TEXAS TERMITE TECHNICIAN QUESTIONS AND b b b b b
b ANSWERS
1. pose the least problem as pests,occurring mainly in dead,damp, and rotting logs
b b b b b b b b b b b
…ANSWER>> Dampwood Termites
f b
2. Because termites rely on soil moisture,they are generallymore prevalent and able to survive in
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
…ANSWER>> sandy soils f b
3. Termites have b b and b in their hindgut that allow them to digest cellu- lose
b b b b b b b b b
…ANSWER>> Protozoa and bacteria
b b b
4. The three forms (or castes) of termites are
b b b b b b b
…ANSWER>> Workers (pseudergates) Soldiers
f b b
Reproductives
b
5. are by far the most numerous members of a colony
b b b b b b b b b
…ANSWER>>Workers
6. are creamywhite,wingless,eyeless,and soft-bodied,with chewing mouth-parts
b b b b
…ANSWER>> workers b
7. Workers are sometimes mistaken for
b b b b
…ANSWER>>White ants b
8. Workers mature within
b b b and may live for
b b b b
…ANSWER>> A fewmonths 2-3 years
f f b b
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b b b b
,9. to b % of a colony's population are
b b b b b b
…ANSWER>> 1-3% Soldiers f b
10. Soldier termites can be distinguished by what characteristics?
b b b b b b b
…ANSWER>>Greatly enlarged reddish-brown heads
b b b b
sword-likemandibles
b
11. The three types of reproductive termites are
b b b b b b
…ANSWER>> Primary (alate) Secondary f b b
Tertiary
b
12. Kings and queens develop from which type of reproductives?
b b b b b b b b
b …ANSWER>>Primary (alate) b
13. A queen termite may lay up to
b b b b b b b eggs in her lifetime
b b b
…ANSWER>>60,000
14. Reproductive termites are produced in mature colonies b b b b b b b to b years
b old
…ANSWER>> 3-5 years f b
15. Secondaryreproductivesdevelopunderwhatconditions?
b …ANSWER>>Kingandqueen die b
Part of the colony becomes separated from the main colony
b b b b b b b b b
16. Subterranean termites usually swarm from b b b b b to b
…ANSWER>> JanuarytoJune depending on temperature and rain conditions
f b b b b b b
17. The "rule of thumb" is that swarming will generally occur within
b b b b b b b b b b b days
b after b
…ANSWER>> 10 days after a warm spring rain f b b b b b b
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b b b b
, 18. T or F b b
Not all colonies swarm annually…ANSWER>>True
b b b b
19. A swarm is also referred to as a
b b b b b b b
…ANSWER>> Dispersal Flight
b b
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b b b b
b ANSWERS
1. pose the least problem as pests,occurring mainly in dead,damp, and rotting logs
b b b b b b b b b b b
…ANSWER>> Dampwood Termites
f b
2. Because termites rely on soil moisture,they are generallymore prevalent and able to survive in
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
…ANSWER>> sandy soils f b
3. Termites have b b and b in their hindgut that allow them to digest cellu- lose
b b b b b b b b b
…ANSWER>> Protozoa and bacteria
b b b
4. The three forms (or castes) of termites are
b b b b b b b
…ANSWER>> Workers (pseudergates) Soldiers
f b b
Reproductives
b
5. are by far the most numerous members of a colony
b b b b b b b b b
…ANSWER>>Workers
6. are creamywhite,wingless,eyeless,and soft-bodied,with chewing mouth-parts
b b b b
…ANSWER>> workers b
7. Workers are sometimes mistaken for
b b b b
…ANSWER>>White ants b
8. Workers mature within
b b b and may live for
b b b b
…ANSWER>> A fewmonths 2-3 years
f f b b
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b b b b
,9. to b % of a colony's population are
b b b b b b
…ANSWER>> 1-3% Soldiers f b
10. Soldier termites can be distinguished by what characteristics?
b b b b b b b
…ANSWER>>Greatly enlarged reddish-brown heads
b b b b
sword-likemandibles
b
11. The three types of reproductive termites are
b b b b b b
…ANSWER>> Primary (alate) Secondary f b b
Tertiary
b
12. Kings and queens develop from which type of reproductives?
b b b b b b b b
b …ANSWER>>Primary (alate) b
13. A queen termite may lay up to
b b b b b b b eggs in her lifetime
b b b
…ANSWER>>60,000
14. Reproductive termites are produced in mature colonies b b b b b b b to b years
b old
…ANSWER>> 3-5 years f b
15. Secondaryreproductivesdevelopunderwhatconditions?
b …ANSWER>>Kingandqueen die b
Part of the colony becomes separated from the main colony
b b b b b b b b b
16. Subterranean termites usually swarm from b b b b b to b
…ANSWER>> JanuarytoJune depending on temperature and rain conditions
f b b b b b b
17. The "rule of thumb" is that swarming will generally occur within
b b b b b b b b b b b days
b after b
…ANSWER>> 10 days after a warm spring rain f b b b b b b
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b b b b
, 18. T or F b b
Not all colonies swarm annually…ANSWER>>True
b b b b
19. A swarm is also referred to as a
b b b b b b b
…ANSWER>> Dispersal Flight
b b
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b b b b
