Georgia pest and termite certification (Wood Destroying Beetles) Exam Questions with Answers(100% Guaranteed Pass)
Reinfesting WDB - Answers-•Old House Borer Family:cermabycidae
•False Powder Post Beetle Family:Bostrichidae
•Deathwatch Beetle Family:Anobiidae •True Power Post Beetle Family:Lyctidae
• Long Horned beetle
Family: Cerambycidae
Non-Reinfesting WDB - Answers-•Bark Beetles Family:Scolytidae •Southern pine sawyer
Family:Cermabycidae •Ash Borer
Family:cerambycidae •Locust Borer Family:cermabycidae •Metallic Wood Borer
Family:Buprestidae
•Horntail (Wood wasp)
Family:Siricidae
•Ambrossia Beetles Family:Scolytidae & Platypodidae
Deathwatch & Furniture Beetles Family: Anobiidae - Answers-•Small, Re-infesting WDB
•Feed on primarily on old softwoods and hardwoods
•Feed on wood with high Moisture content (13% to 30%) •Usually found in the structural wood of a crawlspace •Round exit holes in wood after emergence
•Less commonly found in furniture, paneling, and siding
•Commonly reinfests wood •Life cycle is commonly 1 to 3 years
•Adults lay eggs in cracks & crevices or exit holes of seasoned wood
•Adults emerges from wood during months or April through June •"Gritty" Frass generally streams down from the exit •Exits holes are average in size 1/16" to 1/8" in diameter •Adult gets up to 1/3" inches in length and egg-shaped when viewed from above •Adult is brown or black in color and it's head is not visible from above •The antennae of some have the last 3 segments lengthened
•The larva gets up to 1/2" in length •The larva is C-Shaped and creamy-white in color
True Powder Post Beetles Family: Lyctidae - Answers-•Small, Re-infesting WDB
•Feed on Hardwood only, primarily NEW hardwoods •Feed primarily of the starches of the new wood
•Feed on wood with a lower moisture content (6% to 30%)
•Usually found in hardwood floors, cabinet, furniture, and paneling
•May Re-infest hardwoods of a home •Life cycle is commonly 1 year
•Adult lays eggs in surface pores of seasoned hardwoods •Adult emerges from wood in late winter and early spring
•Adult leaves round exit holes in wood after emergence •Fine, loose Frass is generally kicked out of the exit holes •Exit holes are small in size 1/32" to 1/6" in diameter •Adult gets up to 1/4" in length and is more elongated in shape •Adult is brown and the head is visible from above •The last 2 segments of the antennae are clubbed and much larger than the other segments •Larva gets up to 1/4 in length •Larva is C-shaped and is creamy-white in color
False Powder Post Beetles Family: Bostrichidae - Answers-•Small, Re-infesting WDB
•Feed on new Less than 10 year old Softwoods and Hardwoods •Feed on wood with a lower moisture content (6% to 30%)
•Usually found in imported woods and in bamboo •Rarely infests homes
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