Ticks in Maine Quiz

This quiz is intended to verify that you have watched the Ticks in Maine presentation in its entirety. Passing the quiz will earn you 1 recertification credit. To pass, you must score 80%. If you do not score 80%, you may retake the quiz. You will receive an email notification containing your answers and your score. Please retain the email notification as proof of your successful completion of this training.

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Mark whether the statement is true or false, or select the option that most accurately answers the question.

1. ________ ticks are the two most commonly encountered tick species in Maine.*
2. Ticks mostly move ________ in their environment.*
3. Ticks acquire a host by _______.*
4. In Maine, deer tick nymph activity peaks in _______.*
5. In Maine, adult deer tick activity peaks _______.*
6. Deer ticks nymphs _______.*
7. The deer tick life cycle is a _______ life cycle.*
8. Deer ticks become infected with Borrelia burgdorferi from feeding on infected _______.*
9. _______ are the reproductive host of the deer tick.*
10. _______ habitat favors deer tick survival.*
11. Of the following parts of a property, which is most likely to harbor deer ticks?
12. _______ is usually the most effective strategy for tick management.
13. Host-targeted chemical control manages ticks by _______.
14. Which of the following is NOT an effective tick spray?
15. Which of the following landscape modifications can help manage ticks?
16. As the life stage most difficult to spot, larval ticks transmit the most disease.
17. Exempted botanical pesticides like those formulated with rosemary and geranium oils have been scientifically proven not to harm human health.
18. Keeping chickens or Guinea fowl provides reliable tick control.
19. Removing invasive plants can help manage ticks on a property.
20. Ticks are susceptible to infection by Metarhizium anisopliae.
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