Wood Destroying Insects Flashcards
The use of baits in termite control is:
Used in conjunction with wood monitors.
How long does it take for a newly established subterranean termite colony to reach mature size?
Three to five years.
Soil Saturation occurs when
Water in soil exceeds 95 percent.
The most numerous caste of termites in the colony, often misnamed “white ants” is:
Workers
How can you distinguish between a soldier termite and a worker termite?
Soldiers have large heads and sword-like mandibles.
Wood application of borates includes all of the following methods, EXCEPT:
Sprinkling borate powder on lumber.
What are the kinds of termites most commonly found by homeowners?
Reproductives, because they swarm.
Uniform soil treatment is effective in controlling termites because it:
Forms a barrier that is lethal or repellant to termites.
In order to do short rodding under the slab, it is necessary to:
Locate the bottom of the slab.
Anobiid Beetles are unlike other power post beetles in that they what?
Have digestive yeast in their gut
The largest of the wood destroying beetles is the:
Longhorned beetle
Treating soils that are saturated or frozen can result in:
Groundwater contamination.
Which is NOT a characteristic of carpenter ant damage?
Small, oval shot holes.
