Termite and Other Wood Pests
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Termites belong to the insect order: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Isoptera
Termites are more prevalent in ___________ soil. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Sandy
The most numerous members in a termite colony are the: - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Workers
The termite caste with the greatly enlarged dark, reddish brown heads are
the: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Soldiers
The first bath of eggs layed by the queen in a new subterranean termite
colony contains: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔6-12 eggs
,Termite can enter structures through:
a. cracks in concrete
b. utility openings
c. expansion joints
d. all of the above - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔d. all of the above
When looking for signs of termite, the inspector should look for:
a. forms left in slabs around plumbing drains
b. wooden porch steps in soil contact
c. wooden fences or trellises contacting the structure
d. all of the above - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔d. all of the above
Buildings should be inspected at least once __________ for termite tubes. -
🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A year
Unlike other subterranean termites, Formosan termites do not need
constant contact with the soil if there is an alternative moisture supply. T/F -
🧠 ANSWER ✔✔True
, Formosan termite queens can produce up to 500 eggs per day. T/F - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔False (1000 eggs/day)
Formosan termites are the only species that constructs carton nests. T/F -
🧠 ANSWER ✔✔True
In many situations, fumigation may be the only effective means of
eliminating of Formosan termites. T/F - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔True
Drywood termites construct their nest in wood and not in the soil as do
subterranean termites. T/F - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔False
Drywood termites are restricted to the gulf coast region. T/F - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔False
Small "shot hole" openings in wood surfaces are an indication of
_____________ infestation.
a. powderpost beetle
b. drywood termite
c. dampwood termite
d. subterranean termite - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a. powderpost beetle
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2025/2026 Exam Questions and Answers
| 100% Solved
Termites belong to the insect order: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Isoptera
Termites are more prevalent in ___________ soil. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Sandy
The most numerous members in a termite colony are the: - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Workers
The termite caste with the greatly enlarged dark, reddish brown heads are
the: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Soldiers
The first bath of eggs layed by the queen in a new subterranean termite
colony contains: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔6-12 eggs
,Termite can enter structures through:
a. cracks in concrete
b. utility openings
c. expansion joints
d. all of the above - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔d. all of the above
When looking for signs of termite, the inspector should look for:
a. forms left in slabs around plumbing drains
b. wooden porch steps in soil contact
c. wooden fences or trellises contacting the structure
d. all of the above - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔d. all of the above
Buildings should be inspected at least once __________ for termite tubes. -
🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A year
Unlike other subterranean termites, Formosan termites do not need
constant contact with the soil if there is an alternative moisture supply. T/F -
🧠 ANSWER ✔✔True
, Formosan termite queens can produce up to 500 eggs per day. T/F - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔False (1000 eggs/day)
Formosan termites are the only species that constructs carton nests. T/F -
🧠 ANSWER ✔✔True
In many situations, fumigation may be the only effective means of
eliminating of Formosan termites. T/F - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔True
Drywood termites construct their nest in wood and not in the soil as do
subterranean termites. T/F - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔False
Drywood termites are restricted to the gulf coast region. T/F - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔False
Small "shot hole" openings in wood surfaces are an indication of
_____________ infestation.
a. powderpost beetle
b. drywood termite
c. dampwood termite
d. subterranean termite - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a. powderpost beetle
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