My house got termite? How to identify?

Here’s something all homeowners can agree on: nothing is quite as damaging to a house as termites. And here’s how to get rid of termites before they damage your home.

While they do not pose any danger to humans, they can harm something even worse: your house. These silent destroyers can eat through wooden materials until there’s nothing left and cause billions in property damage. Given the potentially disastrous effects of a termite infestation, we’ve prepared a guide on how to get rid of termites at home.


What are termites?
There are different kinds of termite species that can infest your home:

Before taking any serious measures like annihilating them from your home, it’s wise to, first, find out what kind of termite problems you have and identify what type of termites you’re dealing with and where do termites live.



Here are some interesting facts about termites:
Termites are as old as cockroaches and they have been around since dinosaurs roamed the earth!
Soldier and worker termites are blind. It doesn’t matter though since they live and work in the dark anyway.
The termite queen can lay up to 30,000 eggs a day.
They don’t clean up after eating. If you see specks of sawdust near wooden items or wood floorings, you know your home’s been invaded.
Termites are as hardworking as ants. Most of them don’t sleep and prefer to work around the clock to find food and protect the colony.

If your house have flying ants? That possibility have termite

Signs of termites infestation
Don’t wait till it’s too late to do something. Have regular termite inspection and check if your home’s been invaded.

Take a look around the foundations of your house, including wall edges and posts. If you find mud tubes, you likely have an infestation of termites. For those who don’t know, mud tubes look like thin brown tracks made of dirt or mud and run along flat surfaces. It’s served as a crawl space and protection from light and ants.

2. Flying termites
The first tell-tale of a termite infestation is the existence of flying termites at home. They’re called the swarmers or some call them alates. These are the termites that have left the nest to find a partner to start a new colony.

When termites discover a good spot to dig into the wooden structures of your home, they will shed their wings. So if you find wings scattered around window sills or doorways in your house, an infestation may be about to start (or has already begun).

3. Clicking sounds
If you hear clicking sounds coming from the walls, then your house’s in deep trouble. When disturbed or threatened, soldier termites create clicking noises by hitting their heads against the wood to signal danger to thetermite other termites.

Prevention Better than Cure

This post has been edited by gomydata: Mar 16 2023, 09:25 PM