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Almost all kinds of construction require interior perimeter treating of the foundation except: - ✔️ ✔️ monolithic slabs
It typically takes ___ to ___ years for a newly established colony to start doing serious damage to a structure - ✔️ ✔️ 2 to 3 years
___ are a greater threat to structures than other subterranean termites - ✔️ ✔️ Formosan termites
___ is the predominant termiticide used today - ✔️ ✔️ Termidor
___ on hoses are required when filling tanks for termiticides - ✔️ ✔️ Anti-backflow devices
___ to ___ % of a colony's population are ___ - ✔️ ✔️ 1 - 3% Soldiers
____ are creamy white, wingless, eyeless, and soft-bodied, with chewing mouth-parts - ✔️ ✔️ workers
____ are second, only to termites in their destruction of structural woods - ✔️ ✔️ Lyctid (True powderpost beetles)
______ pose the least problem as pests, occurring mainly in dead, damp, and rotting logs - ✔️ ✔️ Dampwood Termites
A good practice in treating near foundation walls near wells or cisterns is to: - ✔️ ✔️ remove soil to the footing, place it on plastic sheeting and treat, then replace it
A large family of synthetic insecticides closely related to the natural pyrethrins are: - ✔️ ✔️ Pyrethoids
___ are by far the most numerous members of a colony - ✔️ ✔️ Workers
___ in wood surfaces are an indication of powderpost beetles - ✔️ ✔️ Small "shot hole" exit openings in wood surfaces
A preferred option to vertical drilling of an interior slab construction is: - ✔️ ✔️ short rodding from outside
A queen termite may lay up to ___ eggs in her lifetime - ✔️ ✔️ 60,
A swarm is also referred to as a: - ✔️ ✔️ Dispersal Flight
An example of how an insect growth regulator functions in an insect is: - ✔️ ✔️ interfering with molting
Anobiid (Furniture and Deathwatch) beetle characteristics: - ✔️ ✔️ Head not visible from above No antennal club Course powdery frass containing bun-shaped fecal pellets
Anobiid Beetles are: - ✔️ ✔️ Furniture and Deathwatch Beetles
Applicant and license fees: Original business license $___ Certified applicators license $___ Technicians license $___ Administrative exams $___ - ✔️ ✔️ Original business license $ Certified applicators license $ Technicians license $ Administrative exams $
Appropriate and required documents for a Wood Destroying Insect Report are available at: - ✔️ ✔️ Structural Pest Control Service (SPCS)
Beetles in the family ____ have an enzyme that allows them to digest cellulose. - ✔️ ✔️ Anobiidae
Before treating a basement on the exterior: - ✔️ ✔️ Check the foundation walls for cracks
Before treating with a termiticide, check foundation walls where ___ may occur when outside soil is treated - ✔️ ✔️ Seepage to interior
Do not treat soils beneath: - ✔️ ✔️ Wells/cisterns/springs
Drill and treat brick or stone veneer only when the brick ledge is: - ✔️ ✔️ below grade
Exposure to ___, ___, or ___ can aggravate the symptoms of paresthesia - ✔️ ✔️ Sun, heat, water
Failure to provide the SCPD/D2 document will result in a fine/administrative penalty, in an amount not less than $___ per violation. - ✔️ ✔️ $3,
Female carpenter bees bore circular holes about ___" wide at angles to the surface of the wood for about" - ✔️ ✔️ 1/2" wide holes right angle to surface of wood 1" deep
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
Formosan termite nests are referred to as: - ✔️ ✔️ Cartons or Galleries
