CA BRANCH 3 EXAM PREP
Name 3 bostrichidae (false powderpost beetles)? - ANSWERS-Lead
cable, Bamboo borer, Black polycaon
Bamboo borers are very damaging to Bamboo furniture and will re-
infest? - ANSWERS-True
Deathwatch beetles are known for their mating signal. How do they
do that? - ANSWERS-Strike their head against the surface they are
standing on.
Lead cable borers do not re-infest? - ANSWERS-False
Deathwatch beetles attack oak and hardwoods and will re-infest? -
ANSWERS-True
Name two anobiidae (false powderpost) beetles? - ANSWERS-Death
watch, furniture beetle
Furniture beetles will attack coniferous and hardwoods and prefer
new wood instead of old? - ANSWERS-False
If a home has a problem with flat head borers, you should fumigate
the home because they are likely to re-infest? - ANSWERS-False
,New house borers prefer old seasoned wood? - ANSWERS-False
Old house borers prefer new/fresh wood? - ANSWERS-False
Bark beetles don't really bore though bark to start their tunnels? -
ANSWERS-False
If you see wood damaged by a new house borer, it will need to b e
treated because they will re-infest? - ANSWERS-False
Name a burprestidae beetle? - ANSWERS-Flat-headed borer
What does frass from a lyctid beetle look like? - ANSWERS-Talcum
powder like
Flat head borer emergence holes are oval shaped and about 3/8 inch
wide? - ANSWERS-True
Bark beetles are a serious pest of our forest but may be brought in
with firewood? - ANSWERS-True
New house borers may bore though hardwoods, plaster, composition
roofing and linoleum to emerge but they do not require treatment
because they will not re-infest? - ANSWERS-True
,Bark beetles do not re-infest? - ANSWERS-True
Black polycaon emergence holes that are about 1/4 inch in diameter? -
ANSWERS-True
You can tell the difference between a true powderpost and a false
powderpost battles frass because only a true powderpost beetle has a
fine "face-powder" like consistency? - ANSWERS-True
Lyctid beetle emergence holes are about 1/32 to 1/16 inch diameter? -
ANSWERS-True
Why is it so important for you to know if a beetle will or will not re-
infest? - ANSWERS-Beetles that don't re-infest will not require
treatment.
Will a bamboo borer re-infest? - ANSWERS-True
Furniture beetle emergence holes are about 1/16 to 1/8 inch in
diameter and they will re-infest? - ANSWERS-True
Old house borers do not live in the U.S. but may be imported? -
ANSWERS-True
A new house borer may emerge from a new home a few months to a
year after it is built? - ANSWERS-True
, If you see a beetle infestation in a home, it always means that
treatment is needed? - ANSWERS-False
Seasoned or kiln dried wood is a good choice for building because it
is less likely to have problems with beetle infestations? - ANSWERS-
True
Before starting any control program, you need to determine which of
the following? - ANSWERS-make a positive positive identification of
the beetle, find out if the beetle will reinvest, can the beetles survive
in your climate?, Does the beetle prefer dryer, seasoned wood?, Does
the beetle need moisture to survive?, Is the damage current or is it
from the past?
Some infestations can be controlled with residual liquid treatments? -
ANSWERS-True
Fumigation will give immediate control and kill all stages of powder
post and deathwatch Beatles. What dosage of sulfuryl fluoride will be
needed to be effective? - ANSWERS-10x
Small items, such as furniture, may be fumigated in a small vault
instead of fumigating the entire structure? - ANSWERS-True
Methyl bromide works very well and is commonly used to fumigate
homes all over California? - ANSWERS-False
Name 3 bostrichidae (false powderpost beetles)? - ANSWERS-Lead
cable, Bamboo borer, Black polycaon
Bamboo borers are very damaging to Bamboo furniture and will re-
infest? - ANSWERS-True
Deathwatch beetles are known for their mating signal. How do they
do that? - ANSWERS-Strike their head against the surface they are
standing on.
Lead cable borers do not re-infest? - ANSWERS-False
Deathwatch beetles attack oak and hardwoods and will re-infest? -
ANSWERS-True
Name two anobiidae (false powderpost) beetles? - ANSWERS-Death
watch, furniture beetle
Furniture beetles will attack coniferous and hardwoods and prefer
new wood instead of old? - ANSWERS-False
If a home has a problem with flat head borers, you should fumigate
the home because they are likely to re-infest? - ANSWERS-False
,New house borers prefer old seasoned wood? - ANSWERS-False
Old house borers prefer new/fresh wood? - ANSWERS-False
Bark beetles don't really bore though bark to start their tunnels? -
ANSWERS-False
If you see wood damaged by a new house borer, it will need to b e
treated because they will re-infest? - ANSWERS-False
Name a burprestidae beetle? - ANSWERS-Flat-headed borer
What does frass from a lyctid beetle look like? - ANSWERS-Talcum
powder like
Flat head borer emergence holes are oval shaped and about 3/8 inch
wide? - ANSWERS-True
Bark beetles are a serious pest of our forest but may be brought in
with firewood? - ANSWERS-True
New house borers may bore though hardwoods, plaster, composition
roofing and linoleum to emerge but they do not require treatment
because they will not re-infest? - ANSWERS-True
,Bark beetles do not re-infest? - ANSWERS-True
Black polycaon emergence holes that are about 1/4 inch in diameter? -
ANSWERS-True
You can tell the difference between a true powderpost and a false
powderpost battles frass because only a true powderpost beetle has a
fine "face-powder" like consistency? - ANSWERS-True
Lyctid beetle emergence holes are about 1/32 to 1/16 inch diameter? -
ANSWERS-True
Why is it so important for you to know if a beetle will or will not re-
infest? - ANSWERS-Beetles that don't re-infest will not require
treatment.
Will a bamboo borer re-infest? - ANSWERS-True
Furniture beetle emergence holes are about 1/16 to 1/8 inch in
diameter and they will re-infest? - ANSWERS-True
Old house borers do not live in the U.S. but may be imported? -
ANSWERS-True
A new house borer may emerge from a new home a few months to a
year after it is built? - ANSWERS-True
, If you see a beetle infestation in a home, it always means that
treatment is needed? - ANSWERS-False
Seasoned or kiln dried wood is a good choice for building because it
is less likely to have problems with beetle infestations? - ANSWERS-
True
Before starting any control program, you need to determine which of
the following? - ANSWERS-make a positive positive identification of
the beetle, find out if the beetle will reinvest, can the beetles survive
in your climate?, Does the beetle prefer dryer, seasoned wood?, Does
the beetle need moisture to survive?, Is the damage current or is it
from the past?
Some infestations can be controlled with residual liquid treatments? -
ANSWERS-True
Fumigation will give immediate control and kill all stages of powder
post and deathwatch Beatles. What dosage of sulfuryl fluoride will be
needed to be effective? - ANSWERS-10x
Small items, such as furniture, may be fumigated in a small vault
instead of fumigating the entire structure? - ANSWERS-True
Methyl bromide works very well and is commonly used to fumigate
homes all over California? - ANSWERS-False
