TEXAS CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN PRACTICE TERMITE EXAM
1.Cellulose digestion: Process dependent upon protozoa and/or a virus for subterranean and
drywood termites.
2. Subterranean termites: Found throughout the state and in the southern region, not just far West
Texas.
3. Termite caste: Worker caste is directly responsible for damaging wood.
4. Soldier termites: Recognizable by well-developed mandibles and white coloration.
5. Termite habitat: All termites live in colonies and shelter tubes.
6. Presence indication: Subterranean termites indicated by shed wings and shelter tubes.
7. Drywood termites: Require a source of cellulose and can be indicated by presence.
8. Sub-slab injectors: Special tools for injecting chemicals beneath slab-on-ground floors.
9. Powder-post beetles: Attack all types of wood and seasoned hardwoods.
10. Wood-boring beetles: Main damaging life stage is the larva.
11. Termite inspection technique: Includes sounding, rodding, and trenching.
12. Monolithic slab entry: Termites may enter through cracks, around utility and plumbing lines, an
around
The edge.
13. Termite control strategies: Include mechanical alteration, soil treating, and foundation treatin
14. Formosan termite: More aggressive, can locate water sources without soil connection, and
established in
Southeast Texas.
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, 15. Low pressure spraying: Treatment at 10 to 15 PSI in certain situations.
16. Well proximity: Soil removal and replacement technique should be used within a reasonable
distance.
17. Non-reinfesting beetles: Include deathwatch or furniture beetles.
18. Carpenter ants nesting: May nest in trees, wood members of buildings, and tree stumps.
19. Electrical tools grounding: Grounded through the use of a ground fault interrupter.
20. Ventilation relationship: Free ventilation area and square footage of the crawl space have a 1/5
to
1/500 relationship.
21. Active ingredient: Generic name of the active ingredient is chlorpyrifos.
22. Chemical name: Chemical name includes cis-trans 3-(2,2-dichloroethenyl)-2, 2-
dimethylcyclopropanecar-
Boxylate.
23. Flea treatment: Treating at the 1% level is impermissible.
24. Atropine antidote: Atropine with 2-PAM is the antidote.
25. EPA establishment number: The EPA establishment number is 279-3062.
26. Baits traps application: Recommended rate of application for a 1 square foot area is 2 to 4
gallons.
27. DDVP mixing: DDVP can be mixed with baits traps.
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1.Cellulose digestion: Process dependent upon protozoa and/or a virus for subterranean and
drywood termites.
2. Subterranean termites: Found throughout the state and in the southern region, not just far West
Texas.
3. Termite caste: Worker caste is directly responsible for damaging wood.
4. Soldier termites: Recognizable by well-developed mandibles and white coloration.
5. Termite habitat: All termites live in colonies and shelter tubes.
6. Presence indication: Subterranean termites indicated by shed wings and shelter tubes.
7. Drywood termites: Require a source of cellulose and can be indicated by presence.
8. Sub-slab injectors: Special tools for injecting chemicals beneath slab-on-ground floors.
9. Powder-post beetles: Attack all types of wood and seasoned hardwoods.
10. Wood-boring beetles: Main damaging life stage is the larva.
11. Termite inspection technique: Includes sounding, rodding, and trenching.
12. Monolithic slab entry: Termites may enter through cracks, around utility and plumbing lines, an
around
The edge.
13. Termite control strategies: Include mechanical alteration, soil treating, and foundation treatin
14. Formosan termite: More aggressive, can locate water sources without soil connection, and
established in
Southeast Texas.
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, 15. Low pressure spraying: Treatment at 10 to 15 PSI in certain situations.
16. Well proximity: Soil removal and replacement technique should be used within a reasonable
distance.
17. Non-reinfesting beetles: Include deathwatch or furniture beetles.
18. Carpenter ants nesting: May nest in trees, wood members of buildings, and tree stumps.
19. Electrical tools grounding: Grounded through the use of a ground fault interrupter.
20. Ventilation relationship: Free ventilation area and square footage of the crawl space have a 1/5
to
1/500 relationship.
21. Active ingredient: Generic name of the active ingredient is chlorpyrifos.
22. Chemical name: Chemical name includes cis-trans 3-(2,2-dichloroethenyl)-2, 2-
dimethylcyclopropanecar-
Boxylate.
23. Flea treatment: Treating at the 1% level is impermissible.
24. Atropine antidote: Atropine with 2-PAM is the antidote.
25. EPA establishment number: The EPA establishment number is 279-3062.
26. Baits traps application: Recommended rate of application for a 1 square foot area is 2 to 4
gallons.
27. DDVP mixing: DDVP can be mixed with baits traps.
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