SPCB BRANCH 2 FIELD REPRESENTATIVE
COMPILATION EXAM WITH WELL EXPLAINED 100%
ANSWERS.
Carpenter bees are - ANSWER Blue black (female) And excavate sound or
damaged wood (prefer unpainted) at a 90 degree angle.
Carpenter bees have _______ generation per year - ANSWER One
How long is carpenter bee incubation? - ANSWER 3 months
Subterranean termites forage _______ - ANSWER Randomly
Old house borers ______ wood and prefer ______woods under ____ years old -
ANSWER Re-infest, soft, 10
WDO reports need to be available to the board within ______ business days -
ANSWER 2
Sub tubes are made of - ANSWER Saliva, fecal pellets, and chewed wood
Drywoods feed their feces to their young. True or false - ANSWER True
Prevent fungus with a moisture barrier of at least _______ percent of basement -
ANSWER 80
Powder post beetles have _______ weeks incubation with a life cycle of ________
months - ANSWER 1-3 weeks, 9-12 months
Powder post beetles like ______ percent moisture in wood (hardwoods) - ANSWER
8 to 32
Flat head, buprestid, Wood boring beetle has _________ frass - ANSWER Salt and
pepper
Formosan termites are Attracted to - ANSWER Light
Formosan termites make - ANSWER "Cartons" of cellulose
What should Signal words on pesticides be in on a label - ANSWER Must be in bold
The Most destructive termite - ANSWER Western subs with the exception of
imported Formosans
Drill and treat placement both sides wall _____ apart Per label of material used -
ANSWER 12 inches
Primary methods to control subs and dampwoods is - ANSWER Baiting or
insecticides
Foundations and barriers are effective against subs, true or false - ANSWER True,
use 10-16 mesh sand
,SPCB BRANCH 2 FIELD REPRESENTATIVE
COMPILATION EXAM WITH WELL EXPLAINED 100%
ANSWERS.
A crawlspace must be how high for inspection of sub area - ANSWER 18 inches
Exterior wood must be how high above ground - ANSWER 6 inches
What kind of siding promotes infestation - ANSWER Ground level siding
What is a Clorometric test? - ANSWER A test for vegetable matter in cement
What does a slump test evaluate? - ANSWER Water content
An oral contract is binding in California, True or false - ANSWER True
What order are termites? - ANSWER Isoptera
What do termites need in order to digest wood? - ANSWER A symbionts, mainly
protozoa Trichonympha
How do you treat a Plenum foundation? - ANSWER Trench and treat
Slab treatment - ANSWER Cork and mortar
Damp wood galleries are - ANSWER Large and messy
Ambrosia beetles stain wood _______ - ANSWER Blue and black
Horntail wasps ________ re-infest - ANSWER Do not
Hyphae are - ANSWER The fungal strands that are used to consume the wood
What is the most damaging WDO fungus? - ANSWER Poria incrassate
How is brown rot known? - ANSWER By the checking or square look of
deteriorating wood
Reduce all rot and fungus by reducing - ANSWER Moisture
Death watch beetles are - ANSWER Anobiidae. They bang their heads on their
galleries hence the death watch name. Heard at a week by people in the dead of
night.
All powder post beetles go to the light, true or false - ANSWER True
Drywood termite fecal pellets have how many sides? - ANSWER 6
You should do this to treat Carpenter ants - ANSWER Follow them back to the nest
and treat
Moisture meters maybe used to detect? - ANSWER Inaccessible subterranean
termite infestations
, SPCB BRANCH 2 FIELD REPRESENTATIVE
COMPILATION EXAM WITH WELL EXPLAINED 100%
ANSWERS.
Listening devices may be helpful to hear? - ANSWER Damaging beetles chewing in
the walls or furniture
Anobiidae re-infests wood, true or false - ANSWER True
Carpenter ant tunnels are? - ANSWER Smooth with no mud lining
White pocket rot Is usually found in? - ANSWER Standing timber. It will not grow
after tree is milled for lumber
Branch three records must be kept for how many years? - ANSWER 3
The Maximum fine for a structural violation is? - ANSWER $10,000
How many main costal ,leading, veins do subs have on their wings? - ANSWER 2
How do you treat for dampwoods? - ANSWER Eliminate moisture first, then soil
treatment
What is the Recommended psi for injected treatment? - ANSWER 25 PSI
If soil treatments are scheduled and there is standing water what should you do? -
ANSWER Install a sump pump and dry soil out
A Radiant heated floor needs? - ANSWER Horizontal rod under foundation
When fumigating for beetles in a hardwood floor, the rate is? - ANSWER 10x, In
relation to 1X for Drywoods
Cellulose debris can be wood left over in? - ANSWER Sub area, cardboard, or any
paper products
Drift is a problem with wind over what MPH? - ANSWER 5 MPH
The EPA registration number will tell you where it was manufactured? True or false -
ANSWER True
"Net contents" Will tell you the percentage of active ingredient? True or false -
ANSWER False
A category one pesticide is slightly toxic and has the signal word caution on its label?
True or false - ANSWER False
A pesticide with danger on the label must always have a skull and crossbones
symbol included? True or false - ANSWER True
A " statement of practical treatment" Will tell you? - ANSWER First aid treatments
COMPILATION EXAM WITH WELL EXPLAINED 100%
ANSWERS.
