Common signs of termite damage to a wall include.
Signs of termites in walls.
Small pin holes where termites have eaten through the paper coating on drywall and or wallpaper.
The other sure sign that you have termites in your home is the quiet clicking sounds from the walls or other wood parts of your home.
The worker termites which are the ones who love eating your woodwork are noisy eaters.
If you wonder if you might have termites take a closer look around to see if you can spot any of the following.
As the termites consume wood they burrow mazes of tunnels and chambers within walls and furniture.
If termites are given enough time they can severely weaken the integrity of your home.
Soldier termites bang their heads against the wood or shake their bodies when the colony is disturbed to signal danger to the other termites.
Unlike their cousins subterranean termites prefer to live underground in soil particularly in your garden and under your house.
Signs of wall damage caused by termites can include.
Faint lines on drywall along areas where termites are tunneling.
Drywood termites do not leave soil behind.
Because they live inside the areas they feed on they re almost never seen outside the colony.
Some of the signs above indicate a subterranean termite infestation while others indicate a drywood termite infestation.
They house their colonies within the wood on which they feed.
Drywood termites are usually found in warm southern climates.
But they do leave signs of their presence.
Generally they eat wood from the inside out meaning it will sound hollow when knocked.
So you know the signs of drywood termites but what about subterranean termites.
Faint lines on drywall.
This happens when termites have devoured a significant portion of the wood.
Signs of termite damage in walls.
You may see dirt in a hole made by subterranean termites.
Find out more about subterranean termites in our previous blog termites underground the dark smelly story.
The pests leave small piles of feces that resemble pellets where they have eaten or nested.
Tunnels that stretch from the earth to the ground and the wood are signs of termites in drywall that could be recognized easily.
Hollow walls are signs of termites.
Drywood termites live inside wooden constructions including structural timber furniture and hardwood floors.
Look for the other signs of infestation by termites.
Termites are known to shake their bodies and bang their heads.
Each of these signs could be an indication that you could have termites living and feeding inside your walls.
However these aren t the only signs.
If you look closely you will notice signs of termites even if not the termites themselves.
To the visible signs of the presence of a colony of termites are related.
Mud tubes paint blisters damage to wood paneling or wooden trim hollow sounding wood and pinholes in the wall.
