Branch 3 Pest Control Test- Identifying
Termites and Damage UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Subterranean Swarmer's - CORRECT ANSWER -Have only 2 dark veins at the upper
margin of the wing at the base. Subterranean swarmer's are usually dark to black in color, though
two species are brown. Formosan swarmer's are brown, but their wings have 2 dark veins just
like other Subterranean termites. Formosan wings have rows of fine hairs along the upper edge.
Drywood Termites Swarmers - CORRECT ANSWER -Have 3-4 dark veins at the upper
margin of the wing at the base. The Drywood termite is usually brown in color. except for the
Western Drywood termite, which has a bluish black body with a reddish-brown head and thorax.
Dampwood Termites - CORRECT ANSWER -Are very large with the swarmer's being as
large as 1 1/2 long. Dampwood termite swarmer's have 4 dark veins at the top margin of the
wing.
Soldiers - CORRECT ANSWER -Termite soldiers have hardened, armored heads and
large mandibles which they use for defending the colony.
Subterranean Soldiers - CORRECT ANSWER -Have no teeth-or only one tooth on the
inner margin of the mandible. The Subterranean termite soldiers head is a rectangular shape.
Formosan Soldiers - CORRECT ANSWER -Have an oval or teardrop shaped head. There
is a small hole on top of the formosans head called a fontanelle.
Drywood Termite soldiers - CORRECT ANSWER -have a rectangular shaped head with
both mandibles having teeth along the inner edges. Powderpost termites are a type of Drywood
termite found in FL and HI which belongs to the genus Cryptotermes. The Powderpost soldiers
head is black, short and plug shaped.
Termites and Damage UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Subterranean Swarmer's - CORRECT ANSWER -Have only 2 dark veins at the upper
margin of the wing at the base. Subterranean swarmer's are usually dark to black in color, though
two species are brown. Formosan swarmer's are brown, but their wings have 2 dark veins just
like other Subterranean termites. Formosan wings have rows of fine hairs along the upper edge.
Drywood Termites Swarmers - CORRECT ANSWER -Have 3-4 dark veins at the upper
margin of the wing at the base. The Drywood termite is usually brown in color. except for the
Western Drywood termite, which has a bluish black body with a reddish-brown head and thorax.
Dampwood Termites - CORRECT ANSWER -Are very large with the swarmer's being as
large as 1 1/2 long. Dampwood termite swarmer's have 4 dark veins at the top margin of the
wing.
Soldiers - CORRECT ANSWER -Termite soldiers have hardened, armored heads and
large mandibles which they use for defending the colony.
Subterranean Soldiers - CORRECT ANSWER -Have no teeth-or only one tooth on the
inner margin of the mandible. The Subterranean termite soldiers head is a rectangular shape.
Formosan Soldiers - CORRECT ANSWER -Have an oval or teardrop shaped head. There
is a small hole on top of the formosans head called a fontanelle.
Drywood Termite soldiers - CORRECT ANSWER -have a rectangular shaped head with
both mandibles having teeth along the inner edges. Powderpost termites are a type of Drywood
termite found in FL and HI which belongs to the genus Cryptotermes. The Powderpost soldiers
head is black, short and plug shaped.
