California Branch 3 Operator Exam||VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES||NEWEST EXAM!!.pdf 1
Lyctid beetles attack mostly hardwoods and they do re-
infest? True or False - Answer-True
Lead cable borers attack maple and other hardwoods.
They will also bore through lead sheathing around phone
and power lines? True or False - Answer-True
Name 3 Bostrichidae (False Powderpost Beetles)? -
Answer-Lead Cable Borer, Black Polycaon, Bamboo Borer
Bamboo borers are very damaging to bamboo furniture
and will re-infest? True or False - Answer-True
Deathwatch beetles are known for their mating signal.
How do they do that? - Answer-Strike their head against
the surface they are standing on
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Lead Cable Borers do not re-infest? True or False -
Answer-False, they do re-infest
Deathwatch beetles attack oak and hardwoods and will re-
infest? True or False - Answer-True
Name two Anobiidae (false powderpost beetles? -
Answer-Deathwatch, Furniture Beetle
Furniture beetles will attack coniferous and hardwoods
and prefer new wood instead of old? True or False -
Answer-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 - Answer-False, they do not re-
infest
New house borers prefer old seasoned wood? True or
False - Answer-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.
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Old house borers prefer new/fresh wood? True or False -
Answer-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 - Answer-False, they bore through
bark and work between bark and sapwood and often leave
a scoring mark. Eggs are laid in their tunnels.
The Black Polycaon are one of the wood destroying
largest beetles at 1/2 to 1 inch long? True or False -
Answer-True
Beetles have a complete life cycle? True or False -
Answer-True
A Lyctid beetle is a true powderpost beetle? True or False
- Answer-True
Black Polycaons are likely to re-infest? True or False -
Answer-False, they do not re-infest
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If you see wood damaged by a new house borer, it will
need to be treated because they will re-infest? True or
False - Answer-False, do not re-infest and they cannot
survive in seasoned wood.
Name a Buprestidae Beetle? - Answer-Flat Headed Borer
A field representative may solicit work on their own behalf
- Answer-False
it is the employers responsibility, not the employee's
responsibility to renew the employee's license. - Answer-
False
Structural Pest control includes ships, docks, and rail road
cars. - Answer-True
Structural pest control licenses renew on the third June
30th following issuance. - Answer-True
The structural pest control board may investigate a
licensee at any time. - Answer-True
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES||NEWEST EXAM!!.pdf 1
Lyctid beetles attack mostly hardwoods and they do re-
infest? True or False - Answer-True
Lead cable borers attack maple and other hardwoods.
They will also bore through lead sheathing around phone
and power lines? True or False - Answer-True
Name 3 Bostrichidae (False Powderpost Beetles)? -
Answer-Lead Cable Borer, Black Polycaon, Bamboo Borer
Bamboo borers are very damaging to bamboo furniture
and will re-infest? True or False - Answer-True
Deathwatch beetles are known for their mating signal.
How do they do that? - Answer-Strike their head against
the surface they are standing on
,1|Page
Lead Cable Borers do not re-infest? True or False -
Answer-False, they do re-infest
Deathwatch beetles attack oak and hardwoods and will re-
infest? True or False - Answer-True
Name two Anobiidae (false powderpost beetles? -
Answer-Deathwatch, Furniture Beetle
Furniture beetles will attack coniferous and hardwoods
and prefer new wood instead of old? True or False -
Answer-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 - Answer-False, they do not re-
infest
New house borers prefer old seasoned wood? True or
False - Answer-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.
,2|Page
Old house borers prefer new/fresh wood? True or False -
Answer-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 - Answer-False, they bore through
bark and work between bark and sapwood and often leave
a scoring mark. Eggs are laid in their tunnels.
The Black Polycaon are one of the wood destroying
largest beetles at 1/2 to 1 inch long? True or False -
Answer-True
Beetles have a complete life cycle? True or False -
Answer-True
A Lyctid beetle is a true powderpost beetle? True or False
- Answer-True
Black Polycaons are likely to re-infest? True or False -
Answer-False, they do not re-infest
, 3|Page
If you see wood damaged by a new house borer, it will
need to be treated because they will re-infest? True or
False - Answer-False, do not re-infest and they cannot
survive in seasoned wood.
Name a Buprestidae Beetle? - Answer-Flat Headed Borer
A field representative may solicit work on their own behalf
- Answer-False
it is the employers responsibility, not the employee's
responsibility to renew the employee's license. - Answer-
False
Structural Pest control includes ships, docks, and rail road
cars. - Answer-True
Structural pest control licenses renew on the third June
30th following issuance. - Answer-True
The structural pest control board may investigate a
licensee at any time. - Answer-True
