Nevada Urban And Structural Pest Control Applicator
— Category C3 (Structural/Wood Destroying Pests
Examination Complete Questions And Detailed
Solutions Latest Update This Year
Q1: Nevada Category C3 Structural/Wood Destroying Pests definition?
A. Only agricultural crops
B. Control of wood-destroying organisms - subterranean termites, drywood termites, dampwood termites, wood-decay fungi,
carpenter ants, wood-boring beetles - inspection, treatment, prevention of structures - requires WDO inspection report
C. Only mosquitoes
D. Only weeds
Answer & ULTRA-Detailed Rationale:
B. Control of wood-destroying organisms - subterranean termites, drywood termites, dampwood termites, wood-decay fungi,
carpenter ants, wood-boring beetles - inspection, treatment, prevention of structures - requires WDO inspection report
CONCEPT: Scope C3 WDO. CORRECT - A: C3 Structural/Wood Destroying Pests per Nevada Dept Agriculture NDA: control of
wood-destroying organisms WDO - subterranean termites Reticulitermes Heterotermes, drywood termites Incisitermes,
dampwood termites Zootermopsis, wood-decay fungi brown/white rot, carpenter ants Camponotus, wood-boring beetles
powderpost anobiid. Inspection, treatment soil termiticide, baiting, wood treatment borate, fumigation referral, prevention. Requires
WDO inspection report NPMA-33 type. WHY B WRONG: Only weeds is C6 Weeds - not WDO - weeds not wood-destroying - different
category. WHY C WRONG: Agricultural crops is B categories - not urban structural WDO - WDO is structural. WHY D WRONG:
Mosquitoes is public health - not WDO - not C3. EXAM TIP: C3 = termites, wood-decay fungi, carpenter ants, wood-boring beetles -
WDO - inspection report.
Q2: Subterranean termite vs drywood termite vs dampwood termite identification?
A. Drywood needs soil contact
B. Subterranean no soil contact
C. Subterranean termite soil contact mud tubes, creamy white workers, swarmers dark - drywood termite no soil contact fecal pellets
hard six-sided, kick-out holes - dampwood large size needs high moisture decayed wood
D. All termites same no differences
Answer & ULTRA-Detailed Rationale:
C. Subterranean termite soil contact mud tubes, creamy white workers, swarmers dark - drywood termite no soil contact fecal
pellets hard six-sided, kick-out holes - dampwood large size needs high moisture decayed wood
CONCEPT: Termite ID critical for treatment selection. CORRECT - A: Subterranean termite Reticulitermes Heterotermes - soil
contact required, mud tubes shelter tubes, creamy white workers, dark swarmers - nests in soil. Drywood termite Incisitermes
Kalotermes - no soil contact, fecal pellets hard six-sided frass piles, kick-out holes, lives entirely in dry wood. Dampwood
termite Zootermopsis large size needs high moisture decayed wood no soil contact but needs wet wood. WHY B WRONG: All
same false - biology differs - treatment differs: sub needs soil treatment bait, drywood needs wood injection fumigation, dampwood
needs moisture correction. WHY C WRONG: Drywood needs soil contact false - drywood no soil contact - that's subterranean. WHY D
WRONG: Subterranean no soil contact false - subterranean requires soil contact - defining feature. EXAM TIP: Mud tubes = sub, fecal
pellets six-sided = drywood, large size wet wood = dampwood.
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,Q3: WDO inspection report - what must be included per Nevada?
A. Only report active termites no conducive conditions
B. Inspection must include accessible areas foundation, crawlspace, attic, interior, exterior, substructure, report wood-destroying
organisms evidence active/inactive, damage, conducive conditions moisture, earth-wood contact, previous treatment, diagram -
NPMA-33 type - must be licensed inspector
C. No report needed
D. Only exterior visual from truck
Answer & ULTRA-Detailed Rationale:
B. Inspection must include accessible areas foundation, crawlspace, attic, interior, exterior, substructure, report
wood-destroying organisms evidence active/inactive, damage, conducive conditions moisture, earth-wood contact, previous
treatment, diagram - NPMA-33 type - must be licensed inspector
CONCEPT: WDO inspection report requirements. CORRECT - A: WDO inspection report per Nevada and NPMA-33: must inspect
accessible areas: foundation, crawlspace, attic, interior, exterior, substructure, garage, porches - report evidence of WDO
active/inactive infestation, damage, conducive conditions: moisture, earth-wood contact, wood debris, cellulose debris, faulty
grade, previous treatment, inaccessible areas - include diagram showing findings, recommendations - must be licensed C3
inspector - valid 90 days typically. WHY B WRONG: No report needed false - WDO report required for real estate transactions -
Nevada requires licensed inspector - report required. WHY C WRONG: Only exterior from truck insufficient - must inspect crawlspace
attic interior substructure - thorough inspection required. WHY D WRONG: Only report active termites no conducive conditions false -
must report conducive conditions moisture earth-wood contact previous treatment - conducive conditions are critical for prevention.
