Wood associated pests

Question 1

Anobiids produce a: 
A. Powdery talc-like frass. 
B. Granular (gritty) pellet-like frass. 
C. 6-sided frass pellets. 
D. no discernable frass.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Golden buprestids are:
A. Always regarded as a WDO.
B. Never regarded as a WDO.
C. On rare occasions considered a structural pest.
D. Usually seen re-infesting sound cured wood.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Shipworms are: 
A. A form of termite. 
B. A type of structure-infesting beetle. 
C. An introduced wood-eating ant. 
D. A wood eating clam.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Lyctid beetles go through the following developmental stages: 
A. Egg, nymph, adult 
B. Egg, pupa, adult 
C. Egg, larva, pupa, adult 
D. Egg, nymph, pupa, adult

Answer 4

C

Question 5

Wood-soil contact is a common and necessary condition conductive to the establishment of: 
A. Carpenter ants. 
B. Fungal rot. 
C. Subterranean termites. 
D. Lyctid beetles.

Answer 5

B

Question 6

Lyctids infest which of the following types of wood. 
A. Pine 
B. Douglas-fir 
C. Oak 
D. Hemlock

Answer 6

C

Question 7

Anobiids 
A. are not secondary WDOs. 
B. Are unimportant as WDOs. 
C. Are the primary structure beetle pest of home wood members (e.g., joists, studs, etc.) in the Pacific Northwest. 
D. Never attack hardwoods.

Answer 7

C