Quiz for Fabric Pests Florida GHP Package

The true fabric insects are unique in their ability to digest an animal protein called keratin that is found in hair and fur, horns, hoofs and insect bodies.  True or False.

There are many different species of carpet beetles, the adults of all species are small, oval-shaped beetles about 1/8 inch long.  True or False

The larvae or immature stages of carpet beetles are about 1/4 inch  long and densely covered with hairs or bristles. True or False

Carpet beetle infestations may also originate from bird or animal nests, rodent bait, or an animal carcass present in an  attic, chimney or wall void.  True or False

Varied carpet beetle: adult is oval shaped with mottled white, brown, and yellow scales, 1/16″ long; folded wings come together smooth at the end of the body; larvae is wedge shaped with head at the narrow end of the 3/16″ long hairy body.   True or False

Adult clothes moths are very short lived and do not feed.  True or False

Webbing clothes moth larvae spins large amounts of silk into feeding mats under which it feeds;  webbing will show fecal pellets.  True or False

The casemaking clothes moth encloses itself in a portable case that it drags about wherever it goes.  True or False

Females of casemaking clothes moths and webbing clothes moths lay an average of 40 to 50 eggs during a 2- to 3-week period and die once they’ve completed the egg-laying process. Males outlive females and continue to mate during the remainder of their lives.  True or False

The most common and effective method for killing all stages of clothes moths in clothing, blankets, and  other washable articles is to thoroughly launder them for 20 to 30 minutes in water  that is at least 90°F.  True or False