bait
2. Mask human scent

Question 18

What is the #1 pest in poultry houses?

Answer 18

Darkling Beetles

Question 19

What do darkling beetles often destroy?

Answer 19

Destroy insulation and structural wood

Question 20

What are vectors for any poultry pathogen
maintained in the soil

Answer 20

Darkling Beetles

Question 21

What is important for treatments for darkling beetles?

Answer 21

Residual activity

Question 22

When would the best times be to apply insecticides?

Answer 22

1. Immediately after depop.
2. Prior to chick placement

Question 23

Need to treat interior and exterior. Why?

Answer 23

Windrow litter (composting): with placement of product onto
windrow immediately after they are made

Question 24

Why are flys a problem?

Answer 24

They transmit disease

Question 25

What is biggest pest of layer facilities? Why?

Answer 25

Flys, manure pit

Question 26

What are the 4 lifecycle stages of flys?

Answer 26

1. Adult
2. Egg
3. Larvae
4. Pupae

Question 27

Fly control is based on targeting stage of the fly life cycle?

Answer 27

adults and the larvae

Question 28

What are two methods for fly control?

Answer 28

1. Contact adulticides
2. IGR Larvicides

Question 29

What causes a good breeding ground for flies?

Answer 29

30% or more moisture

Question 30

Flies need ______ for life cycles to
develop

Answer 30

Moisture