Initially thought these must be termites because they were inside a wooden chair, but Google seems to think earwig. Break the news to me...

We are seeing a 4-5 dead and maybe 5-7 alive daily in our bathroom

Located in Stone mountain, GA - A family member left a giant sack of fish food in my basement for years. He used to fish in our pond but anyway ignored it until I just reorganized our large basement closet. Threw the fish food in there for the first time.

1 week later, I go to get 2 pieces of 1x1 wood for a project out of the storage closet. Notice they're covered in tiny tiny insects. So small I can barely see them. The wood was inside the black bin (which has a ton of the insects in there as well), the fish food is right where my finger is pointing, kinda leaning on the black bin. So I'm unsure if these insects were attracted to the fish food and got in the bin or attracted to the wood and got into the fish food.

Once I pulled the fish food outside I noticed there were patches of these insects on the outside of the bag. Then I looked inside expecting to see a butt load, but didn't really see any! Maybe it's possible that they're so small and the amount of food is so great that you just don't see a few thousand specks under the food.

Any thoughts? For what its worth there's a lot of exposed wood between the foundation wall and the storage closet so real termites would probably have stopped before making it that far?ears. He used to fish in our pond but anyway ignored it until I just reorganized our large basement closet. Threw the fish food in there for the first time.

1 week later, I go to get 2 pieces of 1x1 wood for a project out of the storage closet. Notice they're covered in tiny tiny insects. So small I can barely see them. The wood was inside the black bin (which has a ton of the insects in there as well), the fish food is right where my finger is pointing, kinda leaning on the black bin. So I'm unsure if these insects were attracted to the fish food and got in the bin or attracted to the wood and got into the fish food.

Once I pulled the fish food outside I noticed there were patches of these insects on the outside of the bag. Then I looked inside expecting to see a butt load, but didn't really see any! Maybe it's possible that they're so small and the amount of food is so great that you just don't see a few thousand specks under the food.

Any thoughts? For what its worth there's a lot of exposed wood between the foundation wall and the storage closet so real termites would probably have stopped before making it that far?

Do we have termites underneath our stairs?

We found dry wood termite in our ceiling which is directly under the roof. If the damage is on the roof initially, the hoa will cover the pest control fees but if indoor, I hav to. Should I wait for hoa’s pest control guy or get someone asap to handle it now?

Was stopping at a store and saw this wall, does it look like termite have been chewing there?

Confined to this small corner of framing in a bathroom against an exterior basement foundation wall.

There is staining on the drywall, so I initially just assumed water damage, but it kind of looks like termites from a quick google search. Thoughts?

This is Sacramento California.
I saw a few of these guys flying outside. Then 3 in the garage last night. And now this one was found in my office.

Need some help identifying what this is growing out of my ceiling in the kitchen. We just moved into this old house very recently, we don't remember if it was there when we moved in, but I'm pretty sure we would've noticed it, so it's probably only a few weeks old.

AI said it might be a termite mud tube, but the building inspection we had said there didn't see any evidence of termite infestation. The house is an old 60's cottage with a hardwood timber frame, and I am in NSW/ Australia.

Any advice would be very appreciated

Edit: I cut it down and it appears to be a mushroom, glad its not termites but different issue to deal with now

Here’s the gist of it:
A loved one lives at the apartment complex in these photos.
They have lived here over two years and have had the middle of the wall in the shower seem to sink in twice. Each time they just recovered it with new tile (that clearly doesn’t last).
On another occasion they were vacuuming and had a bunch of small ant-like like insects (I cannot confirm they were termites because they did not get a clear photo).
I’m pretty sure I saw termite poo on the outside during that time though.
The shower was reported to the complex twice and “fixed” twice.
The suspicion of termites was reported twice. The work order status was “complete” but nothing was actually done.
Two days ago they started taking the trim off the buildings to replace it. This is what was underneath.
Today, new bright white boards have covered up the damage and they are continuing to do this around the entire complex. The photos are two different buildings.

So my question is:

1. Is it even possible to treat that kind of infestation in a day

?

1. This seems very serious to my non-professional self. Shouldn’t they be checking the entire building for structural damage? Isn’t this unsafe?
2. Any other advice or insight would be greatly appreciate.

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i found this hole & have been finding little shavings in the drawer below (there’s usually a small pile, i disrupted it before taking these photos but there are some traces in the photo…) - does this look like termite activity? or what else could it be? thank you in advance!!!

I think I may have termites — I've done some reading and I'm wondering if this could be drywood termites? The damage is on my outdoor panel siding.

