TEXAS CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN PRACTICE TERMITE EXAM STUDY GUIDE WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION!!

TEXAS CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN PRACTICE TERMITE
EXAM STUDY GUIDE WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION!!
Cellulose digestion

answers: Process dependent upon protozoa and/or a virus for subterranean and
drywood termites.

Subterranean termites



answers: Found throughout the state and in the southern region, not just far West
Texas.

Termite caste



answers: Worker caste is directly responsible for damaging wood.

Soldier termites



answers: Recognizable by well-developed mandibles and white coloration.

Termite habitat



answers: All termites live in colonies and shelter tubes.

Presence indication



answers: Subterranean termites indicated by shed wings and shelter tubes.

Drywood termites

, answers: Require a source of cellulose and can be indicated by presence.

Sub-slab injectors



answers: Special tools for injecting chemicals beneath slab-on-ground floors.

Powder-post beetles



answers: Attack all types of wood and seasoned hardwoods.

Wood-boring beetles



answers: Main damaging life stage is the larva.

Termite inspection technique



answers: Includes sounding, rodding, and trenching.

Monolithic slab entry



answers: Termites may enter through cracks, around utility and plumbing lines,
and around the edge.

Termite control strategies



answers: Include mechanical alteration, soil treating, and foundation treating.

Formosan termite