Carpenter bees are - ANSWER Blue black (female) And excavate sound or
damaged wood (prefer unpainted) at a 90 degree angle.
Carpenter bees have _______ generation per year - ANSWER One
How long is carpenter bee incubation? - ANSWER 3 months
Subterranean termites forage _______ - ANSWER Randomly
Old house borers ______ wood and prefer ______woods under ____ years old -
ANSWER Re-infest, soft, 10
WDO reports need to be available to the board within ______ business days -
ANSWER 2
Sub tubes are made of - ANSWER Saliva, fecal pellets, and chewed wood
Drywoods feed their feces to their young. True or false - ANSWER True
Prevent fungus with a moisture barrier of at least _______ percent of basement -
ANSWER 80
Powder post beetles have _______ weeks incubation with a life cycle of ________
months - ANSWER 1-3 weeks, 9-12 months
Powder post beetles like ______ percent moisture in wood (hardwoods) - ANSWER
8 to 32
Flat head, buprestid, Wood boring beetle has _________ frass - ANSWER Salt and
pepper
Formosan termites are Attracted to - ANSWER Light
Formosan termites make - ANSWER "Cartons" of cellulose
What should Signal words on pesticides be in on a label - ANSWER Must be in bold
The Most destructive termite - ANSWER Western subs with the exception of
imported Formosans
Drill and treat placement both sides wall _____ apart Per label of material used -
ANSWER 12 inches
Primary methods to control subs and dampwoods is - ANSWER Baiting or
insecticides
Foundations and barriers are effective against subs, true or false - ANSWER True,
use 10-16 mesh sand
,SPCB BRANCH 2 FIELD REPRESENTATIVE
COMPILATION EXAM WITH WELL EXPLAINED 100%
ANSWERS.
A crawlspace must be how high for inspection of sub area - ANSWER 18 inches
Exterior wood must be how high above ground - ANSWER 6 inches
What kind of siding promotes infestation - ANSWER Ground level siding
What is a Clorometric test? - ANSWER A test for vegetable matter in cement
What does a slump test evaluate? - ANSWER Water content
An oral contract is binding in California, True or false - ANSWER True
What order are termites? - ANSWER Isoptera
What do termites need in order to digest wood? - ANSWER A symbionts, mainly
protozoa Trichonympha
How do you treat a Plenum foundation? - ANSWER Trench and treat
Slab treatment - ANSWER Cork and mortar
Damp wood galleries are - ANSWER Large and messy
Ambrosia beetles stain wood _______ - ANSWER Blue and black
Horntail wasps ________ re-infest - ANSWER Do not
Hyphae are - ANSWER The fungal strands that are used to consume the wood
What is the most damaging WDO fungus? - ANSWER Poria incrassate
How is brown rot known? - ANSWER By the checking or square look of
deteriorating wood
Reduce all rot and fungus by reducing - ANSWER Moisture
Death watch beetles are - ANSWER Anobiidae. They bang their heads on their
galleries hence the death watch name. Heard at a week by people in the dead of
night.
All powder post beetles go to the light, true or false - ANSWER True
Drywood termite fecal pellets have how many sides? - ANSWER 6
You should do this to treat Carpenter ants - ANSWER Follow them back to the nest
and treat
Moisture meters maybe used to detect? - ANSWER Inaccessible subterranean
termite infestations
, SPCB BRANCH 2 FIELD REPRESENTATIVE
COMPILATION EXAM WITH WELL EXPLAINED 100%
ANSWERS.
Listening devices may be helpful to hear? - ANSWER Damaging beetles chewing in
the walls or furniture
Anobiidae re-infests wood, true or false - ANSWER True
Carpenter ant tunnels are? - ANSWER Smooth with no mud lining
White pocket rot Is usually found in? - ANSWER Standing timber. It will not grow
after tree is milled for lumber
Branch three records must be kept for how many years? - ANSWER 3
The Maximum fine for a structural violation is? - ANSWER $10,000
How many main costal ,leading, veins do subs have on their wings? - ANSWER 2
How do you treat for dampwoods? - ANSWER Eliminate moisture first, then soil
treatment
What is the Recommended psi for injected treatment? - ANSWER 25 PSI
If soil treatments are scheduled and there is standing water what should you do? -
ANSWER Install a sump pump and dry soil out
A Radiant heated floor needs? - ANSWER Horizontal rod under foundation
When fumigating for beetles in a hardwood floor, the rate is? - ANSWER 10x, In
relation to 1X for Drywoods
Cellulose debris can be wood left over in? - ANSWER Sub area, cardboard, or any
paper products
Drift is a problem with wind over what MPH? - ANSWER 5 MPH
The EPA registration number will tell you where it was manufactured? True or false -
ANSWER True
"Net contents" Will tell you the percentage of active ingredient? True or false -
ANSWER False
A category one pesticide is slightly toxic and has the signal word caution on its label?
True or false - ANSWER False
A pesticide with danger on the label must always have a skull and crossbones
symbol included? True or false - ANSWER True
A " statement of practical treatment" Will tell you? - ANSWER First aid treatments
