Texas Termite Technician Exam Questions with Correct Answers Graded A+
_____ pose the least problem as pests, occurring mainly in dead, damp, and rotting logs - Answers
Dampwood Termites
Because termites rely on soil moisture, they are generally more prevalent and able to survive in ____ -
Answers sandy soils
Termites have ___ and ___ in their hindgut that allow them to digest cellulose - Answers Protozoa and
bacteria
The three forms (or castes) of termites are: - Answers Workers (pseudergates)
Soldiers
Reproductives
___ are by far the most numerous members of a colony - Answers Workers
____ are creamy white, wingless, eyeless, and soft-bodied, with chewing mouth-parts - Answers workers
Workers are sometimes mistaken for: - Answers White ants
Workers mature within ___ and may live for ___ - Answers A few months
2-3 years
___ to ___ % of a colony's population are ___ - Answers 1-3%
Soldiers
Soldier termites can be distinguished by what characteristics? - Answers Greatly enlarged reddish-brown
heads
sword-like mandibles
The three types of reproductive termites are: - Answers Primary (alate)
Secondary
Tertiary
Kings and queens develop from which type of reproductives? - Answers Primary (alate)
A queen termite may lay up to ___ eggs in her lifetime - Answers 60,000
Reproductive termites are produced in mature colonies ___ to ___ years old - Answers 3-5 years
Secondary reproductives develop under what conditions? - Answers King and queen die
, Part of the colony becomes separated from the main colony
Subterranean termites usually swarm from ___ to ___ - Answers January to June depending on
temperature and rain conditions
The "rule of thumb" is that swarming will generally occur within ___ days after ____ - Answers 10 days
after a warm spring rain
T or F
Not all colonies swarm annually - Answers True
A swarm is also referred to as a: - Answers Dispersal Flight
Once a pair of swarming termites find a site and seal themselves in, the female (queen) will begin laying
eggs, with the first batch generally being ___ to ___ eggs. - Answers 6 to 12 eggs
Reproductive forms are typically not produced in the ____ - Answers First year
It typically takes ___ to ___ years for a newly established colony to start doing serious damage to a
structure - Answers 2 to 3 years
Outside of swarming, a colony can be produced/formed by what process? - Answers Budding - the
separation or leaving of a number of termites (to include one or more secondary reproductives) to form
a new colony
Termites can enter a foundation through cracks as small as: - Answers 1/32" or 1/64" - both listed in
book
The ___ forms of termites are most often discovered by homeowners, and confused for ___ - Answers
Primary reproductive
Flying ants
Termites typically come to the attention of the homeowner in the ___ when the winged reproductives
form - Answers Spring
The most critical condition for termite infestation is: - Answers wood-to-soil contact
Subterranean termite feeding typically follows the grain of wood, and usually only the ____ is eaten -
Answers Soft Springwood
Termite earthen shelter tubes are usually ___ to ___" wide - Answers 1/4" to 1/2"
Coptotermes formosanus are also called: - Answers Formosan Termites
Formosan termites do not need___ so long as ___ - Answers Do not need constant contact with the soil
so long as there is a moisture supply
_____ pose the least problem as pests, occurring mainly in dead, damp, and rotting logs - Answers
Dampwood Termites
Because termites rely on soil moisture, they are generally more prevalent and able to survive in ____ -
Answers sandy soils
Termites have ___ and ___ in their hindgut that allow them to digest cellulose - Answers Protozoa and
bacteria
The three forms (or castes) of termites are: - Answers Workers (pseudergates)
Soldiers
Reproductives
___ are by far the most numerous members of a colony - Answers Workers
____ are creamy white, wingless, eyeless, and soft-bodied, with chewing mouth-parts - Answers workers
Workers are sometimes mistaken for: - Answers White ants
Workers mature within ___ and may live for ___ - Answers A few months
2-3 years
___ to ___ % of a colony's population are ___ - Answers 1-3%
Soldiers
Soldier termites can be distinguished by what characteristics? - Answers Greatly enlarged reddish-brown
heads
sword-like mandibles
The three types of reproductive termites are: - Answers Primary (alate)
Secondary
Tertiary
Kings and queens develop from which type of reproductives? - Answers Primary (alate)
A queen termite may lay up to ___ eggs in her lifetime - Answers 60,000
Reproductive termites are produced in mature colonies ___ to ___ years old - Answers 3-5 years
Secondary reproductives develop under what conditions? - Answers King and queen die
, Part of the colony becomes separated from the main colony
Subterranean termites usually swarm from ___ to ___ - Answers January to June depending on
temperature and rain conditions
The "rule of thumb" is that swarming will generally occur within ___ days after ____ - Answers 10 days
after a warm spring rain
T or F
Not all colonies swarm annually - Answers True
A swarm is also referred to as a: - Answers Dispersal Flight
Once a pair of swarming termites find a site and seal themselves in, the female (queen) will begin laying
eggs, with the first batch generally being ___ to ___ eggs. - Answers 6 to 12 eggs
Reproductive forms are typically not produced in the ____ - Answers First year
It typically takes ___ to ___ years for a newly established colony to start doing serious damage to a
structure - Answers 2 to 3 years
Outside of swarming, a colony can be produced/formed by what process? - Answers Budding - the
separation or leaving of a number of termites (to include one or more secondary reproductives) to form
a new colony
Termites can enter a foundation through cracks as small as: - Answers 1/32" or 1/64" - both listed in
book
The ___ forms of termites are most often discovered by homeowners, and confused for ___ - Answers
Primary reproductive
Flying ants
Termites typically come to the attention of the homeowner in the ___ when the winged reproductives
form - Answers Spring
The most critical condition for termite infestation is: - Answers wood-to-soil contact
Subterranean termite feeding typically follows the grain of wood, and usually only the ____ is eaten -
Answers Soft Springwood
Termite earthen shelter tubes are usually ___ to ___" wide - Answers 1/4" to 1/2"
Coptotermes formosanus are also called: - Answers Formosan Termites
Formosan termites do not need___ so long as ___ - Answers Do not need constant contact with the soil
so long as there is a moisture supply
