TERMITE PRACTICE TEST 2024-2025
Termites (Isoptera) are among the most devastating insects that attack
constructions.
Wood boring beetles are the most ancient insect order. They are of secondary
relevance in terms of structural damage. They're the most hardest to handle.
Wasps, bees, and ants - ANSWER (Hymenoptera) destroy wood during nesting and
rank third in importance.
Order isoptera - ANSWER: Equal wings.
Termites are closely related to... - Answer: Cockroaches.
Termites can be found in every state except... - The answer is Alaska.
Termites go through a gradual metamorphosis.
Arizona has three varieties of termites of economic concern, which are? -
ANSWER Subterranean, dry, and damp wood.
Wood is composed of three main components: cellulose, lignin, and protozoans.
Western Subterranean - Answer The most prevalent form of termites
Eastern underground - Answer Are primarily found in West Texas, New Mexico,
and Arizona.
, Formosan underground - Answer Not prevalent in Arizona, causes major damage.
Three basic castes: reproductive, workers, and soldiers.
Reproductive castes: - ANSWER Alate aids in egg laying.
Worker castes: - ANSWER: Nymphs that reproduce. And labourers who are
infertile and blind.
Soldier castes: - Answer Adults who are sterile defend the colony. They cannot
digest wood and are blind.
Subterranean termites: ANSWER They eat along the grain of the wood, having a
long head and smooth mandibles.
Drywood termites: - Answer They have a square head and ridged mandibles, and
they chew across the grain of the wood.
Dampwood termites: - Answer Bowed out head and ridges on the mandibles
Under what situations would Swarming and Mating be optimal? - ANSWER Warm
and humid circumstances.
During swarming and mating, Alates tend to be easy prey.
What percentage of Alates survive during swarming and mating? - ANSWER Less
than 3 percent
Termites (Isoptera) are among the most devastating insects that attack
constructions.
Wood boring beetles are the most ancient insect order. They are of secondary
relevance in terms of structural damage. They're the most hardest to handle.
Wasps, bees, and ants - ANSWER (Hymenoptera) destroy wood during nesting and
rank third in importance.
Order isoptera - ANSWER: Equal wings.
Termites are closely related to... - Answer: Cockroaches.
Termites can be found in every state except... - The answer is Alaska.
Termites go through a gradual metamorphosis.
Arizona has three varieties of termites of economic concern, which are? -
ANSWER Subterranean, dry, and damp wood.
Wood is composed of three main components: cellulose, lignin, and protozoans.
Western Subterranean - Answer The most prevalent form of termites
Eastern underground - Answer Are primarily found in West Texas, New Mexico,
and Arizona.
, Formosan underground - Answer Not prevalent in Arizona, causes major damage.
Three basic castes: reproductive, workers, and soldiers.
Reproductive castes: - ANSWER Alate aids in egg laying.
Worker castes: - ANSWER: Nymphs that reproduce. And labourers who are
infertile and blind.
Soldier castes: - Answer Adults who are sterile defend the colony. They cannot
digest wood and are blind.
Subterranean termites: ANSWER They eat along the grain of the wood, having a
long head and smooth mandibles.
Drywood termites: - Answer They have a square head and ridged mandibles, and
they chew across the grain of the wood.
Dampwood termites: - Answer Bowed out head and ridges on the mandibles
Under what situations would Swarming and Mating be optimal? - ANSWER Warm
and humid circumstances.
During swarming and mating, Alates tend to be easy prey.
What percentage of Alates survive during swarming and mating? - ANSWER Less
than 3 percent