EXAM TIP: Report must include conducive conditions not just active - earth-wood contact moisture debris - most tested report element.
Q4: Conducive conditions - earth-wood contact, moisture, debris?
A. Conducive conditions promote WDO: earth-wood contact wood touching soil, moisture plumbing leaks poor ventilation, wood
debris cellulose in crawlspace, faulty grade water toward foundation, insufficient clearance, previous damage - must be corrected
B. Only termites matter not conditions
C. No correction needed
D. Conducive conditions not important
Answer & ULTRA-Detailed Rationale:
A. Conducive conditions promote WDO: earth-wood contact wood touching soil, moisture plumbing leaks poor ventilation,
wood debris cellulose in crawlspace, faulty grade water toward foundation, insufficient clearance, previous damage - must be
corrected
CONCEPT: Conducive conditions prevention. CORRECT - A: Conducive conditions: earth-wood contact (siding, posts, stairs
touching soil), moisture (plumbing leaks, poor crawlspace ventilation, faulty grade water toward foundation), wood debris
cellulose debris scrap wood in crawlspace under porches, form boards left, insufficient clearance wood to soil 18 inch joist 12
inch girder, previous damage untreated - must be corrected per IPM - moisture correction ventilation vapor barrier. WHY B WRONG:
Conducive conditions important - correcting prevents infestation - WDO inspection requires reporting conducive conditions - ignoring
leads to reinfestation. WHY C WRONG: Only termites not conditions false - conditions promote termites fungi - must address. WHY D
WRONG: No correction needed false - correction required for long-term prevention - treatment without correction fails. EXAM TIP:
Earth-wood contact and moisture are top two conducive conditions - memorize.
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,Q5: Subterranean termite soil treatment - non-repellent vs repellent termiticides?
A. Non-repellent termites detect and avoid
B. Repellent better for colony control
C. Same no difference
D. Non-repellent termiticides fipronil Termidor, imidacloprid Premise, chlorantraniliprole Altriset - termites cannot detect, transfer
effect colony impact - repellent bifenthrin permethrin - termites detect avoid - need continuous barrier - non-repellent preferred
modern
Answer & ULTRA-Detailed Rationale:
D. Non-repellent termiticides fipronil Termidor, imidacloprid Premise, chlorantraniliprole Altriset - termites cannot detect,
transfer effect colony impact - repellent bifenthrin permethrin - termites detect avoid - need continuous barrier - non-repellent
preferred modern
CONCEPT: Termiticide types. CORRECT - A: Non-repellent fipronil (Termidor), imidacloprid (Premise), chlorantraniliprole
(Altriset), chlorfenapyr Phantom - termites cannot detect, walk through, pick up, transfer to nestmates via grooming
trophallaxis - colony impact delayed mortality. Repellent pyrethroids bifenthrin Talstar, permethrin, cypermethrin - termites
detect avoid - requires continuous barrier no gaps - if gap termites find. Modern IPM prefers non-repellent for colony management.
WHY B WRONG: Same no difference false - major difference detection and transfer - non-repellent undetectable transfer, repellent
detectable no transfer. WHY C WRONG: Repellent better for colony control false - repellent does not transfer - only kills those contacting
- non-repellent better for colony control due to transfer effect. WHY D WRONG: Non-repellent termites detect and avoid reversed -
non-repellent undetectable - repellent detectable. EXAM TIP: Non-repellent = undetectable + transfer effect - Termidor fipronil - most
tested termiticide concept.
Q6: Termite baiting system - how works C3?
