The Termite Institute™

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Eliminate conditions in and around your home that attract termites.





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Is it an ant or a termite? What
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Signs You Have a Problem

Signs you have a termite problemSigns of termite damage in your home include:


  • Pencil-wide mud tubes that termites create for protection as they travel on foundation walls, support piers, sill plates or floor joists in search of food.
  • Small holes in wood or wood that looks hollowed out along the grain.
  • Crumbling drywall, sagging doors or floors.
  • Tiny wings that swarming termites shed on or around windowsills.
  • Fecal pellets near damaged wood – a sure sign of Drywood termites. The pellets are quite distinctive: hard, elongated-ovals with rounded ends, and six concave sides.