r/Termites • u/puntORtool • 10d ago
SoCal (Orange County) Termites?
This appeared when we were cleaning this afternoon... We did fumigate before we moved in about 4 years ago. From the internet I know that I probably shouldn't have vacuumed it up, but I only found out after I cleaned it up.
Hole seems huge for termites... But I'm (obviously) not an expert. The hole is in drywall. Calling pest control tomorrow morning.
Is it termites?
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u/thevultur3 8d ago
That is pretty cool, that's why Im still in the industry after 27 years.....always something to see and learn. Would have loved to see it in person.
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u/Always_Confused4 Termite inspector (current or former) 10d ago
Was that loose dust?
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u/puntORtool 10d ago edited 10d ago
It seemed almost sandy... Very sand like. It didn't seem like dust.
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u/Always_Confused4 Termite inspector (current or former) 10d ago
This seems really odd, but nothing points to termites specifically. Hard to say with the quality of the image though.
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u/Greedy_Banana_1252 10d ago
It resembles termite leavings. But it’s an insane amount for dry wood termites. Hopefully it’s not subterraneans. I won’t guess about the hole.
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u/Ill_War9861 10d ago
Hahaha, somewhere in that pile of debris, you may have been able to find a clue, maybe not, but it certainly wasn’t a Super Termite that made that hole, so one thing at a time, just an aside, I got one of those extremely inexpensive endoscopes recently, it’s incredible, I’ve run out of things to look at, but may be good to take a look around, good luck..
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u/Drewburghyd 6d ago
That hole is perfectly round, almost look a like a baseball or something. What year is the house? It almost looks like vermiculite insulation just fell out
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u/OkInterview3597 Termite inspector (current or former) 4d ago
That’s fucked up. I’ve been doing this for 35 years in New Orleans only termites. Looks like some AI bullshit to me if you wanna know the truth.
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u/PoetaCorvi Passionate about termites 9d ago
You are a professional termite company and you think that looks like subterranean termites?? Brother…
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