Technician

Under Indiana's renewal rules, how many continuing certification hours (CCHs) must a registered technician accumulate to renew registration, and what is the maximum that may be earned at any single training program?

• At least eight CCHs total, with no more than four earned at any one training program
• At least eight CCHs total, with no more than two earned at any one training program
• At least four CCHs total, with no per-program limit
• At least twenty CCHs total, with no more than half earned at any one program

What must an individual do to become a registered technician in Indiana?

• Pass the commercial applicator core examination, apply on the state chemist's form, and submit the technician registration fee
• Pass a category examination only and pay a fee
• Complete 90 days of supervised field experience with no examination
• Hold a private applicator permit and submit an application

In Indiana, how long does a technician's registration remain in force after passing the required examination, absent revocation or suspension?

• Through December 31 of the second year following the exam year
• Through December 31 of the fourth year following the year the examination was passed
• For a fixed period of three calendar years
• Until the technician changes employers

Under Indiana law, a registered technician's registration period may be extended for an additional five years if the technician accumulates how many continuing registration credits, and by attending at least how many approved programs?

• At least four credits by attending at least one approved program
• At least eight credits by attending at least two state chemist approved continuing registration programs
• At least ten credits by attending at least three approved programs
• At least twenty credits by attending at least four approved programs

A homeowner reports large numbers of winged termites (swarmers) emerging inside the living space of the structure. What does this most reliably indicate?

• The swarmers blew in from a neighbor's yard and pose no concern
• An established termite colony is infesting the structure
• A new colony is just beginning and no wood has been eaten yet
• The wings prove the insects are flying ants, not termites

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In a subterranean termite colony, which caste actually consumes wood and is therefore responsible for the structural damage found in a home?

• Soldiers
• Workers
• Winged reproductives (alates)
• The queen

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A technician finds pencil-width earthen tubes running up an exposed concrete pier from the soil to the floor joists. What is the primary biological purpose these shelter (mud) tubes serve for subterranean termites?

• They protect the workers from the drying effects of air and let them travel between the soil and wood without exposure
• They are spent egg cases discarded by the queen after a swarm
• They store excess cellulose as a food cache for the dry season
• They are mating chambers built only during the spring swarm

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Compared with drywood termites, what foraging characteristic typically distinguishes native subterranean termites such as Reticulitermes flavipes?

• They live entirely inside the dry wood they infest and never contact soil
• They typically nest in or near the soil and must maintain a moist connection to it, foraging out to reach wood
• They require standing water and infest only submerged or floating timber
• They feed exclusively on living tree roots and never enter structures

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