Texas Termite Technician
pose the least problem as pests, occurring mainly in dead, damp,
logs correct answersDampwood
and rotting
Termites
Because termites rely on soil moisture, they are generally more prevalent
and ableinto correct answerssandy
survive
soils
Termites have and in their hindgut that allow them to digest
answersProtozoa
cellulose correct and
bacteria
The three forms (or castes) of termites are: correct answersWorkers
(pseudergates)
Soldier
Reproductive
s
s
are by far the most numerous members of a colony correct
answersWorkers
are creamy white, wingless, eyeless, and soft-bodied, with chewing
mouth-parts
correct
answersworkers
Workers are sometimes mistaken for: correct
answersWhite ants
Workers mature within and may live for correct answersA few
2-3
months
years
to % of a colony's population are correct answers1-
3%
Soldier
s
Soldier termites can be distinguished by what characteristics? correct
enlarged reddish-brown
answersGreatly
heads
sword-like
mandibles
The three types of reproductive termites are: correct
answersPrimary (alate)
Secondar
y
Tertiar
y
Kings and queens develop from which type of reproductives? correct
answersPrimary
(alate
)
A queen termite may lay up to eggs in her lifetime correct
answers60,000
, Reproductive termites are produced in mature colonies to years
old correct
answers3-5
years
Secondary reproductives develop under what conditions? correct
answersKing and
queen
Part of the colony becomes separated from the
die
main colony
Subterranean termites usually swarm from to correct
answersJanuary
depending to June
on temperature and rain
conditions
The "rule of thumb" is that swarming will generally occur within
days after
correct answers10 days after a warm
spring rain
T or
F
Not all colonies swarm annually correct
answersTrue
A swarm is also referred to as a: correct
answersDispersal Flight
Once a pair of swarming termites find a site and seal themselves in, the
female
will begin(queen)
laying eggs, with the first batch generally being to eggs.
correct
answers6 to 12
eggs
Reproductive forms are typically not produced in the correct answersFirst
year
It typically takes to years for a newly established colony to start doing
damage to a structure correct answers2 to
serious
3 years
Outside of swarming, a colony can be produced/formed by what
process? correct - the separation or leaving of a number of termites (to
answersBudding
include
more secondary
one or reproductives) to form a new
colony
Termites can enter a foundation through cracks as small as: correct
answers1/32"
1/64" or in
- both listed
book
The forms of termites are most often discovered by homeowners, and
confused for
correct answersPrimary
reproductive
Flying
Termites typically come to the attention of the homeowner in the when the
ants
reproductives form correct
winged
answersSpring
The most critical condition for termite infestation is: correct answerswood-to-
soil contact
Subterranean termite feeding typically follows the grain of wood, and
usually only the
is eaten correct answersSoft
Springwood
pose the least problem as pests, occurring mainly in dead, damp,
logs correct answersDampwood
and rotting
Termites
Because termites rely on soil moisture, they are generally more prevalent
and ableinto correct answerssandy
survive
soils
Termites have and in their hindgut that allow them to digest
answersProtozoa
cellulose correct and
bacteria
The three forms (or castes) of termites are: correct answersWorkers
(pseudergates)
Soldier
Reproductive
s
s
are by far the most numerous members of a colony correct
answersWorkers
are creamy white, wingless, eyeless, and soft-bodied, with chewing
mouth-parts
correct
answersworkers
Workers are sometimes mistaken for: correct
answersWhite ants
Workers mature within and may live for correct answersA few
2-3
months
years
to % of a colony's population are correct answers1-
3%
Soldier
s
Soldier termites can be distinguished by what characteristics? correct
enlarged reddish-brown
answersGreatly
heads
sword-like
mandibles
The three types of reproductive termites are: correct
answersPrimary (alate)
Secondar
y
Tertiar
y
Kings and queens develop from which type of reproductives? correct
answersPrimary
(alate
)
A queen termite may lay up to eggs in her lifetime correct
answers60,000
, Reproductive termites are produced in mature colonies to years
old correct
answers3-5
years
Secondary reproductives develop under what conditions? correct
answersKing and
queen
Part of the colony becomes separated from the
die
main colony
Subterranean termites usually swarm from to correct
answersJanuary
depending to June
on temperature and rain
conditions
The "rule of thumb" is that swarming will generally occur within
days after
correct answers10 days after a warm
spring rain
T or
F
Not all colonies swarm annually correct
answersTrue
A swarm is also referred to as a: correct
answersDispersal Flight
Once a pair of swarming termites find a site and seal themselves in, the
female
will begin(queen)
laying eggs, with the first batch generally being to eggs.
correct
answers6 to 12
eggs
Reproductive forms are typically not produced in the correct answersFirst
year
It typically takes to years for a newly established colony to start doing
damage to a structure correct answers2 to
serious
3 years
Outside of swarming, a colony can be produced/formed by what
process? correct - the separation or leaving of a number of termites (to
answersBudding
include
more secondary
one or reproductives) to form a new
colony
Termites can enter a foundation through cracks as small as: correct
answers1/32"
1/64" or in
- both listed
book
The forms of termites are most often discovered by homeowners, and
confused for
correct answersPrimary
reproductive
Flying
Termites typically come to the attention of the homeowner in the when the
ants
reproductives form correct
winged
answersSpring
The most critical condition for termite infestation is: correct answerswood-to-
soil contact
Subterranean termite feeding typically follows the grain of wood, and
usually only the
is eaten correct answersSoft
Springwood