A. Baiting: in-ground stations with cellulose bait plus slow-acting toxicant hexaflumuron noviflumuron - termites feed, share via
trophallaxis, inhibits chitin synthesis molting fails - colony decline - monitoring stations inspected quarterly
B. Bait kills only foragers
C. No monitoring needed
D. Fast kill immediate
Answer & ULTRA-Detailed Rationale:
A. Baiting: in-ground stations with cellulose bait plus slow-acting toxicant hexaflumuron noviflumuron - termites feed, share
via trophallaxis, inhibits chitin synthesis molting fails - colony decline - monitoring stations inspected quarterly
CONCEPT: Baiting. CORRECT - A: Baiting system e.g., Sentricon, Trelona: in-ground stations around structure with cellulose
bait plus slow-acting IGR toxicant hexaflumuron, noviflumuron, diflubenzuron - slow-acting allows feeding and sharing via
trophallaxis grooming - inhibits chitin synthesis molting fails - colony decline elimination over months - monitoring stations
inspected quarterly - above-ground stations for active infestations. WHY B WRONG: Fast kill immediate false - fast kill prevents
sharing - bait must be slow-acting to allow transfer to colony - fast kill only kills foragers colony survives. WHY C WRONG: No monitoring
needed false - monitoring required quarterly to check bait consumption replace. WHY D WRONG: Bait kills only foragers false -
slow-acting allows sharing kills colony including queen - transfer effect. EXAM TIP: Bait slow-acting chitin inhibitor sharing via
trophallaxis - quarterly monitoring.
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, Q7: Wood-decay fungi - brown rot vs white rot and moisture requirements?
A. Brown rot destroys cellulose leaves brown cubical cracked - white rot destroys cellulose and lignin bleached - both need moisture
above 20 percent wood moisture - correction reduce moisture below 20 percent - replace damaged wood - borate treatment
B. Brown and white same no difference
C. No moisture needed dry wood decays
D. Only termites cause wood decay not fungi
Answer & ULTRA-Detailed Rationale:
A. Brown rot destroys cellulose leaves brown cubical cracked - white rot destroys cellulose and lignin bleached - both need
moisture above 20 percent wood moisture - correction reduce moisture below 20 percent - replace damaged wood - borate
treatment
CONCEPT: Wood-decay fungi. CORRECT - A: Brown rot destroys cellulose leaves lignin brown cubical cracked wood - e.g.,
Gloeophyllum - white rot destroys cellulose and lignin bleached white spongy - e.g., Trametes - both need moisture above 20
percent wood moisture content - typically 20-30 percent - correction reduce moisture below 20 percent via ventilation vapor
barrier fix leaks improve drainage - replace structurally damaged wood - borate treatment preventive - not pesticide for active
large decay need replacement. WHY B WRONG: No moisture needed dry wood decays false - fungi need moisture above 20 percent -
dry wood below 20 percent does not decay - moisture is key. WHY C WRONG: Only termites cause decay not fungi false - fungi cause
decay independent of termites - WDO includes fungi - exam includes fungi as WDO. WHY D WRONG: Brown and white same false -
brown leaves lignin brown cubical, white destroys lignin bleached. EXAM TIP: Fungi need moisture above 20 percent - correction reduce
moisture below 20 percent - most tested fungi point.
Q8: Carpenter ant vs termite distinction - frass vs pellets?
A. No difference frass same
B. Carpenter ant eats wood like termite
C. Carpenter ant does not eat wood excavates galleries smooth sanded - frass contains wood shavings insect parts - termite drywood
fecal pellets six-sided hard - subterranean mud tubes - carpenter ant needs moisture decayed wood - control moisture correction,
locate nest, bait
D. Carpenter ant pellets six-sided
Answer & ULTRA-Detailed Rationale:
C. Carpenter ant does not eat wood excavates galleries smooth sanded - frass contains wood shavings insect parts - termite
drywood fecal pellets six-sided hard - subterranean mud tubes - carpenter ant needs moisture decayed wood - control
moisture correction, locate nest, bait
CONCEPT: Carpenter ant vs termite. CORRECT - A: Carpenter ant Camponotus does NOT eat wood - excavates galleries for
nesting - galleries smooth sanded appearance - frass contains wood shavings insect parts - pushed out of nest - termite
drywood fecal pellets six-sided hard distinct - subterranean mud tubes - carpenter ant needs moisture decayed wood often -
control moisture correction fix leaks, locate nest follow trails night, bait sweet protein, non-repellent perimeter, dust nest. WHY
B WRONG: Carpenter ant eats wood like termite false - carpenter ant excavates does not eat - termite eats cellulose. WHY C WRONG:
No difference frass same false - carpenter ant frass wood shavings insect parts, drywood termite pellets six-sided hard - different. WHY
D WRONG: Carpenter ant pellets six-sided false - six-sided pellets are drywood termite - carpenter ant frass shavings. EXAM TIP:
Carpenter ant frass = wood shavings + insect parts - drywood pellets = six-sided hard - memorize difference.
