CA BRANCH 3 EXAM COMPREHENSIVE
REVIEW 2026 QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
SOLUTIONS
◉ A queen subterranean termite may live up to how many years?
Answer: 25
◉ The four caste that they develop from the nymphs are? Answer:
Workers, Soldiers, Winged primary reproductives, Supplementary
reproductives.
◉ Drywood termite workers do which of the following work of the
colony? Answer: None
◉ Subterranean termite workers do which of the following work of
the colony? Answer: Feed other caste members, Groom the queen,
Excavate and make tunnels.
◉ A soldier termite has large mandibles on its head and his job is to
defend the colony? Answer: True
◉ Soldier termites eat the wood and feed the other caste members?
Answer: False
,◉ The queen is the most important member of the colony because
she produces most of the eggs? Answer: False
◉ Male and female supplementary termites are not good fliers?
Answer: True
◉ If the queen termite is injured or dies, the whole colony will soon
die off? Answer: False
◉ Large supplementary queen can lay 60-80 eggs per day and can
cause a termite colony to grow in rapid fashion? Answer: True
◉ Termites are born with Protozoan and that is why they can digest
wood? Answer: False
◉ Termites must eat liquid droplets (from another termites anal
office) in order to get the protozoan needed to digest wood? Answer:
True
◉ Subterranean termites prefer sapwood, but will eat both spring
and summerwood? Answer: True
,◉ Redwood is completely resistant to termites and they won't eat it?
Answer: False
◉ Drywood termite colonies may consist of up to how many
members? Answer: 2500
◉ Formosan termite colonies may consist of up to how many
members? Answer: Millions
◉ Dampwood termite colonies may consist of up to how many
members? Answer: 4000
◉ Subterranean termite colonies may consist of up to how many
members? Answer: Hundreds of Thousands
◉ Carpenter ants are among the largest ants in the U.S.? Answer:
True
◉ Carpenter ants have how many nodes between their thorax and
abdomen? Answer: 1
◉ Carpenter ants will forage for food as far as _____? Answer: 100
yards
, ◉ Carpenter ants have what kind of metamorphosis? Answer:
Complete
◉ After mating, the male will stay with the queen for many years
until he dies? Answer: False
◉ How many queens are in a carpenter ant colony? Answer: 1
◉ Where are you likely to find carpenter ant nests? Answer: Hollow
trees, Logs, Posts, Landscape Members, Wood members of homes
and structures
◉ Carpenter ants prefer the softer wood, follow the grain and leave
the harder wood to form walls between galleries? Answer: True
◉ What does carpenter ant frass look like? Answer: Pencil shavings
◉ Carpenter ant galleries have a sanded appearance and are full of
debris? Answer: False
◉ Carpenter ant colonies develop best when the woods moisture
content is? Answer: Greater than 12-15 percent
REVIEW 2026 QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
SOLUTIONS
◉ A queen subterranean termite may live up to how many years?
Answer: 25
◉ The four caste that they develop from the nymphs are? Answer:
Workers, Soldiers, Winged primary reproductives, Supplementary
reproductives.
◉ Drywood termite workers do which of the following work of the
colony? Answer: None
◉ Subterranean termite workers do which of the following work of
the colony? Answer: Feed other caste members, Groom the queen,
Excavate and make tunnels.
◉ A soldier termite has large mandibles on its head and his job is to
defend the colony? Answer: True
◉ Soldier termites eat the wood and feed the other caste members?
Answer: False
,◉ The queen is the most important member of the colony because
she produces most of the eggs? Answer: False
◉ Male and female supplementary termites are not good fliers?
Answer: True
◉ If the queen termite is injured or dies, the whole colony will soon
die off? Answer: False
◉ Large supplementary queen can lay 60-80 eggs per day and can
cause a termite colony to grow in rapid fashion? Answer: True
◉ Termites are born with Protozoan and that is why they can digest
wood? Answer: False
◉ Termites must eat liquid droplets (from another termites anal
office) in order to get the protozoan needed to digest wood? Answer:
True
◉ Subterranean termites prefer sapwood, but will eat both spring
and summerwood? Answer: True
,◉ Redwood is completely resistant to termites and they won't eat it?
Answer: False
◉ Drywood termite colonies may consist of up to how many
members? Answer: 2500
◉ Formosan termite colonies may consist of up to how many
members? Answer: Millions
◉ Dampwood termite colonies may consist of up to how many
members? Answer: 4000
◉ Subterranean termite colonies may consist of up to how many
members? Answer: Hundreds of Thousands
◉ Carpenter ants are among the largest ants in the U.S.? Answer:
True
◉ Carpenter ants have how many nodes between their thorax and
abdomen? Answer: 1
◉ Carpenter ants will forage for food as far as _____? Answer: 100
yards
, ◉ Carpenter ants have what kind of metamorphosis? Answer:
Complete
◉ After mating, the male will stay with the queen for many years
until he dies? Answer: False
◉ How many queens are in a carpenter ant colony? Answer: 1
◉ Where are you likely to find carpenter ant nests? Answer: Hollow
trees, Logs, Posts, Landscape Members, Wood members of homes
and structures
◉ Carpenter ants prefer the softer wood, follow the grain and leave
the harder wood to form walls between galleries? Answer: True
◉ What does carpenter ant frass look like? Answer: Pencil shavings
◉ Carpenter ant galleries have a sanded appearance and are full of
debris? Answer: False
◉ Carpenter ant colonies develop best when the woods moisture
content is? Answer: Greater than 12-15 percent
