7B WOOD DESTROYING PESTS FINAL EXAM 2026
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SCORED A+
✔✔Drill and treat brick or stone veneer only when the brick ledge is: - ✔✔below grade
✔✔the most common method of interior slab treatment is: - ✔✔vertical drilling
✔✔A preferred option to vertical drilling, when no access is available from inside is: -
✔✔short rodding
✔✔Vertically drilled holes should be no more than: - ✔✔12 inches apart and injected
under low pressure
✔✔Long rodding has similar advantages to (blank) for treating under interior slab
construction - ✔✔Short rodding
✔✔What is the most practical method to treat soil in monolithic slab construction? -
✔✔short rodding?
✔✔Most kinds of construction require interior perimeter treating of the foundation, the
exception is: - ✔✔Monolithic slab
✔✔T of F: Wood treatment is most likely required in monolithic slab construction - ✔✔F
✔✔Postconstruction treatment of a crawl space should include treating the foundation
around the piers, support walls, and - ✔✔plumbing lines
✔✔Typical termite entry points for basement construction are the same as for: -
✔✔Floating slabs
✔✔Routine soil retreatments for termite control should be: - ✔✔never
✔✔Soil treatment with most termiticides should not be: - ✔✔in a crawl space used as a
plenum
✔✔Which is true about non-plenum crawl spaces? - ✔✔Air vents should be ducted to
draw in air from outside the structure before treatment
✔✔When treating slabs containing or covering heating ducts, you should reconsider
treating if the ducts - ✔✔have soil of sand bottom, have standing water, are made of
material containing cellulose
, ✔✔What is true concerning application of termiticide under of around subslab heating
ducts? - ✔✔Rodding from outside may be the best treatment procedure
✔✔In treating under and around subslab heating ducts, what should be done after
drilling is completed but before treatment? - ✔✔See if air is coming through the hole
✔✔After treating a structure with sub slab heating ducts, what should be done if a
strong odor persists? - ✔✔clean the ducts out or consult the customer on what's going
on
✔✔Which is true about controlling termites in basements with French drains and sump
parts? - ✔✔it may be best to drill test holes first before proceeding with treatment
✔✔What should be done to correct situations in which wooden member extend through
the concrete in the basement floor? - ✔✔Cut the wooden number a little, pour concrete
into hole after treating and leave the wood rest on concrete
✔✔Before treating a basement on the outside: - ✔✔check foundation walls for cracks
✔✔How should termite infestations be controlled around basement windows and
wooden sills? - ✔✔Rod down under them
✔✔the principles used to control termites in dirt-filled concrete porches also apply to: -
✔✔stoops, sidewalks, and driveways
✔✔Which is not true about termite control operations around dirt-filled concrete porches
on frame houses? - ✔✔Removing dirt and installing termite bait stations provides the
best control
✔✔Which is true about terite control around wells, cisterns, and other water sources? -
✔✔Mechanical alteration and direct wood treatment should be relied on as much as
possible
✔✔If soil treatment is to be made near foundation walls near wells or cistern, a good
general practice is to: - ✔✔remove the soil to the footing, place it in a plastic sheeting
and treat, and replace it
✔✔what is the best treatment method for structures with in-ground foam insulation? -
✔✔trenching
✔✔T or F: Soil treatment to control termites is not always possible in all structures -
✔✔T
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SCORED A+
✔✔Drill and treat brick or stone veneer only when the brick ledge is: - ✔✔below grade
✔✔the most common method of interior slab treatment is: - ✔✔vertical drilling
✔✔A preferred option to vertical drilling, when no access is available from inside is: -
✔✔short rodding
✔✔Vertically drilled holes should be no more than: - ✔✔12 inches apart and injected
under low pressure
✔✔Long rodding has similar advantages to (blank) for treating under interior slab
construction - ✔✔Short rodding
✔✔What is the most practical method to treat soil in monolithic slab construction? -
✔✔short rodding?
✔✔Most kinds of construction require interior perimeter treating of the foundation, the
exception is: - ✔✔Monolithic slab
✔✔T of F: Wood treatment is most likely required in monolithic slab construction - ✔✔F
✔✔Postconstruction treatment of a crawl space should include treating the foundation
around the piers, support walls, and - ✔✔plumbing lines
✔✔Typical termite entry points for basement construction are the same as for: -
✔✔Floating slabs
✔✔Routine soil retreatments for termite control should be: - ✔✔never
✔✔Soil treatment with most termiticides should not be: - ✔✔in a crawl space used as a
plenum
✔✔Which is true about non-plenum crawl spaces? - ✔✔Air vents should be ducted to
draw in air from outside the structure before treatment
✔✔When treating slabs containing or covering heating ducts, you should reconsider
treating if the ducts - ✔✔have soil of sand bottom, have standing water, are made of
material containing cellulose
, ✔✔What is true concerning application of termiticide under of around subslab heating
ducts? - ✔✔Rodding from outside may be the best treatment procedure
✔✔In treating under and around subslab heating ducts, what should be done after
drilling is completed but before treatment? - ✔✔See if air is coming through the hole
✔✔After treating a structure with sub slab heating ducts, what should be done if a
strong odor persists? - ✔✔clean the ducts out or consult the customer on what's going
on
✔✔Which is true about controlling termites in basements with French drains and sump
parts? - ✔✔it may be best to drill test holes first before proceeding with treatment
✔✔What should be done to correct situations in which wooden member extend through
the concrete in the basement floor? - ✔✔Cut the wooden number a little, pour concrete
into hole after treating and leave the wood rest on concrete
✔✔Before treating a basement on the outside: - ✔✔check foundation walls for cracks
✔✔How should termite infestations be controlled around basement windows and
wooden sills? - ✔✔Rod down under them
✔✔the principles used to control termites in dirt-filled concrete porches also apply to: -
✔✔stoops, sidewalks, and driveways
✔✔Which is not true about termite control operations around dirt-filled concrete porches
on frame houses? - ✔✔Removing dirt and installing termite bait stations provides the
best control
✔✔Which is true about terite control around wells, cisterns, and other water sources? -
✔✔Mechanical alteration and direct wood treatment should be relied on as much as
possible
✔✔If soil treatment is to be made near foundation walls near wells or cistern, a good
general practice is to: - ✔✔remove the soil to the footing, place it in a plastic sheeting
and treat, and replace it
✔✔what is the best treatment method for structures with in-ground foam insulation? -
✔✔trenching
✔✔T or F: Soil treatment to control termites is not always possible in all structures -
✔✔T