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— Category C3 (Structural/Wood Destroying Pests
Examination Complete Questions And Detailed
Solutions Latest Update This Year
Q1: Nevada Category C3 Structural/Wood Destroying Pests definition?
A. Only agricultural crops
B. Control of wood-destroying organisms - subterranean termites, drywood termites, dampwood termites, wood-decay fungi,
carpenter ants, wood-boring beetles - inspection, treatment, prevention of structures - requires WDO inspection report
C. Only mosquitoes
D. Only weeds
Answer & ULTRA-Detailed Rationale:
B. Control of wood-destroying organisms - subterranean termites, drywood termites, dampwood termites, wood-decay fungi,
carpenter ants, wood-boring beetles - inspection, treatment, prevention of structures - requires WDO inspection report
CONCEPT: Scope C3 WDO. CORRECT - A: C3 Structural/Wood Destroying Pests per Nevada Dept Agriculture NDA: control of
wood-destroying organisms WDO - subterranean termites Reticulitermes Heterotermes, drywood termites Incisitermes,
dampwood termites Zootermopsis, wood-decay fungi brown/white rot, carpenter ants Camponotus, wood-boring beetles
powderpost anobiid. Inspection, treatment soil termiticide, baiting, wood treatment borate, fumigation referral, prevention. Requires
WDO inspection report NPMA-33 type. WHY B WRONG: Only weeds is C6 Weeds - not WDO - weeds not wood-destroying - different
category. WHY C WRONG: Agricultural crops is B categories - not urban structural WDO - WDO is structural. WHY D WRONG:
Mosquitoes is public health - not WDO - not C3. EXAM TIP: C3 = termites, wood-decay fungi, carpenter ants, wood-boring beetles -
WDO - inspection report.
Q2: Subterranean termite vs drywood termite vs dampwood termite identification?
A. Drywood needs soil contact
B. Subterranean no soil contact
C. Subterranean termite soil contact mud tubes, creamy white workers, swarmers dark - drywood termite no soil contact fecal pellets
hard six-sided, kick-out holes - dampwood large size needs high moisture decayed wood
D. All termites same no differences
Answer & ULTRA-Detailed Rationale:
C. Subterranean termite soil contact mud tubes, creamy white workers, swarmers dark - drywood termite no soil contact fecal
pellets hard six-sided, kick-out holes - dampwood large size needs high moisture decayed wood
CONCEPT: Termite ID critical for treatment selection. CORRECT - A: Subterranean termite Reticulitermes Heterotermes - soil
contact required, mud tubes shelter tubes, creamy white workers, dark swarmers - nests in soil. Drywood termite Incisitermes
Kalotermes - no soil contact, fecal pellets hard six-sided frass piles, kick-out holes, lives entirely in dry wood. Dampwood
termite Zootermopsis large size needs high moisture decayed wood no soil contact but needs wet wood. WHY B WRONG: All
same false - biology differs - treatment differs: sub needs soil treatment bait, drywood needs wood injection fumigation, dampwood
needs moisture correction. WHY C WRONG: Drywood needs soil contact false - drywood no soil contact - that's subterranean. WHY D
WRONG: Subterranean no soil contact false - subterranean requires soil contact - defining feature. EXAM TIP: Mud tubes = sub, fecal
pellets six-sided = drywood, large size wet wood = dampwood.
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,Q3: WDO inspection report - what must be included per Nevada?
A. Only report active termites no conducive conditions
B. Inspection must include accessible areas foundation, crawlspace, attic, interior, exterior, substructure, report wood-destroying
organisms evidence active/inactive, damage, conducive conditions moisture, earth-wood contact, previous treatment, diagram -
NPMA-33 type - must be licensed inspector
C. No report needed
D. Only exterior visual from truck
Answer & ULTRA-Detailed Rationale:
B. Inspection must include accessible areas foundation, crawlspace, attic, interior, exterior, substructure, report
wood-destroying organisms evidence active/inactive, damage, conducive conditions moisture, earth-wood contact, previous
treatment, diagram - NPMA-33 type - must be licensed inspector
CONCEPT: WDO inspection report requirements. CORRECT - A: WDO inspection report per Nevada and NPMA-33: must inspect
accessible areas: foundation, crawlspace, attic, interior, exterior, substructure, garage, porches - report evidence of WDO
active/inactive infestation, damage, conducive conditions: moisture, earth-wood contact, wood debris, cellulose debris, faulty
grade, previous treatment, inaccessible areas - include diagram showing findings, recommendations - must be licensed C3
inspector - valid 90 days typically. WHY B WRONG: No report needed false - WDO report required for real estate transactions -
Nevada requires licensed inspector - report required. WHY C WRONG: Only exterior from truck insufficient - must inspect crawlspace
attic interior substructure - thorough inspection required. WHY D WRONG: Only report active termites no conducive conditions false -
must report conducive conditions moisture earth-wood contact previous treatment - conducive conditions are critical for prevention.
