TERMITE TEST QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Termites - Answer -(Isoptera) are of the most damaging insects that attack structures.
Wood boring beetles - Answer -(Coleoptera) are the latgest order of insects. They are
second importance, as far as structural damage. They are the most difficult to control.
Wasps, bees and ants - Answer -(Hymenoptera) also destroy wood when nesting and
are third in importance.
Order isoptera - Answer -Equal wings
Termites are closely related to... - Answer -Cockroaches
Termites are found in every state, except.. - Answer -Alaska
Termites develop through.. - Answer -Gradual metamorphosis
Arizona has 3 types of termites that are of Economic concern, they are? - Answer -
Subterranean, drywood and dampwood
Wood is made of 3 dominant ingrediants: - Answer -Cellulose, Lignin and protozoans
Western Subterranean - Answer -The most common type of termites
Eastern subterranean - Answer -Are found mostly in West texas, new mexico and
arizona
Formosan subterranean - Answer -Not common in arizona, does significant damage
3 basic castes - Answer -Reproductive, Workers and Soldiers
Reproductive castes: - Answer -Alate, aid in egg laying
Worker castes: - Answer -Nymphs, that are reproductive. And workers that are sterile
and blind.
Soldier castes: - Answer -Sterile adults that defend the colony. They do not digest
wood and are blind.
Subterranean termites: - Answer -Long head and smoothe mandibles, they eat with the
grain of the wood
Drywood termites: - Answer -Square head and ridges on mandibles, they also eat
across the grain of the wood.
, Dampwood termites: - Answer -Bowed out head and ridges on mandibles
In what conditions would Swarming and Mating be ideal? - Answer -Warm and humid
conditions
During swarming and mating, Alates tend to be: - Answer -Easy prey
What percent of Alates survive during Swarming and Mating? - Answer -Less than 3%
Wind has strong influence on which variable(s) during Swarming and mating? - Answer
-Direction amd distance
Re-infesting, wood boring beetles, attack what kind of wood? - Answer -They do
excessive damage to hard woods
Non Re-infesting beetles: - Answer -Lay eggs on the bark of trees and therfore do not
re-infest in man made structures
Flat head wood borer: - Answer -Metallic wood borer larva
Round head wood borer: - Answer -Long horned beetle larva
Bark and timber beetles: - Answer -Produce larva that feed on spores produced by
fungus, they also cause staining.
Ambrosia beetles: - Answer -Breed only in sound recently harvested host material with
high moisture content
Carpenter ants: - Answer -Build their nests in dry wood, they DO NOT consume the
wood
Carpenter bees: - Answer -Build about a 1/2 inch perfectly round hole and nest, they
prefer softer wood
To Apply WDI Applications: - Answer -Need basic knowledge of: WDI, pest problems,
pesticides, equipment, methods of application
Application Goals: - Answer -Complete control of target pest
Subterranean application goals: - Answer -Establish a chemical barrier between the
structure and the soil and eliminate the colony with bait
Drywood application goals: - Answer -Destroy termites and nests inside with Dusts,
spot treatment, fumigation, tarp and gas the structure, correct moisture problem
Termites - Answer -(Isoptera) are of the most damaging insects that attack structures.
Wood boring beetles - Answer -(Coleoptera) are the latgest order of insects. They are
second importance, as far as structural damage. They are the most difficult to control.
Wasps, bees and ants - Answer -(Hymenoptera) also destroy wood when nesting and
are third in importance.
Order isoptera - Answer -Equal wings
Termites are closely related to... - Answer -Cockroaches
Termites are found in every state, except.. - Answer -Alaska
Termites develop through.. - Answer -Gradual metamorphosis
Arizona has 3 types of termites that are of Economic concern, they are? - Answer -
Subterranean, drywood and dampwood
Wood is made of 3 dominant ingrediants: - Answer -Cellulose, Lignin and protozoans
Western Subterranean - Answer -The most common type of termites
Eastern subterranean - Answer -Are found mostly in West texas, new mexico and
arizona
Formosan subterranean - Answer -Not common in arizona, does significant damage
3 basic castes - Answer -Reproductive, Workers and Soldiers
Reproductive castes: - Answer -Alate, aid in egg laying
Worker castes: - Answer -Nymphs, that are reproductive. And workers that are sterile
and blind.
Soldier castes: - Answer -Sterile adults that defend the colony. They do not digest
wood and are blind.
Subterranean termites: - Answer -Long head and smoothe mandibles, they eat with the
grain of the wood
Drywood termites: - Answer -Square head and ridges on mandibles, they also eat
across the grain of the wood.
, Dampwood termites: - Answer -Bowed out head and ridges on mandibles
In what conditions would Swarming and Mating be ideal? - Answer -Warm and humid
conditions
During swarming and mating, Alates tend to be: - Answer -Easy prey
What percent of Alates survive during Swarming and Mating? - Answer -Less than 3%
Wind has strong influence on which variable(s) during Swarming and mating? - Answer
-Direction amd distance
Re-infesting, wood boring beetles, attack what kind of wood? - Answer -They do
excessive damage to hard woods
Non Re-infesting beetles: - Answer -Lay eggs on the bark of trees and therfore do not
re-infest in man made structures
Flat head wood borer: - Answer -Metallic wood borer larva
Round head wood borer: - Answer -Long horned beetle larva
Bark and timber beetles: - Answer -Produce larva that feed on spores produced by
fungus, they also cause staining.
Ambrosia beetles: - Answer -Breed only in sound recently harvested host material with
high moisture content
Carpenter ants: - Answer -Build their nests in dry wood, they DO NOT consume the
wood
Carpenter bees: - Answer -Build about a 1/2 inch perfectly round hole and nest, they
prefer softer wood
To Apply WDI Applications: - Answer -Need basic knowledge of: WDI, pest problems,
pesticides, equipment, methods of application
Application Goals: - Answer -Complete control of target pest
Subterranean application goals: - Answer -Establish a chemical barrier between the
structure and the soil and eliminate the colony with bait
Drywood application goals: - Answer -Destroy termites and nests inside with Dusts,
spot treatment, fumigation, tarp and gas the structure, correct moisture problem
