CA Branch 3 Practice Test with answers
The Black Polycaon are one of the wood destroying largest beetles at
1/2 to 1 inch long? True or False - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔True
Beetles have a complete life cycle? True or False - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔True
A Lyctid beetle is a true powderpost beetle? True or False -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔True
Black Polycaons are likely to re-infest? True or False - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔False, they do not re-infest
Lyctid beetles attack mostly hardwoods and they do re-infest? True or
False - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔True
Lead cable borers attack maple and other hardwoods. They will also
bore through lead sheathing around phone and power lines? True or
False - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔True
,Name 3 Bostrichidae (False Powderpost Beetles)? - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔Lead Cable Borer, Black Polycaon, Bamboo Borer
Bamboo borers are very damaging to bamboo furniture and will re-
infest? True or False - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔True
Deathwatch beetles are known for their mating signal. How do they
do that? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Strike their head against the
surface they are standing on
Lead Cable Borers do not re-infest? True or False - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔False, they do re-infest
Deathwatch beetles attack oak and hardwoods and will re-infest?
True or False - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔True
Name two Anobiidae (false powderpost beetles? - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔Deathwatch, Furniture Beetle
Furniture beetles will attack coniferous and hardwoods and prefer
new wood instead of old? True or False - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔False, prefers old woods to new lumber
, If a home has a problem with flat headed borers, you should
fumigate the home because they are likely to reinfest? True or False -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔False, they do not re-infest
New house borers prefer old seasoned wood? True or False -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔False, they attack green lumber, likes
pines, firs and especially Douglas fir. Will bore through hardwoods,
plaster, comp. roofing and linoleum to emerge. May be brought in
with new lumber and firewood.
Old house borers prefer new/fresh wood? True or False - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔False, attacks seasoned wood. Prefers pine, fir and
spruce. Will attack rustic furniture.
Bark beetles don't really bore through bark to star their tunnels? True
or False - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔False, they bore through bark
and work between bark and sapwood and often leave a scoring mark.
Eggs are laid in their tunnels.
If you see wood damaged by a new house borer, it will need to be
treated because they will re-infest? True or False - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔False, do not re-infest and they cannot survive in
seasoned wood.
The Black Polycaon are one of the wood destroying largest beetles at
1/2 to 1 inch long? True or False - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔True
Beetles have a complete life cycle? True or False - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔True
A Lyctid beetle is a true powderpost beetle? True or False -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔True
Black Polycaons are likely to re-infest? True or False - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔False, they do not re-infest
Lyctid beetles attack mostly hardwoods and they do re-infest? True or
False - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔True
Lead cable borers attack maple and other hardwoods. They will also
bore through lead sheathing around phone and power lines? True or
False - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔True
,Name 3 Bostrichidae (False Powderpost Beetles)? - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔Lead Cable Borer, Black Polycaon, Bamboo Borer
Bamboo borers are very damaging to bamboo furniture and will re-
infest? True or False - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔True
Deathwatch beetles are known for their mating signal. How do they
do that? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Strike their head against the
surface they are standing on
Lead Cable Borers do not re-infest? True or False - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔False, they do re-infest
Deathwatch beetles attack oak and hardwoods and will re-infest?
True or False - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔True
Name two Anobiidae (false powderpost beetles? - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔Deathwatch, Furniture Beetle
Furniture beetles will attack coniferous and hardwoods and prefer
new wood instead of old? True or False - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔False, prefers old woods to new lumber
, If a home has a problem with flat headed borers, you should
fumigate the home because they are likely to reinfest? True or False -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔False, they do not re-infest
New house borers prefer old seasoned wood? True or False -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔False, they attack green lumber, likes
pines, firs and especially Douglas fir. Will bore through hardwoods,
plaster, comp. roofing and linoleum to emerge. May be brought in
with new lumber and firewood.
Old house borers prefer new/fresh wood? True or False - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔False, attacks seasoned wood. Prefers pine, fir and
spruce. Will attack rustic furniture.
Bark beetles don't really bore through bark to star their tunnels? True
or False - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔False, they bore through bark
and work between bark and sapwood and often leave a scoring mark.
Eggs are laid in their tunnels.
If you see wood damaged by a new house borer, it will need to be
treated because they will re-infest? True or False - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔False, do not re-infest and they cannot survive in
seasoned wood.