EXAM TIP: Report must include conducive conditions not just active - earth-wood contact moisture debris - most tested report element.
Q4: Conducive conditions - earth-wood contact, moisture, debris?
A. Conducive conditions promote WDO: earth-wood contact wood touching soil, moisture plumbing leaks poor ventilation, wood
debris cellulose in crawlspace, faulty grade water toward foundation, insufficient clearance, previous damage - must be corrected
B. Only termites matter not conditions
C. No correction needed
D. Conducive conditions not important
Answer & ULTRA-Detailed Rationale:
A. Conducive conditions promote WDO: earth-wood contact wood touching soil, moisture plumbing leaks poor ventilation,
wood debris cellulose in crawlspace, faulty grade water toward foundation, insufficient clearance, previous damage - must be
corrected
CONCEPT: Conducive conditions prevention. CORRECT - A: Conducive conditions: earth-wood contact (siding, posts, stairs
touching soil), moisture (plumbing leaks, poor crawlspace ventilation, faulty grade water toward foundation), wood debris
cellulose debris scrap wood in crawlspace under porches, form boards left, insufficient clearance wood to soil 18 inch joist 12
inch girder, previous damage untreated - must be corrected per IPM - moisture correction ventilation vapor barrier. WHY B WRONG:
Conducive conditions important - correcting prevents infestation - WDO inspection requires reporting conducive conditions - ignoring
leads to reinfestation. WHY C WRONG: Only termites not conditions false - conditions promote termites fungi - must address. WHY D
WRONG: No correction needed false - correction required for long-term prevention - treatment without correction fails. EXAM TIP:
Earth-wood contact and moisture are top two conducive conditions - memorize.
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,Q5: Subterranean termite soil treatment - non-repellent vs repellent termiticides?
A. Non-repellent termites detect and avoid
B. Repellent better for colony control
C. Same no difference
D. Non-repellent termiticides fipronil Termidor, imidacloprid Premise, chlorantraniliprole Altriset - termites cannot detect, transfer
effect colony impact - repellent bifenthrin permethrin - termites detect avoid - need continuous barrier - non-repellent preferred
modern
Answer & ULTRA-Detailed Rationale:
D. Non-repellent termiticides fipronil Termidor, imidacloprid Premise, chlorantraniliprole Altriset - termites cannot detect,
transfer effect colony impact - repellent bifenthrin permethrin - termites detect avoid - need continuous barrier - non-repellent
preferred modern
CONCEPT: Termiticide types. CORRECT - A: Non-repellent fipronil (Termidor), imidacloprid (Premise), chlorantraniliprole
(Altriset), chlorfenapyr Phantom - termites cannot detect, walk through, pick up, transfer to nestmates via grooming
trophallaxis - colony impact delayed mortality. Repellent pyrethroids bifenthrin Talstar, permethrin, cypermethrin - termites
detect avoid - requires continuous barrier no gaps - if gap termites find. Modern IPM prefers non-repellent for colony management.
WHY B WRONG: Same no difference false - major difference detection and transfer - non-repellent undetectable transfer, repellent
detectable no transfer. WHY C WRONG: Repellent better for colony control false - repellent does not transfer - only kills those contacting
- non-repellent better for colony control due to transfer effect. WHY D WRONG: Non-repellent termites detect and avoid reversed -
non-repellent undetectable - repellent detectable. EXAM TIP: Non-repellent = undetectable + transfer effect - Termidor fipronil - most
tested termiticide concept.
Q6: Termite baiting system - how works C3?
