CA BRANCH 3 PRACTICE TEST
EXAM |COMPLETE!!
The Black Polycaon are one of the wood destroying largest beetles at 1/2
to 1 inch long? True or False - ACCURATE ANSWERS True
Beetles have a complete life cycle? True or False - ACCURATE
ANSWERS True
A Lyctid beetle is a true powderpost beetle? True or False - ACCURATE
ANSWERS True
Black Polycaons are likely to re-infest? True or False - ACCURATE
ANSWERS False, they do not re-infest
Lyctid beetles attack mostly hardwoods and they do re-infest? True or
False - ACCURATE ANSWERS True
Lead cable borers attack maple and other hardwoods. They will also
bore through lead sheathing around phone and power lines? True or
False - ACCURATE ANSWERS True
Name 3 Bostrichidae (False Powderpost Beetles)? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS Lead Cable Borer, Black Polycaon, Bamboo Borer
,Bamboo borers are very damaging to bamboo furniture and will re-
infest? True or False - ACCURATE ANSWERS True
Deathwatch beetles are known for their mating signal. How do they do
that? - ACCURATE ANSWERS Strike their head against the surface
they are standing on
Lead Cable Borers do not re-infest? True or False - ACCURATE
ANSWERS False, they do re-infest
Deathwatch beetles attack oak and hardwoods and will re-infest? True or
False - ACCURATE ANSWERS True
Name two Anobiidae (false powderpost beetles? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS Deathwatch, Furniture Beetle
Furniture beetles will attack coniferous and hardwoods and prefer new
wood instead of old? True or False - ACCURATE ANSWERS False,
prefers old woods to new lumber
If a home has a problem with flat headed borers, you should fumigate
the home because they are likely to reinfest? True or False -
ACCURATE ANSWERS False, they do not re-infest
, New house borers prefer old seasoned wood? True or False -
ACCURATE ANSWERS False, they attack green lumber, likes pines,
firs and especially Douglas fir. Will bore through hardwoods, plaster,
comp. roofing and linoleum to emerge. May be brought in with new
lumber and firewood.
Old house borers prefer new/fresh wood? True or False - ACCURATE
ANSWERS False, attacks seasoned wood. Prefers pine, fir and spruce.
Will attack rustic furniture.
Bark beetles don't really bore through bark to star their tunnels? True or
False - ACCURATE ANSWERS False, they bore through bark and work
between bark and sapwood and often leave a scoring mark. Eggs are laid
in their tunnels.
If you see wood damaged by a new house borer, it will need to be treated
because they will re-infest? True or False - ACCURATE ANSWERS
False, do not re-infest and they cannot survive in seasoned wood.
Name a Buprestidae Beetle? - ACCURATE ANSWERS Flat Headed
Borer
What does frass from a lyctid beetle look like? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS Talcum powder-like, packed in channels but will fall freely
from emergence holes.
EXAM |COMPLETE!!
The Black Polycaon are one of the wood destroying largest beetles at 1/2
to 1 inch long? True or False - ACCURATE ANSWERS True
Beetles have a complete life cycle? True or False - ACCURATE
ANSWERS True
A Lyctid beetle is a true powderpost beetle? True or False - ACCURATE
ANSWERS True
Black Polycaons are likely to re-infest? True or False - ACCURATE
ANSWERS False, they do not re-infest
Lyctid beetles attack mostly hardwoods and they do re-infest? True or
False - ACCURATE ANSWERS True
Lead cable borers attack maple and other hardwoods. They will also
bore through lead sheathing around phone and power lines? True or
False - ACCURATE ANSWERS True
Name 3 Bostrichidae (False Powderpost Beetles)? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS Lead Cable Borer, Black Polycaon, Bamboo Borer
,Bamboo borers are very damaging to bamboo furniture and will re-
infest? True or False - ACCURATE ANSWERS True
Deathwatch beetles are known for their mating signal. How do they do
that? - ACCURATE ANSWERS Strike their head against the surface
they are standing on
Lead Cable Borers do not re-infest? True or False - ACCURATE
ANSWERS False, they do re-infest
Deathwatch beetles attack oak and hardwoods and will re-infest? True or
False - ACCURATE ANSWERS True
Name two Anobiidae (false powderpost beetles? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS Deathwatch, Furniture Beetle
Furniture beetles will attack coniferous and hardwoods and prefer new
wood instead of old? True or False - ACCURATE ANSWERS False,
prefers old woods to new lumber
If a home has a problem with flat headed borers, you should fumigate
the home because they are likely to reinfest? True or False -
ACCURATE ANSWERS False, they do not re-infest
, New house borers prefer old seasoned wood? True or False -
ACCURATE ANSWERS False, they attack green lumber, likes pines,
firs and especially Douglas fir. Will bore through hardwoods, plaster,
comp. roofing and linoleum to emerge. May be brought in with new
lumber and firewood.
Old house borers prefer new/fresh wood? True or False - ACCURATE
ANSWERS False, attacks seasoned wood. Prefers pine, fir and spruce.
Will attack rustic furniture.
Bark beetles don't really bore through bark to star their tunnels? True or
False - ACCURATE ANSWERS False, they bore through bark and work
between bark and sapwood and often leave a scoring mark. Eggs are laid
in their tunnels.
If you see wood damaged by a new house borer, it will need to be treated
because they will re-infest? True or False - ACCURATE ANSWERS
False, do not re-infest and they cannot survive in seasoned wood.
Name a Buprestidae Beetle? - ACCURATE ANSWERS Flat Headed
Borer
What does frass from a lyctid beetle look like? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS Talcum powder-like, packed in channels but will fall freely
from emergence holes.
