TEXAS TERMITE TECHNICIAN EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Once a pair of swarming termites find a site and seal themselves in, the female (queen)
will begin laying eggs, with the first batch generally being ___ to ___ eggs. -- Answer
✔✔ 6 to 12 eggs
Reproductive forms are typically not produced in the ____ -- Answer ✔✔ First year
It typically takes ___ to ___ years for a newly established colony to start doing serious
damage to a structure -- Answer ✔✔ 2 to 3 years
Outside of swarming, a colony can be produced/formed by what process? -- Answer
✔✔ Budding - the separation or leaving of a number of termites (to include one or
more secondary reproductives) to form a new colony
Termites can enter a foundation through cracks as small as: -- Answer ✔✔ 1/32" or
1/64" - both listed in book
The ___ forms of termites are most often discovered by homeowners, and confused for
___ -- Answer ✔✔ Primary reproductive
,Flying ants
Termites typically come to the attention of the homeowner in the ___ when the
winged reproductives form -- Answer ✔✔ Spring
The most critical condition for termite infestation is: -- Answer ✔✔ wood-to-soil
contact
Subterranean termite feeding typically follows the grain of wood, and usually only the
____ is eaten -- Answer ✔✔ Soft Springwood
Termite earthen shelter tubes are usually ___ to ___" wide -- Answer ✔✔ 1/4" to 1/2"
Coptotermes formosanus are also called: -- Answer ✔✔ Formosan Termites
Formosan termites do not need___ so long as ___ -- Answer ✔✔ Do not need
constant contact with the soil so long as there is a moisture supply
Formosan termite nests are referred to as: -- Answer ✔✔ Cartons or Galleries
Formosan colonies usually consist of ___ termites, and colonies of ___ are not unusual
-- Answer ✔✔ Several hundred thousand termites, and colonies of more than a
MILLION are not unusual
, Larger formosan termite colonies are possible due to: -- Answer ✔✔ Greater than
normal reproductive capabilities - a queen can lay up to 1,000 eggs per day
T or F
Formosan termites can consume a greater variety of cellulose-containing material than
other termite species -- Answer ✔✔ True
Formosan termites have a greater tolerance for: -- Answer ✔✔ soil insecticides
___ are a greater threat to structures than other subterranean termites -- Answer ✔✔
Formosan termites
Formosan termites swam from ___ to ___ on humid, still evenings between dusk and
midnight -- Answer ✔✔ May/June - July/August
Proper treatment for Formosan termites includes: -- Answer ✔✔ removing them from
the structure
The primary food source for dry wood termites is: -- Answer ✔✔ Trees and brush
The best evidence of dry wood termites is: -- Answer ✔✔ Their six-sided fecal pellets
T or F
Drywood termites consume both the harder summerwood and soft springwood of
timber -- Answer ✔✔ True
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Once a pair of swarming termites find a site and seal themselves in, the female (queen)
will begin laying eggs, with the first batch generally being ___ to ___ eggs. -- Answer
✔✔ 6 to 12 eggs
Reproductive forms are typically not produced in the ____ -- Answer ✔✔ First year
It typically takes ___ to ___ years for a newly established colony to start doing serious
damage to a structure -- Answer ✔✔ 2 to 3 years
Outside of swarming, a colony can be produced/formed by what process? -- Answer
✔✔ Budding - the separation or leaving of a number of termites (to include one or
more secondary reproductives) to form a new colony
Termites can enter a foundation through cracks as small as: -- Answer ✔✔ 1/32" or
1/64" - both listed in book
The ___ forms of termites are most often discovered by homeowners, and confused for
___ -- Answer ✔✔ Primary reproductive
,Flying ants
Termites typically come to the attention of the homeowner in the ___ when the
winged reproductives form -- Answer ✔✔ Spring
The most critical condition for termite infestation is: -- Answer ✔✔ wood-to-soil
contact
Subterranean termite feeding typically follows the grain of wood, and usually only the
____ is eaten -- Answer ✔✔ Soft Springwood
Termite earthen shelter tubes are usually ___ to ___" wide -- Answer ✔✔ 1/4" to 1/2"
Coptotermes formosanus are also called: -- Answer ✔✔ Formosan Termites
Formosan termites do not need___ so long as ___ -- Answer ✔✔ Do not need
constant contact with the soil so long as there is a moisture supply
Formosan termite nests are referred to as: -- Answer ✔✔ Cartons or Galleries
Formosan colonies usually consist of ___ termites, and colonies of ___ are not unusual
-- Answer ✔✔ Several hundred thousand termites, and colonies of more than a
MILLION are not unusual
, Larger formosan termite colonies are possible due to: -- Answer ✔✔ Greater than
normal reproductive capabilities - a queen can lay up to 1,000 eggs per day
T or F
Formosan termites can consume a greater variety of cellulose-containing material than
other termite species -- Answer ✔✔ True
Formosan termites have a greater tolerance for: -- Answer ✔✔ soil insecticides
___ are a greater threat to structures than other subterranean termites -- Answer ✔✔
Formosan termites
Formosan termites swam from ___ to ___ on humid, still evenings between dusk and
midnight -- Answer ✔✔ May/June - July/August
Proper treatment for Formosan termites includes: -- Answer ✔✔ removing them from
the structure
The primary food source for dry wood termites is: -- Answer ✔✔ Trees and brush
The best evidence of dry wood termites is: -- Answer ✔✔ Their six-sided fecal pellets
T or F
Drywood termites consume both the harder summerwood and soft springwood of
timber -- Answer ✔✔ True
