Quiz for Stored Food Product Pests (1 Hour) California Copy

Stored Product Pests are divided into three groups, internal feeders, external feeders, and scavengers. True or False

Internal feeders are so called because the female deposits a single egg inside a whole kernel of grain. True or False

Weevils can be identified by the presence of the characteristic “snout” that is used for boring into the grain kernels. True or False

Angoumois Grain Moth has a finger-like projection on the leading edge of its hind wing. True or False

The Lessor grain borer is an internal feeder of the bostrichid family. True or False

The external feeders are so called because the egg is laid outside the whole grain, and the larvae feeds on the grain or product from the outside. True or False

The Drugstore beetle can be distinguished from the cigarette beetle by the longitudinal lines on the wing covers. True or False

The Cigarette beetle is similar in appearance to the drugstore beetle except body is smooth. True or False

Indian Meal Moth is the most common pest of dried fruit, also infest grain, pasta, nuts, flour. True or False

The Saw-Tooth Grain Beetle has four saw-like projections on each side of the thorax. True or False