TEXAS TERMITE TECHNICIAN REAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION!!

TEXAS TERMITE TECHNICIAN REAL EXAM STUDY
GUIDE WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION!!
______ pose the least problem as pests, occurring mainly in dead, damp, and
rotting logs



answers: Dampwood Termites

Because termites rely on soil moisture, they are generally more prevalent and able
to survive in ____



answers: sandy soils

Termites have ___ and ___ in their hindgut that allow them to digest cellulose



answers: Protozoa and bacteria

The three forms (or castes) of termites are:



answers: Workers (pseudergates)

Soldiers

Reproductives

___ are by far the most numerous members of a colony



answers: Workers

____ are creamy white, wingless, eyeless, and soft-bodied, with chewing mouth-
parts

,answers: workers

Workers are sometimes mistaken for:



answers: White ants

Workers mature within ___ and may live for ___



answers: A few months

2-3 years

___ to ___ % of a colony's population are ___



answers: 1-3%

Soldiers

Soldier termites can be distinguished by what characteristics?



answers: Greatly enlarged reddish-brown heads

sword-like mandibles

The three types of reproductive termites are:



answers: Primary (alate)

Secondary

Tertiary

Kings and queens develop from which type of reproductives?

, answers: Primary (alate)

A queen termite may lay up to ___ eggs in her lifetime



answers: 60,000

Reproductive termites are produced in mature colonies ___ to ___ years old



answers: 3-5 years

Secondary reproductives develop under what conditions?



answers: King and queen die

Part of the colony becomes separated from the main colony

Subterranean termites usually swarm from ___ to ___



answers: January to June depending on temperature and rain conditions

The "rule of thumb" is that swarming will generally occur within ___ days after
____



answers: 10 days after a warm spring rain

T or F

Not all colonies swarm annually



answers: True

A swarm is also referred to as a: