We created this STORED PRODUCT PESTS quiz for you to test your knowledge! Can you beat the Stored Product Pests? Check your answers with the answer key posted below.
- Insects classified as stored product pests include, but not limited to the saw-toothed grain beetle, the Indian meal moth, the rice weevil and the flour beetle.
- True
- False
- Webbing is a good sign of a stored product pest infestation.
- True
- False
- Indian meal moth feed off of bird seed. Which life stage does the damage?
- Egg
- Larva
- Pupa
- Adult
- Pantry pests are another name for stored product pests.
- True
- False
- Pet food can breed:
- Indian meal moths
- Merchant grain beetles
- Saw-toothed grain beetles
- All the above
- More than 1 different type of Stored product pest can infest a source.
- True
- False
- An adult Indian meal moth’s main point of a life is?
- To feed on the source
- Lay eggs
- While the Indian meal moth will attack bird seed, it will not attack other types of foods, such as dried fruit.
- True
- False
- Stored product pests cannot infest products in cardboard containers because they cannot penetrate the container.
- True
- False
- It’s rare to find any live insects in a food package or container because once they have infested it, they die of suffocation.
- True
- False
- If you find any live insects in a product, you can kill them by freezing the product.
- True
- False
- One of the defensive characteristics of stored product insects is that they will “play dead” when disturbed.
- True
- False
ANSWER KEY:
- True
- True
- Larva
- True
- All of the Above
- True
- Lay Eggs
- False
- False
- False
- True
- True