TERMITE TEST QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Termites50-
50(Isoptera)50are50of50the50most50damaging50insects50that50attack50structures.
Wood50boring50beetles50-
50(Coleoptera)50are50the50latgest50order50of50insects.50They50are50second50importance
,50as50far50as50structural50damage.50They50are50the50most50difficult50to50control.
Wasps,50bees50and50ants50-
50(Hymenoptera)50also50destroy50wood50when50nesting50and50are50third50in50importan
ce.
Order50isoptera50-50Equal50wings
Termites50are50closely50related50to...50-50Cockroaches
Termites50are50found50in50every50state,50except..50-50Alaska
Termites50develop50through..50-50Gradual50metamorphosis
Arizona50has50350types50of50termites50that50are50of50Economic50concern,50they50are?
50-50Subterranean,50drywood50and50dampwood
Wood50is50made50of50350dominant50ingrediants:50-
50Cellulose,50Lignin50and50protozoans
Western50Subterranean50-50The50most50common50type50of50termites
Eastern50subterranean50-
50Are50found50mostly50in50West50texas,50new50mexico50and50arizona
Formosan50subterranean50-50Not50common50in50arizona,50does50significant50damage
350basic50castes50-50Reproductive,50Workers50and50Soldiers
, Reproductive50castes:50-50Alate,50aid50in50egg50laying
Worker50castes:50-
50Nymphs,50that50are50reproductive.50And50workers50that50are50sterile50and50blind.
Soldier50castes:50-
50Sterile50adults50that50defend50the50colony.50They50do50not50digest50wood50and50are5
0blind.
Subterranean50termites:50-
50Long50head50and50smoothe50mandibles,50they50eat50with50the50grain50of50the50wood
Drywood50termites:50-
50Square50head50and50ridges50on50mandibles,50they50also50eat50across50the50grain50o
f50the50wood.
Dampwood50termites:50-50Bowed50out50head50and50ridges50on50mandibles
In50what50conditions50would50Swarming50and50Mating50be50ideal?50-
50Warm50and50humid50conditions
During50swarming50and50mating,50Alates50tend50to50be:50-50Easy50prey
What50percent50of50Alates50survive50during50Swarming50and50Mating?50-
50Less50than503%
Wind50has50strong50influence50on50which50variable(s)50during50Swarming50and50matin
g?50-50Direction50amd50distance
Re-infesting,50wood50boring50beetles,50attack50what50kind50of50wood?50-
50They50do50excessive50damage50to50hard50woods
Non50Re-infesting50beetles:50-
50Lay50eggs50on50the50bark50of50trees50and50therfore50do50not50re-
infest50in50man50made50structures
Flat50head50wood50borer:50-50Metallic50wood50borer50larva
Round50head50wood50borer:50-50Long50horned50beetle50larva
Bark50and50timber50beetles:50-
50Produce50larva50that50feed50on50spores50produced50by50fungus,50they50also50cause5
0staining.
CORRECT ANSWERS
Termites50-
50(Isoptera)50are50of50the50most50damaging50insects50that50attack50structures.
Wood50boring50beetles50-
50(Coleoptera)50are50the50latgest50order50of50insects.50They50are50second50importance
,50as50far50as50structural50damage.50They50are50the50most50difficult50to50control.
Wasps,50bees50and50ants50-
50(Hymenoptera)50also50destroy50wood50when50nesting50and50are50third50in50importan
ce.
Order50isoptera50-50Equal50wings
Termites50are50closely50related50to...50-50Cockroaches
Termites50are50found50in50every50state,50except..50-50Alaska
Termites50develop50through..50-50Gradual50metamorphosis
Arizona50has50350types50of50termites50that50are50of50Economic50concern,50they50are?
50-50Subterranean,50drywood50and50dampwood
Wood50is50made50of50350dominant50ingrediants:50-
50Cellulose,50Lignin50and50protozoans
Western50Subterranean50-50The50most50common50type50of50termites
Eastern50subterranean50-
50Are50found50mostly50in50West50texas,50new50mexico50and50arizona
Formosan50subterranean50-50Not50common50in50arizona,50does50significant50damage
350basic50castes50-50Reproductive,50Workers50and50Soldiers
, Reproductive50castes:50-50Alate,50aid50in50egg50laying
Worker50castes:50-
50Nymphs,50that50are50reproductive.50And50workers50that50are50sterile50and50blind.
Soldier50castes:50-
50Sterile50adults50that50defend50the50colony.50They50do50not50digest50wood50and50are5
0blind.
Subterranean50termites:50-
50Long50head50and50smoothe50mandibles,50they50eat50with50the50grain50of50the50wood
Drywood50termites:50-
50Square50head50and50ridges50on50mandibles,50they50also50eat50across50the50grain50o
f50the50wood.
Dampwood50termites:50-50Bowed50out50head50and50ridges50on50mandibles
In50what50conditions50would50Swarming50and50Mating50be50ideal?50-
50Warm50and50humid50conditions
During50swarming50and50mating,50Alates50tend50to50be:50-50Easy50prey
What50percent50of50Alates50survive50during50Swarming50and50Mating?50-
50Less50than503%
Wind50has50strong50influence50on50which50variable(s)50during50Swarming50and50matin
g?50-50Direction50amd50distance
Re-infesting,50wood50boring50beetles,50attack50what50kind50of50wood?50-
50They50do50excessive50damage50to50hard50woods
Non50Re-infesting50beetles:50-
50Lay50eggs50on50the50bark50of50trees50and50therfore50do50not50re-
infest50in50man50made50structures
Flat50head50wood50borer:50-50Metallic50wood50borer50larva
Round50head50wood50borer:50-50Long50horned50beetle50larva
Bark50and50timber50beetles:50-
50Produce50larva50that50feed50on50spores50produced50by50fungus,50they50also50cause5
0staining.