Pests - Week 6

Question 1

what is a food pest

Answer 1

An animal, insect or bird which lives in or on food. It contaminates food and is noxious destructive or troublesome

Question 2

3 rodents

Answer 2

Brown rat
Black rat
House mouse

Question 3

3 insects

Answer 3

flies
Cockroaches
Stored product insects

Question 4

what is associated with rat urine

Answer 4

Weils disease

Question 5

what is weils disease

Answer 5

A disease transmitted by rat urine
causing high temps
headaches and nausa

Question 6

3 main hazards associated with pests in a food premesis

Answer 6

Chemical contamination
Physical contamination
Microorganisms

Question 7

Spread of bacteria from flies

Answer 7

Salmonella, ecoli and campylobacter

Question 8

Spread of bacteria from cockroaches

Answer 8

Salmonella, Staph aureus

Question 9

Spread of bacteria from birds

Answer 9

Salmonella, campylobacter

Question 10

How is the food contaminated

Answer 10

Faecal Contamination
Urine
Feeding ( Vomit from flies)
Laying eggs on food
Walking on it

Question 11

Hazards from damage to equipment

Answer 11

Structural damage
Fire from chewed cables
Gas leaks from gnawed pipes
Floods from damaged pipes

Question 12

Chemical hazards from pests

Answer 12

Incorrect use of rodenticides

Contamination of surfaces from chemical sprays

Question 13

Reasons for pest control

Answer 13

Damage to structure
Physical contamination
Wastage of food
Comply with law
Avoid bad press and loss of business

Question 14

Signs of rodent activity

Answer 14

Holes and nesting sites
Droppings
Smear marks

Question 15

Black rat is neophobic, what does this mean

Answer 15

Means that they are very scarred of new situations and weary

Question 16

Environmental control of rodents

Answer 16

Denial of access to premises
Denial of access to food and water
Denial of harbourage

Question 17

What is denial of harbourage

Answer 17

Avoid cavities in walls

Goods to be stored of the floor and walls

Question 18

Chemical control of rodents

Answer 18

Bait blocks, pellets, powders
Chronic rodenticides
Acute poisons

Question 19

How to insects contaminate food

Answer 19

Regurgitating enzymes
Vomitting saliva on food surface and sucking up liquid
Spreading bacteria on food surfaces

Question 20

Signs of insect infestation

Answer 20

bodies
larva
eggs
smell

Question 21

Environmental Control of insects

Answer 21

Keep premises clean and tidy including waste areas

Store food in pest proof containers

Question 22

Physical control of insects

Answer 22

UV fly killers
Cockroach monitoring traps
Sticky fly papers

Question 23

Chemical control of insects

Answer 23

Only used to back up physical
Removal of food and equipment prior to treatment
Thorough cleaning after to remove chemicals

Question 24

Control of cockroaches

Answer 24

Sealing cracks
Properly fitted wall panels
Good house keeping
Appropriate drainage and ventilation systems

Question 25

Law relating to pest control

Answer 25

Reg (EC) 852/2004 on the hygiene of food stuffs

Question 26

Summary of good pest control

Answer 26

70% is good housekeeping
25% is Good repair of buildings
5% is use of pesticides