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TEXAS TERMITE TECHNICIAN EXAM
2025 BRAND NEW ACTUAL EXAM
WITH ANSWERS.
A good practice in treating near foundation walls near wells or
cisterns is to: - correct answer -remove soil to the footing, place it
on plastic sheeting and treat, then replace it
Rigid foam insulation board below grade: - correct answer -Allows
termites to avoid soil treatment barriers
Termite baiting systems presently available may: - correct answer
-Only control termites in a localized area
Suppress the colony
Provide total colony elimination
To be successful, termite bait products must be: - correct answer
-Readily consumed
Non-repellent
Slow acting
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The termite baiting system that will likely provide LOCALIZED
REDUCTION is: - correct answer -ingested toxicants
The termite baiting system that will likely provide COLONY
SUPPRESSION is: - correct answer -biotermicides
The SLOWEST ACTING of the termite baiting product types are
the: - correct answer -Insect growth regulators
Termi-Mesh is: - correct answer -A steel wire mesh used for
termite control
Powderpost beetles primarily attack ___ - correct answer -
Seasoned hardwoods
Which 3 primary environmental conditions are known to trigger
emergence of the winged termite reproductives? - correct answer
-Heat
Light
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Moisture
The one celled organisms that permit termites to digest cellulose
are: - correct answer -Protozoan
In some instances, fungi provide a source of ___ in the termite
diet. - correct answer -Calcium
Subterranean damage is usually confined to what type of wood -
correct answer -Soft Springwood
Wood boring beetles have 4 life stages. The ___ stage is the
most damaging to wood. - correct answer -Egg
The best evidence of dry wood termites is: - correct answer -
Frass
The old-house borer is mainly a pest of: - correct answer -
Basements
TEXAS TERMITE TECHNICIAN EXAM
2025 BRAND NEW ACTUAL EXAM
WITH ANSWERS.
A good practice in treating near foundation walls near wells or
cisterns is to: - correct answer -remove soil to the footing, place it
on plastic sheeting and treat, then replace it
Rigid foam insulation board below grade: - correct answer -Allows
termites to avoid soil treatment barriers
Termite baiting systems presently available may: - correct answer
-Only control termites in a localized area
Suppress the colony
Provide total colony elimination
To be successful, termite bait products must be: - correct answer
-Readily consumed
Non-repellent
Slow acting
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The termite baiting system that will likely provide LOCALIZED
REDUCTION is: - correct answer -ingested toxicants
The termite baiting system that will likely provide COLONY
SUPPRESSION is: - correct answer -biotermicides
The SLOWEST ACTING of the termite baiting product types are
the: - correct answer -Insect growth regulators
Termi-Mesh is: - correct answer -A steel wire mesh used for
termite control
Powderpost beetles primarily attack ___ - correct answer -
Seasoned hardwoods
Which 3 primary environmental conditions are known to trigger
emergence of the winged termite reproductives? - correct answer
-Heat
Light
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Moisture
The one celled organisms that permit termites to digest cellulose
are: - correct answer -Protozoan
In some instances, fungi provide a source of ___ in the termite
diet. - correct answer -Calcium
Subterranean damage is usually confined to what type of wood -
correct answer -Soft Springwood
Wood boring beetles have 4 life stages. The ___ stage is the
most damaging to wood. - correct answer -Egg
The best evidence of dry wood termites is: - correct answer -
Frass
The old-house borer is mainly a pest of: - correct answer -
Basements
