Carpenter Ants Quiz Carpenter Ants Carpenter Ants Quiz Name(Required) First Last Email Enter Email Confirm Email 1. Carpenter ants eat wood(Required) True False 2. Carpenter ants build nests in any material they can bite in to.(Required) True False 3. Piles of sawdust-like borings visible under porches, in basements, or emerging from cracks or crevices between walls and partitions is a sign of a carpenter ant or termite infestation.(Required) True False 4. Carpenter ants have(Required) a. front wings larger than rear wings, short straight antennae and a thin waist between their thorax and abdomen b. front wings larger than rear wings, short straight antennae, and a thick waist c. front wings larger than rear wings, a thin waist between their thorax and abdomen and angled antennae d. short straight antennae, long wings equal in length, and a thick waist 5. Termites have(Required) a. front wings larger than rear wings, short straight antennae and a thin waist between their thorax and abdomen b. front wings larger than rear wings, short straight antennae, and a thick waist c. front wings larger than rear wings, a thin waist between their thorax and abdomen and angled antennae d. short straight antennae, long wings equal in length, and a thick waist 6. In houses it’s common for a new colony to be established(Required) a. by a lone queen b. by migration of an existing colony 7. Carpenter ants(Required) a. encourage infestations of garden pests like aphids. b. mine in the heartwood of living cedar trees c. weaken orchard and ornamental trees d. girdle and kill young conifers in forest plantations all of the above a, b, and c b, c, and d 8. Once a nest is located a non-chemical control is to vacuum the nest and dispose of the bag outdoors.(Required) True False 9. Once an infestation is eliminated by registered insecticides the structure will not be reinfested(Required) True False 10. Destroy all known colonies of carpenter ants within(Required) a. 25 yards of a house b. 50 yards of a house c. 75 yards of a house d. 100 yards of a house Δ