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Texas Irrigation Technician Exam Questions andAnswers (Verified Answers) | 2024-25 Update
Formosan termites do not need___ so long as ___ - ✔✔Do not need constant contact with
the soil so long as there is a moisture supply
Formosan termite nests are referred to as: - ✔✔Cartons or Galleries
Formosan colonies usually consist of ___ termites, and colonies of ___ are not unusual -
✔✔Several hundred thousand termites, and colonies of more than a MILLION are not
unusual
Larger formosan termite colonies are possible due to: - ✔✔Greater than normal
reproductive capabilities - a queen can lay up to 1,000 eggs per day
T or F
Formosan termites can consume a greater variety of cellulose-containing material than other
termite species - ✔✔True
Formosan termites have a greater tolerance for: - ✔✔soil insecticides
___ are a greater threat to structures than other subterranean termites - ✔✔Formosan
termites
Formosan termites swam from ___ to ___ on humid, still evenings between dusk and midnight -
✔✔May/June - July/August
Proper treatment for Formosan termites includes: - ✔✔removing them from the structure
,The primary food source for dry wood termites is: - ✔✔Trees and brush
The best evidence of dry wood termites is: - ✔✔Their six-sided fecal pellets
T or F
Drywood termites consume both the harder summerwood and soft springwood of timber -
✔✔True
Inspect wooden siding at ____ for dry wood termite damage - ✔✔Inspect at sidings lower
edges for dry wood termite damage
___ in wood surfaces are an indication of powderpost beetles - ✔✔Small "shot hole" exit
openings in wood surfaces
Lyctid (True Powderpost Beetle) characteristics: - ✔✔Small adults - 1/8" to 1/4" long -
reddish brown/black
Head visible from above
Females lay eggs in the PORES of HARDWOODS
Sapwood of hardwoods is eaten by larvae
Frass resembles a flour or talc and falls out of exit holes
____ are second, only to termites in their destruction of structural woods - ✔✔Lyctid (True
powderpost beetles)
Anobiid Beetles are: - ✔✔Furniture and Deathwatch Beetles
Anobiid (Furniture and Deathwatch) beetle characteristics: - ✔✔Head not visible from above
No antennal club
, Course powdery frass containing bun-shaped fecal pellets
Bostrichid Beetles are: - ✔✔False Powderpost and horned powderpost beetles
Bostrichid (False powderpost/horned powderpost) beetle characteristics: - ✔✔Head usually
not visible (many atypical individuals though)
Antennal club has 3-4 segments
Tightly packed frass the sticks together, meal-like with no pellets
Carpenter ant color variations: - ✔✔Dark brown to red to black
Carpenter ants seek out ___ in which to build their nests - ✔✔Soft/moist wood - particularly
that which has begun to decay
Winged forms of carpenter ants are typically not formed/produced until the colony is at least
___ years old - ✔✔At least 3 years old
Carpenter ants do not actually eat wood, but rather: - ✔✔Excavate galleries in the wood to
rear their young
The damage of carpenter ants is easily distinguished from termites in that: - ✔✔Galleries are
excavated without regard for the grain of wood, rather following the softer portions of the
wood
Primary areas to find carpenter ant nests indoors: - ✔✔Wood affected by water seepage
wood in contact with soil
wood adjacent to dirt-filled slab porches
firewood piled in garages or next to houses
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