Termite test
Termites - answer(Isoptera) are of the most damaging insects that attack structures.
Wood boring beetles - answer(Coleoptera) are the latgest order of insects. They are
second importance, as far as structural damage. They are the most difficult to control.
Wasps, bees and ants - answer(Hymenoptera) also destroy wood when nesting and are
third in importance.
Order isoptera - answerEqual wings
Termites are closely related to... - answerCockroaches
Termites are found in every state, except.. - answerAlaska
Termites develop through.. - answerGradual metamorphosis
Arizona has 3 types of termites that are of Economic concern, they are? -
answerSubterranean, drywood and dampwood
Wood is made of 3 dominant ingrediants: - answerCellulose, Lignin and protozoans
Western Subterranean - answerThe most common type of termites
Eastern subterranean - answerAre found mostly in West texas, new mexico and arizona
Formosan subterranean - answerNot common in arizona, does significant damage
3 basic castes - answerReproductive, Workers and Soldiers
Reproductive castes: - answerAlate, aid in egg laying
Worker castes: - answerNymphs, that are reproductive. And workers that are sterile and
blind.
Soldier castes: - answerSterile adults that defend the colony. They do not digest wood
and are blind.
Subterranean termites: - answerLong head and smoothe mandibles, they eat with the
grain of the wood
, Drywood termites: - answerSquare head and ridges on mandibles, they also eat across
the grain of the wood.
Dampwood termites: - answerBowed out head and ridges on mandibles
In what conditions would Swarming and Mating be ideal? - answerWarm and humid
conditions
During swarming and mating, Alates tend to be: - answerEasy prey
What percent of Alates survive during Swarming and Mating? - answerLess than 3%
Wind has strong influence on which variable(s) during Swarming and mating? -
answerDirection amd distance
Re-infesting, wood boring beetles, attack what kind of wood? - answerThey do
excessive damage to hard woods
Non Re-infesting beetles: - answerLay eggs on the bark of trees and therfore do not re-
infest in man made structures
Flat head wood borer: - answerMetallic wood borer larva
Round head wood borer: - answerLong horned beetle larva
Bark and timber beetles: - answerProduce larva that feed on spores produced by
fungus, they also cause staining.
Ambrosia beetles: - answerBreed only in sound recently harvested host material with
high moisture content
Carpenter ants: - answerBuild their nests in dry wood, they DO NOT consume the wood
Carpenter bees: - answerBuild about a 1/2 inch perfectly round hole and nest, they
prefer softer wood
To Apply WDI Applications: - answerNeed basic knowledge of: WDI, pest problems,
pesticides, equipment, methods of application
Application Goals: - answerComplete control of target pest
Subterranean application goals: - answerEstablish a chemical barrier between the
structure and the soil and eliminate the colony with bait
Drywood application goals: - answerDestroy termites and nests inside with Dusts, spot
treatment, fumigation, tarp and gas the structure, correct moisture problem
Termites - answer(Isoptera) are of the most damaging insects that attack structures.
Wood boring beetles - answer(Coleoptera) are the latgest order of insects. They are
second importance, as far as structural damage. They are the most difficult to control.
Wasps, bees and ants - answer(Hymenoptera) also destroy wood when nesting and are
third in importance.
Order isoptera - answerEqual wings
Termites are closely related to... - answerCockroaches
Termites are found in every state, except.. - answerAlaska
Termites develop through.. - answerGradual metamorphosis
Arizona has 3 types of termites that are of Economic concern, they are? -
answerSubterranean, drywood and dampwood
Wood is made of 3 dominant ingrediants: - answerCellulose, Lignin and protozoans
Western Subterranean - answerThe most common type of termites
Eastern subterranean - answerAre found mostly in West texas, new mexico and arizona
Formosan subterranean - answerNot common in arizona, does significant damage
3 basic castes - answerReproductive, Workers and Soldiers
Reproductive castes: - answerAlate, aid in egg laying
Worker castes: - answerNymphs, that are reproductive. And workers that are sterile and
blind.
Soldier castes: - answerSterile adults that defend the colony. They do not digest wood
and are blind.
Subterranean termites: - answerLong head and smoothe mandibles, they eat with the
grain of the wood
, Drywood termites: - answerSquare head and ridges on mandibles, they also eat across
the grain of the wood.
Dampwood termites: - answerBowed out head and ridges on mandibles
In what conditions would Swarming and Mating be ideal? - answerWarm and humid
conditions
During swarming and mating, Alates tend to be: - answerEasy prey
What percent of Alates survive during Swarming and Mating? - answerLess than 3%
Wind has strong influence on which variable(s) during Swarming and mating? -
answerDirection amd distance
Re-infesting, wood boring beetles, attack what kind of wood? - answerThey do
excessive damage to hard woods
Non Re-infesting beetles: - answerLay eggs on the bark of trees and therfore do not re-
infest in man made structures
Flat head wood borer: - answerMetallic wood borer larva
Round head wood borer: - answerLong horned beetle larva
Bark and timber beetles: - answerProduce larva that feed on spores produced by
fungus, they also cause staining.
Ambrosia beetles: - answerBreed only in sound recently harvested host material with
high moisture content
Carpenter ants: - answerBuild their nests in dry wood, they DO NOT consume the wood
Carpenter bees: - answerBuild about a 1/2 inch perfectly round hole and nest, they
prefer softer wood
To Apply WDI Applications: - answerNeed basic knowledge of: WDI, pest problems,
pesticides, equipment, methods of application
Application Goals: - answerComplete control of target pest
Subterranean application goals: - answerEstablish a chemical barrier between the
structure and the soil and eliminate the colony with bait
Drywood application goals: - answerDestroy termites and nests inside with Dusts, spot
treatment, fumigation, tarp and gas the structure, correct moisture problem
