NEW 2024-2025 TERMITE EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Termites have how many castes in their colony? - ANSWER 3: Worker, soldier,
and reproductive.
What castes do you need to identify termites? - ANSWER Soldiers or Swarmers.
How vast are the subterranean eastern termite colonies? - ANSWER: 50,000 over
350,000.
What season do eastern subterranean termites mate? - ANSWER Early to late
spring.
What is the number of veins on the eastern subterranean termite wing? - Answer
two.
Can West Coast subterranean termites be found? - ANSWER From Mexico Nevada
to Idaho
What size may West Coast subterranean termite colonies be? - ANSWER:
50,000-500,000
What characteristics distinguish West Coast subterranean termites? - ANSWER
Alates are golden brown and fly in the dusk or night following summer rains.
What is the most commonly seen termite in the Southwest? - ANSWER Desert
subterranean termite
Desert subterranean termites can be found where? Southern California, Arizona,
and Mexico.
, How many workers do desert subterranean termite colonies have? - ANSWER:
45,000 to 300,000.
Subterranean desert termites How can swarmers be identified? - ANSWER Pale
colour instead of black.
Formosan subterranean termite. Were you initially discovered in? - Answer South
Carolina in 1957.
Formosan subterranean termites can be found where? - ANSWER Southern coastal
villages.
How huge are Formosan subterranean termite colonies? Over one million
Formosan subterranean termites were frequently transported from place to place. -
ANSWER Recycled railway timbers
What do Formosan subterranean termites have in abundance? - ANSWER Soldiers
make up ten percent of the colony.
What distinguishes Formosan subterranean termite soldiers? - ANSWER
Teardrop-shaped heads.
How can Formosan subterranean termite swarmers be distinguished? - ANSWER
Wings covered with hair of yellowish orange color and swarm at night.
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