STRUCTURAL & GENERAL PEST MANAGEMENT 7A QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025

STRUCTURAL & GENERAL 2025
PEST MANAGEMENT 7A
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION



QUESTION 1



Ant Colony Size Range - ANSWERS-100s to 100,000s



QUESTION 2



Ant Castes - ANSWERS--workers (sterile females)

-males (kings); can be reproductive swarmers

-Queens



QUESTION 3



Ant colony could be indoors if: - ANSWERS--workers found indoors over long
period

-nest building observed inside

-infestation in high rise building

-inside swarming occurs




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QUESTION 4



Ant colony could be outdoors if: - ANSWERS--ants trailing in/out of structure

-nesting occurs near structure

-swarming occurs inside, but no workers inside



QUESTION 5



Scape - ANSWERS-first segment of antenna



QUESTION 6



Gaster - ANSWERS-bulk/belly of abdomen



QUESTION 7



Carpenter Ant ID - ANSWERS--1/4" to 1/2" long; queens are 3/4"

-evenly rounded thorax

-single node on petiole

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-evenly rounded thorax (different from field ant's bumpy thorax)



QUESTION 8



3 Differences between Carpenter Ants and Termites - ANSWERS-1.) C/ants have
bent, partially flexible antennae vs. termites have straight, entirely flexible
antennae

2.) C/ants have skinny waist and petiole vs. termites have wide, straight bodies

3.) C/ants have unequal wing size vs. termite equal wing size



QUESTION 9



Carpenter Ant Habits - ANSWERS--colony begin in isolation, not always wood

-colony may contain several thousand ants and form satellite colonies

-prefer soft, damaged wood

-may forage up to 100 yards from colony



QUESTION 10



Acrobat Ant Appearance - ANSWERS--1/8" long

-2 nodes on petiole

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