Test Your Pest Control IQ

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Test Your Pest Control IQ - Quiz

We all know that pests are filthy and oftentimes a nuisance, but how many of you know the details of what these little creatures are actually capable of? In this quiz, we’ll test your Pest Control IQ and truly see if you know what you’re up against when you come across them.


Questions and Answers
  • 1. 
    Fleas carrying diseases have killed more people than all the wars ever fought?
    • A. 

      True

    • B. 

      False

  • 2. 
    A German cockroach can survive a __________ or more without food, but less than _________ without water.
    • A. 

      Day, 2 hours

    • B. 

      Month, 2 weeks

    • C. 

      Week, 2 days

    • D. 

      Hour, 1 day

  • 3. 
    Under optimum conditions, one female cockroach can produce _________ offspring in our year.
    • A. 

      1 biilion

    • B. 

      500,000

    • C. 

      3 trillion

    • D. 

      2 million

  • 4. 
    Without pest control, food production would drop by as much as ________?
    • A. 

      One-fifth

    • B. 

      One-half

    • C. 

      One-third

    • D. 

      One-fourth

  • 5. 
    When food production drops, prices go up. A 10% drop in production may increase retail prices by 7.5% to 15%. How much would that add to a person's food bill?
    • A. 

      $102

    • B. 

      $17

    • C. 

      $33

    • D. 

      $42

  • 6. 
    In one day, how many millions of dollars of property damage is done by rats and mice?
    • A. 

      $4 million

    • B. 

      $2 million

    • C. 

      $5.5. million

    • D. 

      $2.5 million

  • 7. 
    Besides being a nuisance, household pests such as fleas and ticks are disease carriers. How many major illnesses are insects known to transmit?
    • A. 

      15

    • B. 

      2

    • C. 

      100

    • D. 

      45

  • 8. 
    Termites cause $____________ of dollars of damage yearly throughtout the USA.
    • A. 

      $1.5 billion

    • B. 

      $3 million

    • C. 

      $2 million

    • D. 

      $1 million

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