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 termites have a greater tolerance for: - ✔️ ✔️ soil insecticides
Formosan termites swam from ___ to ___ on humid, still evenings between dusk and midnight - ✔️ ✔️ May/June - July/August
Fungi produce ___, which are like seeds to plants - ✔️ ✔️ Spores
If a licensee changes his or her mailing address, the licensee is required to notify the department within ___ of the effective change date. - ✔️ ✔️ 10 business days
If a spill of termiticide occurs, what 4 actions are of primary importance? - ✔️ ✔️ Turn the pump off immediately Control the spill to keep from spreading Contain the spill by using absorbent materials Clean the area by removing contaminated materials
In crawlspace homes, the net free area of ventilation openings should be roughly equivalent to ___ of the ground area beneath the dwelling. - ✔️ ✔️ 1/20th or 5%
In soil ___ retains many pesticides, whereas ___ do not. - ✔️ ✔️ Silt
Clay
In some instances, fungi provide a source of ___ in the termite diet. - ✔️ ✔️ Calcium
In treating block foundation voids, it is important to treat ____ - ✔️ ✔️ every void
Insects that get their nourishment from starch and sugar stored in wood cells include: - ✔️ ✔️ Annoid beetles
Inspect wooden siding at ____ for dry wood termite damage - ✔️ ✔️ Inspect at sidings lower edges for dry wood termite damage
Kings and queens develop from which type of reproductives? - ✔️ ✔️ Primary (alate)
Larger formosan termite colonies are possible due to: - ✔️ ✔️ Greater than normal reproductive capabilities - a queen can lay up to 1,000 eggs per day
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
Methods of applying borates to wood may include: - ✔️ ✔️ momentary immersion pressure treatment spray or brush on
Most termiticides should not be used to treat soil in structures that use: - ✔️ ✔️ Crawl spaces as hot/cold air plenums
New termite chemistries are characterized as ____ - ✔️ ✔️ non-repellents
Notices of WDI inspections must be placed on at least one of 4 locations. What are the locations permitted? - ✔️ ✔️ Electrical breaker box Water heater closet Bath trap access Under kitchen sink
Once a pair of swarming termites find a site and seal themselves in, the female (queen) will begin laying eggs, with the first batch generally being ___ to ___ eggs. - ✔️ ✔️ 6 to 12 eggs
Organophosphate insecticides are broken down in humans mainly by the: - ✔️ ✔️ Liver
Soldier termites can be distinguished by what characteristics? - ✔️ ✔️ Greatly enlarged reddish-brown heads sword-like mandibles
Sounding is: - ✔️ ✔️ A technique utilized in termite inspections
Specific tools that help in the wood destroying insect inspection are: - ✔️ ✔️ Flashlight Measuring wheel Moisture meter
Subterranean damage is usually confined to what type of wood - ✔️ ✔️ Soft Springwood
Subterranean termite feeding typically follows the grain of wood, and usually only the ____ is eaten - ✔️ ✔️ Soft Springwood
Subterranean termites often emerge into ___ for swarming - ✔️ ✔️ Attics
Subterranean termites usually swarm from ___ to ___ - ✔️ ✔️ January to June depending on temperature and rain conditions
T or F Carpenter bees are both a nuisance and a pest - ✔️ ✔️ True
T or F Drywood termites are restricted to gulf/coastal regions. - ✔️ ✔️ False
T or F Drywood termites construct their nest in wood, and not soil as do subterranean termites.
