Pop Pest Quiz

by The Bug Doctor on August 3, 2011

Fleas would win a gold medal for jumping at the Insect Olympics. How high can they jump?

50 times their body length
100 times their body length
200 times their body length
They don't jump, they fly.

The fastest running insect is a(n):

Army ant
Cockroach
Bot fly
Wolf spider

The most dangerous insect kills a million people a year. What is it?

Mosquito
Housefly
Fleas
Tick

It would take approximately ______________ mosquito bites to drain the blood from an adult.

100,000
1,120,000
12,000,000
3

Little brown bats are one the most common bats in the U.S. and Canada. How long do they live?

1 year
3 years
30 years
75 years

Which of the following statements about bats is TRUE?

Bat's are blind
Bats search out peoples hair for nests
Bats have lived on earth for at least 50 million years
Bats are filthy animals

About how many sweat glands do you have in your skin?

100,000
2,000,000
500,000,000
2 Billion

Which were once eaten as a means of treating tooth aches?

Spiders
Worms
Cockroaches
Maggots

What does a lepidopterist study?

Lesions from bed bugs
Bee's & Wasps
Moth's & Butterflies
Lipizzan Horses

An unusual early use for Methyl bromide was for...?

Fumigating Houses
Delousing military clothing
Treating roaches
Gassing rat burrows

What is a pullicologist?

Roach specialist
Insect disease expert
Flea expert
Professional pest control blogger

The Colonies of The European red ant gather as much as

1/2 pound of food a day
2 pounds of food a day
6 pounds of food a day
10 pounds of food a day

Which rat brought the Bubonic plague which killed 1/3 of the population?

Fancy rat
Gambian pouched rat
Black rat
Kangaroo rat

What year was the first Pest Control company founded in America?

1860
1944
1983
3 BC

Where was the first Pest Control company founded?

New York City, New York
Cincinnati, Ohio
Broussard, Louisiana
Hiawatha, Iowa