WDB Flashcards
This group of beetles pack their galleries very tightly with gritty fine frass:
a. Anobiidae (Drugstore beetle).
b. Bostrichidae (False powder-post beetle).
c. Lyctidae (Powder-post beetle).
Bostrichidae (False powder-post beetle)
This group of beetles are often found in damp sub-areas, basements, or outbuildings:
a. Anobiidae (Drugstore beetle).
b. Bostrichidae (False powder-post beetle).
c. Lyctidae (Powder-post beetle).
Anobiidae (Drugstore beetle).
The female of this powder-post beetle bores into wood to lay eggs:
a. Anobiidae (Drugstore beetle).
b. Bostrichidae (False powder-post beetle).
c. Lyctidae (Powder-post beetle).
Bostrichidae (False powder-post beetle).
Which of the following beetle group does not lay eggs on the wood surface:
a. Anobiidae (Drugstore beetle).
b. Bostrichidae (False powder-post beetle).
c. Lyctidae (Powder-post beetle).
Lyctidae (Powder-post beetle).
An ambrosia beetle would create the following type of damage:
a. Exit holes oval. 1/4 to 3/8 inch. Softwood only.
b. Exit holes round. 1/16 to 1/8 inch. Softwood and hardwood. Frass fine powder and pellets.
c. Exit holes round. 1/3 to 1/16 inch, no frass present, dark stain blue near small tunnels.
d. Exit holes round. 1/32 to 1/16 inch. Hardwood only. Frass fine and flour-like.
Exit holes round. 1/3 to 1/16 inch, no frass present, dark stain blue near small tunnels.
A lycitid beetle (powder-post beetle) would create the following type of damage:
a. Exit holes round. 1/50 to 1/8 inch. No frass present. Dark stain near small tunnels.
b. Exit holes round. 1/32 to 1/8 inch. Hardwood only. Powder-like frass is loosely packed.
c. Exit holes round. 1/16 to 1/8 inch. Softwood and hardwood. Frass fine powder and pellets.
d. Exit holes oval. 1/4 to 3/8 inch. Softwood only.
Exit holes round. 1/32 to 1/8 inch. Hardwood only. Powder like frass is loosely packed.
Old-house borer would best resemble which of the following type of damage:
a. Exit holes round. 1/32 to 1/16 inch. Hardwood only. Frass fine and flour-like.
b. Exit holes round. 1/50 to 1/8 inch. No frass present. Dark stain near small tunnels.
c. Exit holes oval. 1/4 to 3/8 inch. New and old softwood only.
d. Exit holes round. 1/16 to 1/8 inch. Softwood and hardwood. Frass fine powder and pellets.
Exit holes oval. 1/4 to 3/8 inch. New and old softwood only.
An anobiid beetle (drugstore beetle) would create the following type of damage:
a. Exit holes round. 1/32 to 1/16 inch. Hardwood only. Frass fine and flour-like.
b. Exit holes round. 1/50 to 1/8 inch. No frass present. Dark stain near small tunnels.
c. Exit holes round. 1/16 to 1/6 inch. Softwood and hardwood. Fine powder and pellets.
d. Exit holes oval. 1/4 to 3/8 inch. Softwood only.
Exit holes round. 1/16 to 1/6 inch. Softwood and hardwood. Fine powder and pellets.
Bostrichidae (False powder-post beetle) would create the following type of damage:
a. Exit holes round. 1/32 to 1/17 inch. Hardwood only. Frass fine.
b. Exit holes round. 1/50 to 1/8 inch. No frass present. Dark stain near small tunnels.
c. Exit holes oval. 1/4 to 3/8 inch. Softwood only.
d. Exit holes round. 1/16 to 5/16 inch. New softwood and hardwood. Fine to course powder.
Exit holes round. 1/16 to 5/16 inch. New softwood and hardwood. Fine to course powder.
If bostrichid or anobiid beetles are identified as causing damage the control activity should be concentrated on:
a. All hardwood surfaces.
b. All softwood surfaces.
c. Both hardwood and softwood surfaces.
Both hardwood and softwood surfaces.
Which pesticide application method is the most effective against wood-boring beetle?
a. Baiting.
b. Fumigation.
c. Residual sprays.
Fumigation
Which of the following fungus-associated insects feed on wood?
a. Anobiid beetle.
b. Fungus beetle.
c. Carpenter ant.
Anobiid beetles
