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Orientation for Pest Control Professionals: Wood-Destroying Insects in 15 Minutes

Course Goals and Rapid-Use Guide

Field Identification: Termites (Subterranean vs. Drywood)

Subterranean Termites: Biology, Habitat, and Field Cues

Drywood Termites: Biology, Habitat, and Field Cues

Other Wood-Destroyers: Carpenter Ants and Wood-Boring Beetles

Carpenter Ants: Biology, Habitat, and Damage Patterns

Wood-Boring Beetles: Biology, Habitat, and Damage Indicators

Damage Types: Practical Recognition and Quick Differentiation

Reading the Evidence: Galleries, Frass, Soft Wood, and Mud Tubes

Knowledge Check and Feedback

Quiz 1: Distinguishing Termite Types by Habitat and Signs

Quiz 2: Carpenter Ant Versus Termite Damage

Quiz 3: Wood-Boring Beetle Indicators

Quiz 4: Damage Types Rapid Match

Quiz 5: Activity Patterns and Life Cycles

Minute Survey: Relevance and Confidence

Identify the wood-destroying culprit in minutes—not hours. Identifying Wood-Destroying Insects by Biology and Behavior is a rapid, field-ready course designed for pest control professionals who need confident, defensible identifications on-site. In just 15 minutes, you’ll learn to distinguish subterranean termites, drywood termites, carpenter ants, and wood-boring beetles using the evidence they leave behind: galleries, frass, soft wood, and mud tubes. We focus on the biology and life cycles that drive habitat and activity patterns, so your observations translate directly into accurate calls and effective control decisions. From soil-dependent, tube-building subterranean termites to pellet-dropping drywood termites, from smooth, sanded carpenter ant galleries to powderpost and anobiid beetle exit holes and frass, you’ll get clear, memorable differentiators you can apply immediately. Short, visual, and practical, this course delivers a rapid-use guide, concise field cues, and quick knowledge checks that reinforce the patterns you’ll see every day in crawlspaces, slabs, fascia, and furniture. If you’ve ever wondered “Termite or ant?” or “Beetles or drywood?”, this course gives you a reliable macro-to-micro workflow to confirm the right insect group and move forward with confidence.

B3 - Identifying Wood-Destroying Insects by Biology and Behavior

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            <p>Identifying Wood-Destroying Insects by Biology and Behavior equips pest control professionals with the field-ready cues needed to separate look-alike damage and drive fast, defensible control decisions. In a focused 15-minute orientation, you’ll align on course goals, triage scope, and how to prioritize the indicators that matter: galleries, frass, soft wood, and mud tubes. The emphasis is practical differentiation—subterranean versus drywood termites, carpenter ants, and wood-boring beetles—anchored to biology, life cycles, habitat, and activity patterns that predict where to look and what to record.</p>

<p>The core identification units move from the ground up. You’ll contrast subterranean and drywood termites through moisture dependence, soil contact, and signature signs—soil-lined galleries and mud tubes versus clean galleries and six-sided pellets—from foundations to fascia. You’ll then parse carpenter ant nesting in damp structural members, recognizing the smooth, sanded galleries and coarse frass that rule out termites. Wood-boring beetle modules cover larval damage inside members, species-specific exit holes, and powdery frass textures that flag reinfestation risk. A damage-focused section consolidates the workflow: scan for macro evidence (tubes, exit holes), verify with micro features (frass type, gallery texture), and confirm the insect group. Five short quizzes reinforce visual recognition, habitat matching, and life-cycle timing, while a brief survey captures your confidence and the relevance of the material to your routes. By the end, you’ll have a rapid-use guide you can apply immediately at crawlspaces, sill plates, trim, and furniture inspections.</p>
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