Online quiz #3

Question 1

Which subterranean vertebrate pest creates circular mounds in which the soil is expelled through a vertical tunnel/hole in the center of the mound?

a) mole
b) pocket gopher
c) vole
d) spotted skunk

Answer 1

a) mole

Question 2

Which subterranean vertebrate pest creates half-circular mounds in which the soil is expelled through an angled (non-vertical) tunnel/hole at the edge of the mound?

a) mole
b) pocket gopher
c) vole
d) spotted skunk

Answer 2

b) pocket gopher

Question 3

Which subterranean vertebrate pest is LEAST likely to be effectively controlled with a grain-based bait?

a) mole
b) pocket gopher
c) vole
d) spotted skunk

Answer 3

a) mole

Question 4

Which vertebrate pest is protected by law in Kansas?

a) mole
b) pocket gopher
c) vole
d) spotted skunk
e) striped skunk

Answer 4

d) spotted skunk

Question 5

Which is usually the most effective for mole control?

a) injecting poisonous gas into the tunnel system
b) trapping
c) poisonous grain-based baits
d) shooting

Answer 5

b) trapping

Question 6

The best method for controlling skunks is: (more than one answer possible)

• trapping and relocation
• exclusion
• toxicants
• removing the food supply

Answer 6

• exclusion

- removing the food supply

Question 7

The best time to control pocket gophers is:

a) winter
b) spring
c) summer
d) any season when gophers are active near the surface

Answer 7

d) any season when gophers are active near the surface

Question 8

When using poison grain to control pocket gophers, the best application method is…

a) sprinkling pellets by hand on the ground outside the burrow opening
b) using a burrow builder
c) aerial application
d) poison grain is ineffective against pocket gophers

Answer 8

b) using a burrow builder

Question 9

Fumigation for pocket gophers is of limited value because:

a) gophers are resistant to fumigants
b) It is impossible to deliver the fumigant underground
c) burrow systems are too extensive and many portions are blocked by earthen plugs
d) fumigation contaminates groundwater

Answer 9

c) burrow systems are too extensive and many portions are blocked by earthen plugs

Question 10

More than 50% of reported rabies cases occur in….

a) rabbits
b) badgers
c) racoons
d) skunks

Answer 10

d) skunks

Question 11

All of the following are legal rabbit control methods in Kansas, EXCEPT:

a) hunting
b) trapping
c) repellents
d) poisons

Answer 11

d) poisons

Question 12

Which bird is protected by state/federal law in Kansas?

a) crow
b) English sparrow
c) starling
d) pigeon

Answer 12

a) crow