Texas Termite Technician Questions with
Detailed Verified Answers for Accuracy
______ pose the least problem as pests, occurring mainly in dead,
damp, and rotting logs
✓✓ Dampwood Termites
Because termites rely on soil moisture, they are generally more
prevalent and able to survive in ____
✓✓ sandy soils
Termites have ___ and ___ in their hindgut that allow them to
digest cellulose
✓✓ Protozoa and bacteria
The three forms (or castes) of termites are:
✓✓ Workers (pseudergates)
Soldiers
Reproductives
___ are by far the most numerous members of a colony
✓✓ Workers
____ are creamy white, wingless, eyeless, and soft-bodied, with
chewing mouth-parts
pg. 1
,✓✓ workers
Workers are sometimes mistaken for:
✓✓ White ants
Workers mature within ___ and may live for ___
✓✓ A few months
2-3 years
___ to ___ % of a colony's population are ___
✓✓ 1-3%
Soldiers
Soldier termites can be distinguished by what characteristics?
✓✓ Greatly enlarged reddish-brown heads
sword-like mandibles
The three types of reproductive termites are:
✓✓ Primary (alate)
Secondary
Tertiary
Kings and queens develop from which type of reproductives?
pg. 2
, ✓✓ Primary (alate)
A queen termite may lay up to ___ eggs in her lifetime
✓✓ 60,000
Reproductive termites are produced in mature colonies ___ to ___
years old
✓✓ 3-5 years
Secondary reproductives develop under what conditions?
✓✓ King and queen die
Part of the colony becomes separated from the main colony
Subterranean termites usually swarm from ___ to ___
✓✓ January to June depending on temperature and rain conditions
The "rule of thumb" is that swarming will generally occur within
___ days after ____
✓✓ 10 days after a warm spring rain
T or F
Not all colonies swarm annually
✓✓ True
pg. 3
Detailed Verified Answers for Accuracy
______ pose the least problem as pests, occurring mainly in dead,
damp, and rotting logs
✓✓ Dampwood Termites
Because termites rely on soil moisture, they are generally more
prevalent and able to survive in ____
✓✓ sandy soils
Termites have ___ and ___ in their hindgut that allow them to
digest cellulose
✓✓ Protozoa and bacteria
The three forms (or castes) of termites are:
✓✓ Workers (pseudergates)
Soldiers
Reproductives
___ are by far the most numerous members of a colony
✓✓ Workers
____ are creamy white, wingless, eyeless, and soft-bodied, with
chewing mouth-parts
pg. 1
,✓✓ workers
Workers are sometimes mistaken for:
✓✓ White ants
Workers mature within ___ and may live for ___
✓✓ A few months
2-3 years
___ to ___ % of a colony's population are ___
✓✓ 1-3%
Soldiers
Soldier termites can be distinguished by what characteristics?
✓✓ Greatly enlarged reddish-brown heads
sword-like mandibles
The three types of reproductive termites are:
✓✓ Primary (alate)
Secondary
Tertiary
Kings and queens develop from which type of reproductives?
pg. 2
, ✓✓ Primary (alate)
A queen termite may lay up to ___ eggs in her lifetime
✓✓ 60,000
Reproductive termites are produced in mature colonies ___ to ___
years old
✓✓ 3-5 years
Secondary reproductives develop under what conditions?
✓✓ King and queen die
Part of the colony becomes separated from the main colony
Subterranean termites usually swarm from ___ to ___
✓✓ January to June depending on temperature and rain conditions
The "rule of thumb" is that swarming will generally occur within
___ days after ____
✓✓ 10 days after a warm spring rain
T or F
Not all colonies swarm annually
✓✓ True
pg. 3
