Questions and CORRECT Answers
Subterranean termites - CORRECT ANSWER - ___ Are soil inhabiting insects that feed
on wood, paper and similar cellulose containing materials.
beneath slab-on-ground - CORRECT ANSWER - Sub-slab injectors are special tools used
for injecting chemical materials___
True - CORRECT ANSWER - True/False- Termi-mesh is an approved stain steel wire
mesh used for termite control
Seasoned hardwoods - CORRECT ANSWER - Powder-post beetles attack
Worker - CORRECT ANSWER - The ____ caste makes up the bulk of the termite colony.
Solider - CORRECT ANSWER - The primary function of the ____ caste is the DEFENSE
of the termite colony.
Well developed mandibles - CORRECT ANSWER - Soldier termites can be sassily
recognized by their
3 to 5 - CORRECT ANSWER - A subterranean termite colony after__to__ years becomes
large enough to produce winged reproductive.
Heat, light, and moisture - CORRECT ANSWER - Which environmental conditions
trigger emergence of winged termite reproductive?
True - CORRECT ANSWER - True/False Supplemental reproductive may mate with the
colony and never leave it.
, Colonies - CORRECT ANSWER - Supplemental reproductive may mate with the colony
and never leave it.
Mechanical alteration - CORRECT ANSWER - Basic strategies for successful control of
termite infestation in existing structures include______.
Carton - CORRECT ANSWER - Formosan termites make a material call a _______ in the
wall.
Protozoan - CORRECT ANSWER - Subterranean termites cannot digest cellulose
themselves. They depend on one-celled organisms called ______.
Calcium - CORRECT ANSWER - In some instances fungi provides a source of _____ in
the termite diet.
Soft spring wood - CORRECT ANSWER - Subterranean termite damage usually is
confined to _____.
Egg - CORRECT ANSWER - Wood-boring beetles have four stages. The ___ stage is the
main damaging stage in wood.
6 sided, elongated pellets - CORRECT ANSWER - The best evidence of dry wood
termites is ____.
Back flow preventer - CORRECT ANSWER - To prevent chemicals from contaminating
the water supply when filling the spray tank, one should use a ________.
Basements - CORRECT ANSWER - The old house borer is mainly a pest of _______.