Dooryard Pests

Question 1

1. Mites are not insects and they belong to the same order of arthropods as ticks?
   a) True
   b) False

Answer 1

a. True

Question 2

2. Springtails have wings and can fly?
   a) True
   b) False

Answer 2

b. False

Question 3

3. Pillbugs and sowbugs are easy to identify because they can both roll up into a ball?
   a) True
   b) False

Answer 3

b. False

Question 4

4. Scorpions feed on which of the following?
   a) Decaying vegetable matter
   b) Fungi
   c) Algae
   d) Soft bodied insects and spiders

Answer 4

d. Soft bodied insects and spiders

Question 5

5. How do you control rat mites, bird mites and mouse mites?
   a) Exclude birds and rodents
   b) Clean up bird and rodent nests
   c) Use a miticide
   d) All the above

Answer 5

d. All the above

Question 6

6. Scorpions can go 6-12 months without eating?
   a) True
   b) False

Answer 6

a. True

Question 7

7. Earwigs feed on dead animal and plant materials?
   a) True
   b) False

Answer 7

a. True

Question 8

8. Jerusalem crickets are known to feed on which of the following?
   a) Bulbs and tubers
   b) Cotton
   c) Decaying plant matter
   d) All the above

Answer 8

a. Bulbs and tubers

Question 9

9. If a home has a cricket problem on the interior, you’ll have to treat the entire floor because crickets hop
   around and fly?
   a) True
   b) False

Answer 9

b. False

Question 10

10. Scorpions are most active during the day?
    a) True
    b) False

Answer 10

b. False

Question 11

11. Mites, which cause scabies, are a medical problem and you should consult a doctor?
    a) True
    b) False

Answer 11

a. True

Question 12

12. Chiggers will burrow into the skin of humans so they can suck up blood?
    a) True
    b) False

Answer 12

b. False

Question 13

13. Only adult female crickets make the chirping sound?
    a) True
    b) False

Answer 13

b. False

Question 14

14. Centipedes have 2 pairs of legs per body segment?
    a) True
    b) False

Answer 14

b. False

Question 15

15. Millipedes feed on damp and decaying vegetable matter as well as new roots and green leaves?
    a) True
    b) False

Answer 15

a. True

Question 16

16. House crickets may attack which of the following?
    a) Insects
    b) Paper
    c) Ornamental plants
    d) Cotton, silk, wool
    e) Bread crumbs
    f) All the above

Answer 16

f. All the above

Question 17

17. Clover mites can invade homes in large numbers but don’t bite humans?
    a) True
    b) False

Answer 17

a. True

Question 18

18. Field crickets normally live outdoors?
    a) True
    b) False

Answer 18

a. True

Question 19

19. To control springtails, pillbugs, sowbugs and earwigs, you should start by controlling moisture?
    a) True
    b) False

Answer 19

a. True

Question 20

20. House crickets, field crickets and Jerusalem crickets all like living in cracks and crevices?
    a) True
    b) False

Answer 20

b. False