TEXAS TERMITE TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATION EXAM PREP 2026 | COMPLETE PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS | TERMITE BIOLOGY, WOOD-DESTROYING INSECTS, TREATMENT METHODS, TEXAS PEST CONTROL REGULATIONS, SAFETY PROCEDURES & INSPECTION TECHNIQUES

TEXAS TERMITE TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATION EXAM PREP 2026 |
COMPLETE PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS |
TERMITE BIOLOGY, WOOD-DESTROYING INSECTS, TREATMENT
METHODS, TEXAS PEST CONTROL REGULATIONS, SAFETY PROCEDURES
& INSPECTION TECHNIQUES
______ POSE THE LEAST PROBLEM AS PESTS, OCCURRING MAINLY IN DEAD, DAMP, AND
ROTTING LOGS

ANS: DAMPWOOD TERMITES




BECAUSE TERMITES RELY ON SOIL MOISTURE, THEY ARE GENERALLY MORE PREVALENT AND
ABLE TO SURVIVE IN ____

ANS: SANDY SOILS




TERMITES HAVE ___ AND ___ IN THEIR HINDGUT THAT ALLOW THEM TO DIGEST CELLULOSE

ANS: PROTOZOA AND BACTERIA




THE THREE FORMS (OR CASTES) OF TERMITES ARE:

ANS: WORKERS (PSEUDERGATES)
SOLDIERS

REPRODUCTIVES




___ ARE BY FAR THE MOST NUMEROUS MEMBERS OF A COLONY

, ANS: WORKERS




____ ARE CREAMY WHITE, WINGLESS, EYELESS, AND SOFT-BODIED, WITH CHEWING MOUTH-
PARTS

ANS: WORKERS




WORKERS ARE SOMETIMES MISTAKEN FOR:

ANS: WHITE ANTS




WORKERS MATURE WITHIN ___ AND MAY LIVE FOR ___

ANS: A FEW MONTHS
2-3 YEARS




___ TO ___ % OF A COLONY'S POPULATION ARE ___

ANS: 1-3%
SOLDIERS




SOLDIER TERMITES CAN BE DISTINGUISHED BY WHAT CHARACTERISTICS?

ANS: GREATLY ENLARGED REDDISH-BROWN HEADS
SWORD-LIKE MANDIBLES