T or F Drywood termites consume both the harder summerwood and soft springwood of timber
T or F Each WDI inspection must be signed by the owner of the business - ✔️ ✔️ False
T or F Formosan termites can consume a greater variety of cellulose-containing material than other termite species - ✔️ ✔️ True
T or F Not all colonies swarm annually - ✔️ ✔️ True
T or F Termite disclosure documents must be completed and provided to the homeowner prior to treatment - ✔️ ✔️ True
T or F Termiticides have little odor. The odor immediately after treatment is from solvents or odorants used in the formation of the termiticide. - ✔️ ✔️ True
Termi-Mesh is: - ✔️ ✔️ A steel wire mesh used for termite control
Termite baiting systems presently available may: - ✔️ ✔️ Only control termites in a localized area Suppress the colony Provide total colony elimination
Termite earthen shelter tubes are usually ___ to ___" wide - ✔️ ✔️ 1/4" to 1/2"
Termites belong to the insect order___ - ✔️ ✔️ Isoptera
Termites can enter a foundation through cracks as small as: - ✔️ ✔️ 1/32" or 1/64" - both listed in book
Termites do not eat ___ but tunnel through to get to wood in structures - ✔️ ✔️ Termites do not eat foam insulation
Termites have ___ and ___ in their hindgut that allow them to digest cellulose - ✔️ ✔️ Protozoa and bacteria
Termites typically come to the attention of the homeowner in the ___ when the winged reproductives form - ✔️ ✔️ Spring
The ___ forms of termites are most often discovered by homeowners, and confused for ___ - ✔️ ✔️ Primary reproductive Flying ants
The "rule of thumb" is that swarming will generally occur within ___ days after ____ - ✔️ ✔️ 10 days after a warm spring rain
The best evidence of dry wood termites is: - ✔️ ✔️ Frass
The best evidence of dry wood termites is: - ✔️ ✔️ Their six-sided fecal pellets
For some pests fumigation is the only practical method
With veneers that extend below grade, the soil must be treated to a depth of: - ✔️ ✔️ Below the brick ledge
With wood decay fungi, severe wood decay occurs only in wood with a moisture content greater than ___% - ✔️ ✔️ 20% or greater
Wood boring beetles have 4 life stages. The ___ stage is the most damaging to wood. - ✔️ ✔️ Egg
Workers are sometimes mistaken for: - ✔️ ✔️ White ants
Workers mature within ___ and may live for ___ - ✔️ ✔️ A few months 2 - 3 years
Three main disadvantages of fumigation: - ✔️ ✔️ Control is temporary due to little/no residual action Must be applied to enclosed areas Requires special licenses and certifications
To be successful, termite bait products must be: - ✔️ ✔️ Readily consumed Non-repellent Slow acting
To help prevent structural pesticide contamination, a proper inspection includes: - ✔️ ✔️ Structural defects Proximity to wells/cisterns type of heating system
Total protection/treatment of a slab requires treating what 4 areas? - ✔️ ✔️ Voids in concrete/bricks Soil in sub-slab areas Soil at outside perimeter The wood whenever a need is indicated
Two recent developments to get uniform coverage in sub-slab treatments are: - ✔️ ✔️ Termiticide foams directional tips
Typical termite entry points for basement construction are the same for: - ✔️ ✔️ floating slabs
Typically heavy damage to finished woods with only external damage being one or two oval exit holes: - ✔️ ✔️ Old-house borer
Use nozzles designed to: - ✔️ ✔️ Prevent splash-back of termiticides
Vertical drilling through the slab adjacent to the perimeter should be done no more than ___" apart. - ✔️ ✔️ no more than 12" apart
WDI licenses shall expire ___ months from the date issued, or immediately upon the date the business ____ expires, whichever comes first. - ✔️ ✔️ Within 12 months, or expiration of business liability insurance
When rodding, rod holes should be spaced in a manner that will allow for a continuous chemical treated zone, not to exceed ___" between holes. - ✔️ ✔️ Not to exceed 12" between holes
When treating slabs containing or covering heating ducts, you should reconsider treating if the ducts: - ✔️ ✔️ Are made of a material containing cellulose Have soil or sand bottoms Have standing water
Which 3 primary environmental conditions are known to trigger emergence of the winged termite reproductives? - ✔️ ✔️ Heat Light Moisture
Which new termiticide chemical has become the most common termiticide used today?
- ✔️ ✔️ Fipronil (Termidor)
Which species of DRYWOOD termites swarm at daytime, as do subterranean termites?
Winged forms of carpenter ants are typically not formed/produced until the colony is at least ___ years old - ✔️ ✔️ At least 3 years old
