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Question : ants are known to use a number of chemical
pheromones to communicate between individuals within the same colony.
Correct answer: trail pheromones, sex pheromones, or alarm
pheromones.
Question : social wasps include:
Correct answer: paper wasps, hornets, and yellowjackets.
Question : oderous house ant is a common indoor species,
gives off a very unpleasant odor when crushed.
Correct answer: true
Question : large yellow ant, which may swarm around
foundations early spring and be mistaken for termites, smells like oil of citronella when crushed.
Correct answer: true
Question : control of ground-nesting yellowjacket nests can
often be done safely during the daytime, but will generally create fewer safety concerns when the job is done at night time.
Correct answer: true
Question : The smallest common Vespid wasps are
yellowjackets. Most species typically build their nests underground.
Correct answer: true
Question : wasps differ from bees in that mosts wasps feed
their young animal matter, spiders, or meat particles, and not pollen.
Correct answer: true
Question : winged forms of ants, called alates or swarmers,
leave the nest at suitable times to mate.
Correct answer: true
Question : ant colonies include the following members:
Correct answer: workers, one or more reproductives, eggs,
larvae, and pupae.
Question : galleries of carpenter ants, excavated in wood,
often resemble work of termites.
Correct answer: distinguished by their entirely clean and
sandpapered appearance.
Question : fire ants are active and aggressive, and may kill
young wildlife, or produce sores or nausea in humans.
Correct answer: true
Question : four species of fire ants:
Correct answer: southern fire ant, the fire ant, red imported
fire ant, and the black imported fire ant.
Question : the successful management of ants often requires
an exact identification of the species involved.
Correct answer: true
Question : reason for starting new ant colonies is low is:
Correct answer: predation, competition within species,
enviromental extremes
Question : the red imported fire ant:
Correct answer: aggressively defends its colony, typically
nests in the soil, and is an important agricultural and urban pest.
Question : ants may affect us diversely by:
Correct answer: contamination food, stinging and biting, and
causing serious structural damage.