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Pesticide Training, Licensing and Education
Termite and Other Structural Pest Control
Classification 1 Training Manual - AG1155

Table of Contents (PDF)

Front Cover and Authors

Preface and Acknowledgments

Table of Contents

Introduction
Termites

Subterranean Termites
Drywood Termites
Dampwood Termites
Formosan Termites

Pesticides for Termite Control

Pyrethroids
Borates
Organophosphates and Carbamates
Nicotinoids
Pyrrols
Fiproles (or Phenylpyrazoles)
Insect Growth Regulators
Biological Agents

Bait Technology and Application

Commercial Bating Products

Preventing Termite Damage

Construction Practices
Building Site
Wall and Pier (Crawl-Space) Foundations
Raised Porches and Terraces of Concrete or Masonry
Clearance Between Wood and Soil
Metal Termite Shields
Ventilation Beneath Buildings
Exterior Woodwork
Wood Used in Basements
Girders, Sills and Joists
Water Pipes and Conduits
Concrete Slab-on-Ground Construction
Chemically Treated Woods

Termiticide Applications

Termite Treatment During Construction
Factors Affecting Termiticide Application
Methods of Application
Slab-on-Ground Buildings
Horizontal Barriers
Vertical Barriers
Hollow Block Foundation/Voids in Masonry
Crawl Space Houses
Mechanical Alterations
Soil Treatments

Treatment of Existing Termite Infestations

Inspection
Slab-on-Ground Houses
Structures With Ducts in the Slab
Raised Cement Porches, Terraces, Entrance Slabs, Sidewalks and Driveways
Crawl Space Houses
Basement Houses
Foundations With Holes, Cracks, Voids or of Stone or Rubble
Multiple Brick, Concrete Blocks, Hollow Tile, Etc.
Houses With Wells, Cisterns, Springs, High Water Table or Near Ponds, Lakes or Streams
Treatment Odors

Application Equipment and Calibration

Termite Application Equipment

Components of Sprayers
Foaming Agents

Calibration

Sample Calibration Problems

Wood-Boring Beetles and Wasps

Lyctid Powderpost Beetles
Anobiid Beetles
Bostrichid Powderpost Beetles
Other Wood-Inhabiting Insects

Other Wood-Destroying Insects

Carpenter Ants
Carpenter Bees

Wood-Inhabiting Fungi

Surface Fungi
Staining Fungi
Decay Fungi
Other Plant Growth Affecting Wood
Control

Selected References and Study Material

Glossary

Back Cover

AG1155-04N

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