Top 3 Warning Signs Your Home Has Termites
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Top 3 Warning Signs Your Home Has Termites
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Termites like to hide in the dark corners of your home and they can be difficult to spot. This post is about the top 3 warning signs that your home has termites, so you can get help from a pest control service before it’s too late.
Termites can do a lot of damage before you see any warning signs that your home has termites
If you don’t get to termite issues quickly, they can potentially do thousands of dollars of damage in your home. Termites actually end up doing billions of dollars of damage every year in the US alone.
Identifying potential top warning signs your home has termites is essential to keep damage to a minimum or prevent large scale infestations of termites. Termites are pests that feed on wood and typically can burrow deep in the structure of your home making their warning signs hard to spot.
1 Top Warning Sign your home has termites: Discarded termite wings
You might not know it but swarming termites actually have wings. At the same time, you probably won’t see any termites with wings because as soon as termites decide to start a new colony, they fly a short distance away and then remove their own wings.
Once the new colony has been established there isn’t any reason for these termites to travel again so they quickly discard their wings. Seeing piles of termite wings can be a dead give away that you could have a potential termite problem.
Another Top warning sign your home has termites is seeing termite mud tubes
Termites actually require a very humid environment in order to survive. Termites have a very thin layer of skin, so when they are exposed to environments with little humidity they can quickly dry out and die.
Termites will often enter your home through the basement, cellar, or foundation of your home as those areas are usually more humid environments. In addition to humid environments being perfect for termites to live in, it also causes wood to deteriorate even faster, making it an easier food source for termites.
Because of this potential for death from dry environments, termites make “mud tubes” as a form of transportation to keep humidity in. There are various kinds of mud tubes and they include uses such as: a working tube, a exploratory tube, and a drop tube.
The termites use a working mud tube as a way to travel from their nest and can go between their nests through soil and to wood sources. Termites use an exploratory mud tube to reach out from soil sources. Finally, they use drop tubes as a path from their wood food source back into soil.
Seeing mud tubes around your home can be a sure warning sign that termites could be in your home. You can also test to see if these tubes are still active by removing a middle section of the tube and checking if termites come out, or waiting a day or so to see if the tube has been repaired. Keep in mind that just because a specific tube is inactive does not mean that the colony is still in your home in a different area.
If you see termites when you do this, or the mud tube has been repaired, you unfortunately have an active termite problem.
3rd Top Warning sign that your home has termites: Wood damage
The 3rd most common warning sign that your home has termites is wood damage. Unfortunately, this is most likely the hardest one to notice and if you have this already going on, you definitely need to have your home treated by a pest control service immediately before extensive damage occurs.
In many cases, you might not be able to see damage from termites without removing parts of the wall to get to the studs. Termites will dig little groves and holes into the wood in search of food. This could even cause wood to make hollow sounds, and can even cause floor boards to sag.
Other visible sings that wood damage could be going on behind the scenes could be tings like peeling paint that would look like it had water damage, tiny holes in dry wall, maze like groves in floor boards, walls, or furniture.
Wood damage is probably the hardest sign to spot from termites, and we recommend having a trained termite inspector check over your home regularly as they can find many problems before extensive damage has been done.
This is especially important if you are planning to sell your home in the near future as termite problems can drastically reduce the value of your home, cause thousands of dollars in repair, or even cause a potential sale of your home to fall through. We also recommend having this inspection done before purchasing a home since most termite problems aren’t easily seen.
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Thanks! We were able to find a lot of damage in a house we just bought. We put up videos of the damage and will be documenting how we fix it. We are just DIY homeowners.
Some photos would have been appreciated.
How about some actual photos so we now what it is your talking about looks like
I was just thinking the same damn thing!
Yes...give us some visuals!
Video gets the dislike for the LACK of help
only reason I came was for pics or a video of a actual infestation
@anthony patterson I did and this came up.
Glad I’m not the only one that thought this took way too long to tell us 3 warning signs. And they are warning signs that we might not see, and if we actually do see them it might be too late. Thanks!
Very informative. Thank You.
If it's "too late" then they aren't exactly *warning signs*. They're "too late" signs, whatever that means.
Great info! Thanks
Good job man
This was very informative...especially the part about the wings...
Glad to help!
Play back speed 1.25x makes it watchable
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Summary:
1. look for termite wings
2. Southern U.S. is more likely because of humidity. Starts in basement or cellar. Look for mud tubes.
3. Hardest to spot. Wood damage.
Off topic but nice brows 👍🏼
you know it’s bad when they’re flying up in your face in the middle of the. ight
Did you fix the problem?
They wouldn't be likely to swarm at night
You know, if you showed some examples of termite tubes, I betcha that would be better than you describing it.
Good info. It would have been super helpful if you could add a photo or two at each point. Like what do termite wings look like? What do those mud tubes look like? Thanks for info.
