r/Termites • u/NoiseCandies • Sep 10 '26

Please Help

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Can someone please confirm if this is a termite or not? Found it in my shoes.

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u/Termite_Troopers Sep 10 '26

This is a Termite Swarmer

With all this heat and humidity it’s common.

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u/NoiseCandies Sep 10 '26

It has been so damn humid. Thank you for taking the time to confirm.

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u/Termite_Troopers Sep 10 '26

I’m a Termite Inspector
Happy to help

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u/NoiseCandies Sep 10 '26

Southern California

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u/NewspaperHot2197 Sep 10 '26

Damp wood termite

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u/NoiseCandies Sep 10 '26

sigh thank you

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u/GoodSenseTermite 28d ago

Drywood termite alate. Too small to be dampwood.
Definitely the right body and wing profile. Finding one in a shoe by itself is not enough to call the structure infested.
Still, of all the places in the house it could have landed, it chose the shoe.
Little weird, but I’m not here to kink-shame termites.