When our client made contact, he was not sure if they indeed had a Termite colony that moved into their home. Our Technician went out and did an onsite inspection and it was determined that they are indeed DryWood Termites.
The controlling method we are using:
• Whole structure fumigation,
• Removal and discarding of the skirting boards which they were living in.
• Quaterly Fumigation of the home
Drywood termites remain hidden within the wood or other material on which they feed, so they are seldom seen. Fecal pellets are ejected periodically, while swarmers fly from colonized wood in late spring and summer.
How to determine if you have an infestation:
•Winged insects emerging in evenings and night attracted to lights or TV.
•Discarded wings accumulating around window sills or in spider webs
•Wooden pellets (much smaller that rice grains) accumulating on floors or under furniture. These pellets are cream to reddish-brown or black. The color of the pellets is not related to the color of the wood. The pellets are about 1-2 mm long and distinctively six-sided, making them easily distinguishable from other wood- destroying organisms. Pellets usually fall into piles as the termites push them out of the infested wood
