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Cockroach Mastery: Florida Species, Biology, Inspection & Treatment — Final Quiz

20 questions • 75% to pass • Unlimited retakes

1. Cockroaches go through three life stages: egg, nymph, and adult — they have no pupal stage.
2. The female German cockroach carries her egg case attached to her body until just before the eggs hatch.
3. Two dark stripes on the pronotum (the shield behind the head) are the easiest way to identify a German cockroach in the field.
4. German cockroaches mostly live outdoors in mulch and leaf litter, so perimeter spraying outside is the foundation of German cockroach control.
5. American cockroaches often enter commercial buildings through floor drains connected to municipal sewers.
6. Smoky-brown cockroaches are strong fliers that often enter homes from tree canopy and clogged gutters at night.
7. Brown-banded cockroaches prefer cool, damp spots under sinks and behind refrigerators — the same places German cockroaches like.
8. Asian cockroaches look almost identical to German cockroaches, but they live outdoors and fly toward lights at dusk.
9. Florida woods cockroaches ("palmetto bugs") live outdoors and do not breed inside structures.
10. Cockroach droppings and body parts are a known trigger for asthma, especially in children living in urban housing.
11. Cockroach droppings give off pheromones that attract other cockroaches to the same hiding spot — this is why gel bait works best placed inside cracks.
12. One big blob of gel bait per room works better than many small pea-sized placements spread across active harborage.
13. Spraying repellent pyrethroids near gel bait can contaminate the bait and make cockroaches stop eating it.
14. Insect growth regulators (IGRs) kill adult cockroaches quickly on contact and are the main knockdown tool in modern programs.
15. Cockroaches have not developed resistance to boric acid after more than 50 years of use.
16. Boric acid dust works best when applied as a thick, visible powder layer — more dust means more kill.
17. Some German cockroach populations have become "glucose-averse" and avoid sweet baits — the fix is switching to a non-glucose bait.
18. Sticky monitoring traps placed in corners behind appliances and inside cabinets are the best way to measure cockroach activity before and after treatment.
19. Rotating between different bait active ingredients helps slow down bait aversion and resistance.
20. Total-release foggers ("bug bombs") are recommended for German cockroach control.

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