Termite inspection exam prep
If unsupervised, you must have a license to legally work with restricted pesticides, but
not to work with state-limited pesticides. – answer F
To legally perform structural pest control, you must have a license regardless of the
kinds of pesticides you use. - answerT
What species of termite lives in soil? – answer Subterranean
Are Formosan termites considered subterranean termites. - answerT
Name 3 types of termites in the united states. – answer Subterrain, Damp wood, and
drywood
Do power post beetles attack hardwoods or softwoods? and why? - answerhardwoods
because they have pores to lay an egg.
What caste makes up the majority of a termite colony. - answerSubterranean termite
workers.
Name the other two caste of termites. - answerSoldiers, and Swarmers.
What defines the look of a termite soldier. - answerElongated heads and large
mandibles.
What type of termite needs no contact with water. - answerDrywood termites
How old must a termite colony be to produce Swarmers? - answer3-5 years
What month do termites typically swarm? - answerJanuary through June
Formosan termites make a colony called a. - answerA carton or aerial colony
Termites cannot digest wood by themselves and depend on what to do it? -
answerBacteria and protozoa.
Termites depend on fungi in the wood for moisture. - answerT
Termites can enter through an opening of what size. - answer1/32 of an inch
, An apprentice trained in the termite category can complete a WDI report and a termite
treatment. - answerfalse only technicians and certified applicators can complete a WDI
report or a termite treatment proposal
What is the primary way of identifying drywood termites. - answerDrywood fecal pellets
Carpenter ants feed finely ground wood to their young. - answerFalse carpenter ants do
not eat wood.
Name 4 wood destroying beetles. - answerTrue power post, furniture, deathwatch, and
False powder post.
Why do carpenter bees bore into wood. - answerTo lay eggs and overwinter
What is the primary evidence of a power post beetle infestation. - answerShot holes and
white powdery frass
What defines a spot treatment in Texas. - answer10 linear or square feet or less
A subterranean termite has elbowed antennae - answerFalse
What is the best way to determine if a termite is a Formosan. - answerFormosan
Swarmers are brown and workers have round heads and jaws that cross.
What kind of surface does a drywood termite gallery have, rough or sculptured. -
answerSculptured
A termite category license will allow you to use fumigants to kill any species of termite. -
answerFalse, unless you have a fumigation license.
What is the primary characteristic of Formosan termites. - answerIts aggressive nature
What type of posting or notification requirement is associated with a WDI report. -
answerA sticker under the sink
What does a subterranean termite construct to access a house from the soil. - answerA
tunnel or shelter tube.
What color are carpenter bees. - answerlight head dark body.
How many nodes does a carpenter ant have. - answer1 node
Carpenter ants leave a rough chewed up appearance to their galleries. - answerFalse
Carpenter ants are always solid black and all the same size. - answerFalse
If unsupervised, you must have a license to legally work with restricted pesticides, but
not to work with state-limited pesticides. – answer F
To legally perform structural pest control, you must have a license regardless of the
kinds of pesticides you use. - answerT
What species of termite lives in soil? – answer Subterranean
Are Formosan termites considered subterranean termites. - answerT
Name 3 types of termites in the united states. – answer Subterrain, Damp wood, and
drywood
Do power post beetles attack hardwoods or softwoods? and why? - answerhardwoods
because they have pores to lay an egg.
What caste makes up the majority of a termite colony. - answerSubterranean termite
workers.
Name the other two caste of termites. - answerSoldiers, and Swarmers.
What defines the look of a termite soldier. - answerElongated heads and large
mandibles.
What type of termite needs no contact with water. - answerDrywood termites
How old must a termite colony be to produce Swarmers? - answer3-5 years
What month do termites typically swarm? - answerJanuary through June
Formosan termites make a colony called a. - answerA carton or aerial colony
Termites cannot digest wood by themselves and depend on what to do it? -
answerBacteria and protozoa.
Termites depend on fungi in the wood for moisture. - answerT
Termites can enter through an opening of what size. - answer1/32 of an inch
, An apprentice trained in the termite category can complete a WDI report and a termite
treatment. - answerfalse only technicians and certified applicators can complete a WDI
report or a termite treatment proposal
What is the primary way of identifying drywood termites. - answerDrywood fecal pellets
Carpenter ants feed finely ground wood to their young. - answerFalse carpenter ants do
not eat wood.
Name 4 wood destroying beetles. - answerTrue power post, furniture, deathwatch, and
False powder post.
Why do carpenter bees bore into wood. - answerTo lay eggs and overwinter
What is the primary evidence of a power post beetle infestation. - answerShot holes and
white powdery frass
What defines a spot treatment in Texas. - answer10 linear or square feet or less
A subterranean termite has elbowed antennae - answerFalse
What is the best way to determine if a termite is a Formosan. - answerFormosan
Swarmers are brown and workers have round heads and jaws that cross.
What kind of surface does a drywood termite gallery have, rough or sculptured. -
answerSculptured
A termite category license will allow you to use fumigants to kill any species of termite. -
answerFalse, unless you have a fumigation license.
What is the primary characteristic of Formosan termites. - answerIts aggressive nature
What type of posting or notification requirement is associated with a WDI report. -
answerA sticker under the sink
What does a subterranean termite construct to access a house from the soil. - answerA
tunnel or shelter tube.
What color are carpenter bees. - answerlight head dark body.
How many nodes does a carpenter ant have. - answer1 node
Carpenter ants leave a rough chewed up appearance to their galleries. - answerFalse
Carpenter ants are always solid black and all the same size. - answerFalse
