True/False: Cockroaches prefer hiding in crevices or other areas where a surface touches both the top and the bottom of the roach body. This behavior is called positively thigmotactic and protects the cockroach from coming in contact with chemicals that would kill it.



Which of the following is true of roaches in general:

A. Nocturnal and avoid light.

B. Are positively thigmotactic.

C. Omnivorous in feeding habits.

D. All of the above



Which of the following is NOT true of the brown-banded cockroach?

A.Similar in size to the German Cockroach.

B. Is positively thigmotactic..

C. Omnivorous in feeding habits..

D. Also called the water bug.



T/F: Sowbugs and Pillbugs do not cause major and serious damage to crops.



The cephalothorax is the combined head and thorax in the daddy long leg spider.



Chiggers are parasitic mites that commonly are found in meadowlands, especially in the southern United States. One symptom of its bite is small red dots, especially around the ankles. One of the preventative methods of attack by these ectoparasites is the use of insect repellents.



Which of the following in NOT true of house dust mites?

A. Feed on dander and sloughed skin.

B. The bites from the mites cause a rash

C. Invisible to the naked eye

D. Common location to be found would be in the beds of humans.



T/F: Scabies mites on dogs will often attack humans as well



Delusory Parasitosis is:

A. an irrational fear of small creepy non-existent creatures.

B. the same thing as entomophobia.

C. is often misdiagnosed as a mite infestion.

D. all of the above.

E. a and c only.



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