A. Baiting: in-ground stations with cellulose bait plus slow-acting toxicant hexaflumuron noviflumuron - termites feed, share via
trophallaxis, inhibits chitin synthesis molting fails - colony decline - monitoring stations inspected quarterly
B. Bait kills only foragers
C. No monitoring needed
D. Fast kill immediate
Answer & ULTRA-Detailed Rationale:
A. Baiting: in-ground stations with cellulose bait plus slow-acting toxicant hexaflumuron noviflumuron - termites feed, share
via trophallaxis, inhibits chitin synthesis molting fails - colony decline - monitoring stations inspected quarterly
CONCEPT: Baiting. CORRECT - A: Baiting system e.g., Sentricon, Trelona: in-ground stations around structure with cellulose
bait plus slow-acting IGR toxicant hexaflumuron, noviflumuron, diflubenzuron - slow-acting allows feeding and sharing via
trophallaxis grooming - inhibits chitin synthesis molting fails - colony decline elimination over months - monitoring stations
inspected quarterly - above-ground stations for active infestations. WHY B WRONG: Fast kill immediate false - fast kill prevents
sharing - bait must be slow-acting to allow transfer to colony - fast kill only kills foragers colony survives. WHY C WRONG: No monitoring
needed false - monitoring required quarterly to check bait consumption replace. WHY D WRONG: Bait kills only foragers false -
slow-acting allows sharing kills colony including queen - transfer effect. EXAM TIP: Bait slow-acting chitin inhibitor sharing via
trophallaxis - quarterly monitoring.
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, Q7: Wood-decay fungi - brown rot vs white rot and moisture requirements?
A. Brown rot destroys cellulose leaves brown cubical cracked - white rot destroys cellulose and lignin bleached - both need moisture
above 20 percent wood moisture - correction reduce moisture below 20 percent - replace damaged wood - borate treatment
B. Brown and white same no difference
C. No moisture needed dry wood decays
D. Only termites cause wood decay not fungi
Answer & ULTRA-Detailed Rationale:
A. Brown rot destroys cellulose leaves brown cubical cracked - white rot destroys cellulose and lignin bleached - both need
moisture above 20 percent wood moisture - correction reduce moisture below 20 percent - replace damaged wood - borate
treatment
CONCEPT: Wood-decay fungi. CORRECT - A: Brown rot destroys cellulose leaves lignin brown cubical cracked wood - e.g.,
Gloeophyllum - white rot destroys cellulose and lignin bleached white spongy - e.g., Trametes - both need moisture above 20
percent wood moisture content - typically 20-30 percent - correction reduce moisture below 20 percent via ventilation vapor
barrier fix leaks improve drainage - replace structurally damaged wood - borate treatment preventive - not pesticide for active
large decay need replacement. WHY B WRONG: No moisture needed dry wood decays false - fungi need moisture above 20 percent -
dry wood below 20 percent does not decay - moisture is key. WHY C WRONG: Only termites cause decay not fungi false - fungi cause
decay independent of termites - WDO includes fungi - exam includes fungi as WDO. WHY D WRONG: Brown and white same false -
brown leaves lignin brown cubical, white destroys lignin bleached. EXAM TIP: Fungi need moisture above 20 percent - correction reduce
moisture below 20 percent - most tested fungi point.
Q8: Carpenter ant vs termite distinction - frass vs pellets?
A. No difference frass same
B. Carpenter ant eats wood like termite
C. Carpenter ant does not eat wood excavates galleries smooth sanded - frass contains wood shavings insect parts - termite drywood
fecal pellets six-sided hard - subterranean mud tubes - carpenter ant needs moisture decayed wood - control moisture correction,
locate nest, bait
D. Carpenter ant pellets six-sided
Answer & ULTRA-Detailed Rationale:
C. Carpenter ant does not eat wood excavates galleries smooth sanded - frass contains wood shavings insect parts - termite
drywood fecal pellets six-sided hard - subterranean mud tubes - carpenter ant needs moisture decayed wood - control
moisture correction, locate nest, bait
CONCEPT: Carpenter ant vs termite. CORRECT - A: Carpenter ant Camponotus does NOT eat wood - excavates galleries for
nesting - galleries smooth sanded appearance - frass contains wood shavings insect parts - pushed out of nest - termite
drywood fecal pellets six-sided hard distinct - subterranean mud tubes - carpenter ant needs moisture decayed wood often -
control moisture correction fix leaks, locate nest follow trails night, bait sweet protein, non-repellent perimeter, dust nest. WHY
B WRONG: Carpenter ant eats wood like termite false - carpenter ant excavates does not eat - termite eats cellulose. WHY C WRONG:
No difference frass same false - carpenter ant frass wood shavings insect parts, drywood termite pellets six-sided hard - different. WHY
D WRONG: Carpenter ant pellets six-sided false - six-sided pellets are drywood termite - carpenter ant frass shavings. EXAM TIP:
Carpenter ant frass = wood shavings + insect parts - drywood pellets = six-sided hard - memorize difference.
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