New Ga Test Termite Flashcards
Fungus Treatment Commercial
Vents 15 Li Ft/3 sides if not 4 on 70% Plastic sheet
Fungus Treatment Private Residences
At least 1 Vent each side or 3 sides and 70% Plastic Sheet
Termite Treatment porches
beside house 4 gal 10 linear feet
Termite Treatment along slab
4 Gal 10 linear feet One feet deep
F looting slab
12 in holes/ long rods not to exceed 20 feet
Brick
2 Gal 10 linear feet
Block walls
2 Gal 10 Linear feet
Under Slab P retreat
1 gal every 10 SQ FT
Dry wood no worker class
Gradual Metamorphosis/ egg,nymph,adult/nymph feed colony
Termites Order
Isoptera
Mud Tubes
Allows for fungi growth for food ( protein & vitamins Controls moisture/ Concealment
Termite Antennae
Straight, beaded
Termite Wings
If present equal in size & shape/held flat over body at rest
Termite preferred Soil
Loose sandy soil
Termites life
10 to 30 years
Sub termite colony size
55,000 to 5 million/ Average of 300,000
Formosan sub termites size
1 to 7 million members
Queens can produce
1,000 eggs a day
floor to ground
18 in minim
Drywood termites pellets
hard with 6 distinct flattened concavely depressed sides , rounded ends
sub termite workers
feed the colony
Drywood termites eat
across grain