Great suggestion! We are looking to include photos in an upcoming video. Thanks!!
No pictures nullifies this presentation
If there is wood dust than you have termites I live in apartment and I see wood dust but there hasn't been seeing new dust
My landlord continues to say that the type of termites we have don't require a tent.
The wood frames in the house are rotten. They come out at night between 7pm and 9pm
After a 14 hour day of work. Wings are ferocious as well as their dead ant and maggot looking bodies. They are everywhere. I'm in South Florida. Landlord has sent someone to spray 3x and NOTHING is working. Please help with any advice
Depends on where you live .most are subterranean unless you live in a warm coastal area where you could have drywood termites that need tenting
He's letting the termites damage his home 🤦🏾♂️ He'll feel it in the long run, financially... Spraying won't help
Drywood termites don't necessarily require tenting. There are plenty of ways to treat drywood termites without tenting. Also, tenting has no residual effect. It might, I say might, kill what's there, but there are no guarantees and it has zero preventative effect to future infestations.
Can you hear box elder bugs in the walls? What do they sound like? I’ve seen elder bugs in our house from time to time so wondering if that’s what it is.
Box elder bugs don't typically make noise in walls. If you're hearing sounds, it might be worth investigating further.
I noticed you didn’t mention dust like wood shavings in the corner outside of cabinets?. Is that termites. Is there someway to get rid of those without an exterminator?
Probably have "Carpenter Ants", if you are seeing dust piles...
It could be drywood termite grass if you live in a warm coastal area
@@MF-le7fp that is likely,look for leaks or wet wood nearby
@@michaelmerck7576 Thanks
Some visual aids would help
The more I learn about termites the less I care for them.
Fr I got a bug that eats wall leftovers 😂
Termites aren't the kind of "clean-up crew" we want around!
I have said this for over 45 years, North subterranean, South drywood, two different treatments.
I'm south and we only have subterranean. I was told dry wood are on the coasts
Not really accurate... Some locations also have both.
Eastern Subterraneans and Formosan in the south mainly.
arizona is dry and they have huge termite issues there.
Absolutely! Despite the dry climate, Arizona does have significant termite issues. Regular inspections and preventive treatments are crucial to protect your property.
I got bit bit by termites!
Not likely
Can you hear them? Because there is a weird sound in my wall & I'm wondering if it's a mouse or termites😭
apparently, yes! see: ua-cam.com/video/-fLNpRRZfr4/v-deo.html
OMG SAME
@@sandralee3091 k0096588
it's a ghost
I can hear noise from inside wall near a outlet, I don’t know wether it’s electric sound or from termites chewing. It’s not buzzing sound.
You forgot dry wood pellets
The living room has termites, my bedroom is above the living rooms, help :( good thing the exterminators are coming tomorrow
The termites were in my toilet and I screamed
UGLYbunny they are probably coming from your attic possibly dry woods not subs
Thanks, good explanations, but homeowner alone would likely not see whats going on under the house.
Dam man hurry up
I am sure I know all that you going over and over
I would have really appreciated pictures so we know what we're looking for...
We appreciate that feedback, and we are planning an updated video with pictures in the future!
Very good video -- superb explanation !
gregmpalumbo yes. I was wondering what the wings and where they come from? Bcuz windows close si im wondering how come every morning more wings. And the little droplets now from the burrowing looks like dry yeast
I just told them that if they stay they need to pay rent! They didn’t like that and complained that they are termites and have no access to rent money. That’s too bad! Then you aren’t allowed access to my apartment! I haven’t seen a termite in my apartment since!
Just charge them rent!! They will stay away…
Putting termites on notice! Charging them rent seems to be a foolproof strategy;)
If I cut the body off of them do they still live or is that just flying ants because I’m trying to figure out what I have inside my house
That is not the case with termites. Consulting a pest professional to identify and address the issue is your best bet!
I need some free help!! I'm sleeping next to termites I cannot afford pest control! Please jesus help!!!!!!!!!!!
My bed is in the corner of my room and right on the wall next to it I noticed a few months ago 2 small holes like the ones that form when you nail something into the wall. Months later on my wall there is 14 holes, some of which are too small for nails to fit in. Do I have termites?
*Maybe Just Ants*
Hope You Are Okay
What did you find out?
Did you survive?
I bought 2 to 3 yrs a go a house, now have a lots termite, I still can claim about it?
Nope
Order a termite treatment plan
wait what😳😳😳
Yup, termites can be pretty sneaky! 😬
Do they die off if the environment dries out?
Termites typically thrive in moist environments, so drying out their habitat can indeed discourage their presence. However, it's best to consult a pest control expert for effective termite management.
All talk and no SHOW!
You aren't showing anybody anything just talking
No good explanation without picture
Thanks for the input! We will look to include that in a future video.
anyway,u r handsome.
without actual pictures you talk like nothing