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______ pose the least problem as pests, occurring mainly in dead, damp, and rotting
logs
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🗸🗸🗸: Dampwood Termites
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Because termites rely on soil moisture, they are generally more prevalent and able to
survive in ____
🗸🗸🗸: sandy soils
Termites have ___ and ___ in their hindgut that allow them to digest cellulose
🗸🗸🗸: Protozoa and bacteria
The three forms (or castes) of termites are:
🗸🗸🗸: Workers (pseudergates)
Soldiers
Reproductives
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___ are by far the most numerous members of a colony
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🗸🗸🗸: Workers
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____ are creamy white, wingless, eyeless, and soft-bodied, with chewing mouth-parts
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🗸🗸🗸: workers
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Workers are sometimes mistaken for:
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🗸🗸🗸: White ants
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Workers mature within ___ and may live for ___
🗸🗸🗸: A few months
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2-3 years
___ to ___ % of a colony's population are ___
🗸🗸🗸: 1-3%
Soldiers
Soldier termites can be distinguished by what characteristics?
🗸🗸🗸: Greatly enlarged reddish-brown heads
sword-like mandibles
The three types of reproductive termites are:
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🗸🗸🗸: Primary (alate)
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Secondary
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Tertiary
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Kings and queens develop from which type of reproductives?
🗸🗸🗸: Primary (alate)
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A queen termite may lay up to ___ eggs in her lifetime
🗸🗸🗸: 60,000
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Reproductive termites are produced in mature colonies ___ to ___ years old
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🗸🗸🗸: 3-5 years
Secondary reproductives develop under what conditions?
🗸🗸🗸: King and queen die
Part of the colony becomes separated from the main colony
Subterranean termites usually swarm from ___ to ___
🗸🗸🗸: January to June depending on temperature and rain conditions
The "rule of thumb" is that swarming will generally occur within ___ days after ____
🗸🗸🗸: 10 days after a warm spring rain
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