Termite test
Termites - *answers *(Isoptera) are of the most damaging insects that attack structures.
Wood boring beetles - *answers *(Coleoptera) are the latgest order of insects. They are
second importance, as far as structural damage. They are the most difficult to control.
Wasps, bees and ants - *answers *(Hymenoptera) also destroy wood when nesting and
are third in importance.
Order isoptera - *answers *Equal wings
Termites are closely related to... - *answers *Cockroaches
Termites are found in every state, except.. - *answers *Alaska
Termites develop through.. - *answers *Gradual metamorphosis
Arizona has 3 types of termites that are of Economic concern, they are? - *answers
*Subterranean, drywood and dampwood
Wood is made of 3 dominant ingrediants: - *answers *Cellulose, Lignin and protozoans
Western Subterranean - *answers *The most common type of termites
Eastern subterranean - *answers *Are found mostly in West texas, new mexico and
arizona
Formosan subterranean - *answers *Not common in arizona, does significant damage
3 basic castes - *answers *Reproductive, Workers and Soldiers
Reproductive castes: - *answers *Alate, aid in egg laying
Worker castes: - *answers *Nymphs, that are reproductive. And workers that are sterile
and blind.
Soldier castes: - *answers *Sterile adults that defend the colony. They do not digest
wood and are blind.
Subterranean termites: - *answers *Long head and smoothe mandibles, they eat with
the grain of the wood
Drywood termites: - *answers *Square head and ridges on mandibles, they also eat
across the grain of the wood.
Dampwood termites: - *answers *Bowed out head and ridges on mandibles
, Termite test
In what conditions would Swarming and Mating be ideal? - *answers *Warm and humid
conditions
During swarming and mating, Alates tend to be: - *answers *Easy prey
What percent of Alates survive during Swarming and Mating? - *answers *Less than
3%
Wind has strong influence on which variable(s) during Swarming and mating? -
*answers *Direction amd distance
Re-infesting, wood boring beetles, attack what kind of wood? - *answers *They do
excessive damage to hard woods
Non Re-infesting beetles: - *answers *Lay eggs on the bark of trees and therfore do not
re-infest in man made structures
Flat head wood borer: - *answers *Metallic wood borer larva
Round head wood borer: - *answers *Long horned beetle larva
Bark and timber beetles: - *answers *Produce larva that feed on spores produced by
fungus, they also cause staining.
Ambrosia beetles: - *answers *Breed only in sound recently harvested host material
with high moisture content
Carpenter ants: - *answers *Build their nests in dry wood, they DO NOT consume the
wood
Carpenter bees: - *answers *Build about a 1/2 inch perfectly round hole and nest, they
prefer softer wood
To Apply WDI Applications: - *answers *Need basic knowledge of: WDI, pest problems,
pesticides, equipment, methods of application
Application Goals: - *answers *Complete control of target pest
Subterranean application goals: - *answers *Establish a chemical barrier between the
structure and the soil and eliminate the colony with bait
Drywood application goals: - *answers *Destroy termites and nests inside with Dusts,
spot treatment, fumigation, tarp and gas the structure, correct moisture problem
Dampwood application goals: - *answers *Control moisture and replace damp,
damaged wood
Termites - *answers *(Isoptera) are of the most damaging insects that attack structures.
Wood boring beetles - *answers *(Coleoptera) are the latgest order of insects. They are
second importance, as far as structural damage. They are the most difficult to control.
Wasps, bees and ants - *answers *(Hymenoptera) also destroy wood when nesting and
are third in importance.
Order isoptera - *answers *Equal wings
Termites are closely related to... - *answers *Cockroaches
Termites are found in every state, except.. - *answers *Alaska
Termites develop through.. - *answers *Gradual metamorphosis
Arizona has 3 types of termites that are of Economic concern, they are? - *answers
*Subterranean, drywood and dampwood
Wood is made of 3 dominant ingrediants: - *answers *Cellulose, Lignin and protozoans
Western Subterranean - *answers *The most common type of termites
Eastern subterranean - *answers *Are found mostly in West texas, new mexico and
arizona
Formosan subterranean - *answers *Not common in arizona, does significant damage
3 basic castes - *answers *Reproductive, Workers and Soldiers
Reproductive castes: - *answers *Alate, aid in egg laying
Worker castes: - *answers *Nymphs, that are reproductive. And workers that are sterile
and blind.
Soldier castes: - *answers *Sterile adults that defend the colony. They do not digest
wood and are blind.
Subterranean termites: - *answers *Long head and smoothe mandibles, they eat with
the grain of the wood
Drywood termites: - *answers *Square head and ridges on mandibles, they also eat
across the grain of the wood.
Dampwood termites: - *answers *Bowed out head and ridges on mandibles
, Termite test
In what conditions would Swarming and Mating be ideal? - *answers *Warm and humid
conditions
During swarming and mating, Alates tend to be: - *answers *Easy prey
What percent of Alates survive during Swarming and Mating? - *answers *Less than
3%
Wind has strong influence on which variable(s) during Swarming and mating? -
*answers *Direction amd distance
Re-infesting, wood boring beetles, attack what kind of wood? - *answers *They do
excessive damage to hard woods
Non Re-infesting beetles: - *answers *Lay eggs on the bark of trees and therfore do not
re-infest in man made structures
Flat head wood borer: - *answers *Metallic wood borer larva
Round head wood borer: - *answers *Long horned beetle larva
Bark and timber beetles: - *answers *Produce larva that feed on spores produced by
fungus, they also cause staining.
Ambrosia beetles: - *answers *Breed only in sound recently harvested host material
with high moisture content
Carpenter ants: - *answers *Build their nests in dry wood, they DO NOT consume the
wood
Carpenter bees: - *answers *Build about a 1/2 inch perfectly round hole and nest, they
prefer softer wood
To Apply WDI Applications: - *answers *Need basic knowledge of: WDI, pest problems,
pesticides, equipment, methods of application
Application Goals: - *answers *Complete control of target pest
Subterranean application goals: - *answers *Establish a chemical barrier between the
structure and the soil and eliminate the colony with bait
Drywood application goals: - *answers *Destroy termites and nests inside with Dusts,
spot treatment, fumigation, tarp and gas the structure, correct moisture problem
Dampwood application goals: - *answers *Control moisture and replace damp,
damaged wood
