Pest management study manual for pest control operators. Rev. April 1989.
1989
Antonelli A.L.
Primarily designed to prepare beginning pest control operators for the Washington State PCO "general" and PCO "structural" licensing exams, this study guide is also intended to be used as a reference manual. Basic pest management concepts, management strategies, and detailed information on pest identification, life cycles, habitats, and hebavior are presented. It consists of chapters on basic entomology; insecticides and rodenticides; pesticide safety and hazards; termites; ants; other wood damaging pests; coakroaches; food and fabric pests; structural pest inspections; and the pest control technician's role. This manual does not provide formulas or solved problems showing calculations for mixing pesticides and calibrating application equipment. Includes a Key to the Orders of Insects, definitions of terms used in the key, additional references pertinent to each topical area covered, drawings of pests and metamorphic stages of insects, black and white photographs, and a taxonomic index insert.
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