Flies

Question 1

1. Flies have two pairs of functional wings?
   a) True
   b) False

Answer 1

b. False

Question 2

2. Flies have a gradual metamorphosis?
   a) True
   b) False

Answer 2

b. False

Question 3

3. Which fly needs a host for its blood meal?
   a) Green bottle
   b) House
   c) Drain
   d) Stable
   e) All the above

Answer 3

d. Stable

Question 4

4. To control fruit flies, you should remove rotting fruits and fermenting materials?
   a) True
   b) False

Answer 4

a. True

Question 5

5. Fly baits offer long lasting control for flies?
   a) True
   b) False

Answer 5

5. False

Question 6

6. House flies, lesser house flies, blue and green bottle flies all have which type of mouth parts?
   a) Sponging-sucking
   b) Piercing-sucking
   c) Rasping-sucking
   d) Chewing

Answer 6

a) Sponging-sucking

Question 7

7. Stable flies have piercing-sucking mouths and their bite can be painful?
   a) True
   b) False

Answer 7

a. True

Question 8

8. Contact insecticide sprays can be applied to ceilings and walls to permanently keep flies out of a house?
   a) True
   b) False

Answer 8

b. False

Question 9

9. Fly traps can be used to help maintain control of fly larvae?
   a) True
   b) False

Answer 9

b. False

Question 10

10. Flies lay their eggs on surfaces, such as cabinet tops and window sills?
    a) True
    b) False

Answer 10

b. False

Question 11

11. House flies prefer animal waste, garbage and other decaying matter?
    a) True
    b) False

Answer 11

a. True

Question 12

12. Which flies prefer animal carcasses?
    a) Stable
    b) Lesser house
    c) Green & blue bottle
    d) Phorid

Answer 12

c. Green & blue bottle

Question 13

13. With modern fly control products, sanitation is no longer as important as it used to be?
    a) True
    b) False

Answer 13

b. False

Question 14

14. Door and window screens are effective fly control measures?
    a) True
    b) False

Answer 14

a. True

Question 15

15. Drain flies, fungus gnats and phorid flies breed in damp organic matter?
    a) True
    b) False

Answer 15

a. True

Question 16

16. Phorid flies may be found in which of the following places?
    a) Around plumbing
    b) Drains
    c) Trash areas
    d) Crawl spaces and basements
    e) All the above

Answer 16

e. All the above

Question 17

17. Proper identification is essential before you do any treatments?
    a) True
    b) False

Answer 17

a. True

Question 18

18. Which type of fly is likely to be found in a yard that has a lot of dog droppings?
    a) Green
    b) House flies
    c) Blue bottle
    d) All the above

Answer 18

d. All the above

Question 19

19. Electrically charged screens and fly traps can be used to control adult flies?
    a) True
    b) False

Answer 19

a. True

Question 20

20. Cluster flies breed in earthworms and there is no practical control for their breeding source?
    a) True
    b) False

Answer 20

a. True