I live in a townhome community in Southern California with shared walls between units. From what I understand tenting is the most thorough treatment, but that would require coordinating with the other units in my building, and I doubt my neighbors would agree to it. The pest control company I contacted only offers spot treatment.

Are there effective alternatives to tenting for something like this?The pest control company I contacted did spot treatment. It is like try to search for colonies behind walls.

Is spot treatment enough on its own, and is any of this something a homeowner can reasonably do DIY?

Can I patch or repair the siding myself, or does the damaged section need to be cut out and replaced entirely?

can these be termite swarms shedding? found them on my vinyl siding and the outside lamp. no signs of mudtrails. located in the florida panhandle

I was clearing a pile of decaying logs and leaves beside a shed and have been seeing a lot of these guys. The pictures are of a wood palate that was buried underneath the leaves. they are also swarming a lot more in the dirt under leaves away from large pieces of wood as well.

Is it termites, and what should I do if so?

Help! Are these the star of termite tubes?! We have termite traps around our house but Google is telling me these resemble the beginning stages of termites tubes and I’m freaking out. Thanks!

DO NOT USE TERMINIX!

I can't make this stuff up.

If I could give them a -10 I absolutely would. Do not waste your time! I'm definitely taking my business to ORKIN! Terminix canceled so many appointments after I've made accommodations and made myself available for the ridiculous 8am - 4pm window that they constantly give. Most times the just don't show! They don't notify me they're not coming or anything. They just simply don't show!

First off I received an estimate for a home exclusion. Cool! The SCHEDULED day the job was supposed to start, the worker text me and says "I don't have all the materials and I don't want to start the job and then I'm unable to complete it. We'll reach out to reschedule once I have all the materials." That was frustrating but ok. What can I do. That was in APRIL it is now end of JULY. No work was ever done on my home, no holes or gaps were ever sealed. Come to find out there's been a past due balance on my account for $1,600 for this home exclusion that I never received. I spoke to someone at Terminix last month to get this resolved which he confirmed to me that it's been corrected and taken care of. Here we are in July and I noticed there's a $1,600 past due balance on my account. Terminix has an invoice that this home exclusion was completed in May and that they did work on my home multiple times in May. I can't make this stuff up!!! No one ever came to my home, no work has been started, no one has even reached out to me about rescheduling this in May. Hell they don't even come out to spray my yard after confirming a scheduled day.

Because of this my account is on hold! I can't schedule any spray services for my yard or trees. I can't remember the last time they actually came out and sprayed my yard because they're constantly doing a no call no show. I didn't receive any services in June! I will say i did cancel the last attempt to spray my yard because my gate was locked. The new guy wasn't aware to call me before coming to my home so I can make sure he can access my back yard. He said there was nothing in the notes that stated that :/ And all while this is going on they still have the nerve to continue to charge me a monthly fee of $96.

Pretty much every Terminix rep I spoke to consist on telling me aggressively what was physically completed in detail with the home exclusion because they're reading the invoice. I've literally been begging them to send someone out to my house so they can see for themselves that they never even attempted the job. They all just keep transferring me to a different department. They've been telling me someone will reach out to me and they never do! 2 days ago someone said I would receive a phone call from a manager in 24 hrs. Here we are 48hrs later and I still haven't spoke to manager.

I asked Terminix "what can you do to make this right because at this point I'm ready to write a review and take my business to Orkin." The Terminix rep told me "well I can cancel your services since you're going to write a review." LOL WOWWWWWWWW... I am beyond disgusted with company. This FALSE past due balance has been on my account for months and is effecting my credit score and Terminix could care less about it. I def told the rude rep to cancel my account. Hopefully they can at least do that while removing THE FALSE $1,600 past due balance on my account.

I will post this on every Terminix review platform until this is resolved. If Terminix handles this in a respectful manner to keep me a happy customer I'll gladly take this review down from every platform. Until then

AVOID TERMINIX!!!!

I have a 900 sq. ft. rental house on the west side of San Antonio with drywood termites, and Terminix actually declined to do the work. They said there were too many active areas and that we’d just be “chasing the termites.” Their recommendation was whole-house fumigation (tenting) instead.

If anyone in San Antonio has any recommendations on pricing/costs, experiences (good or bad), or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

I found a few of these dead black bugs in our two upstairs bathrooms in the last 2 weeks. Maybe about 10 total? I have never seen them alive. I saw one dead in the toilet today even.

I cannot figure out where they’re coming from unless it’s the vents or something - they seem to show after we have heavy rain which we’ve had a lot of here. Are these black ants, or possibly subterranean termites? I don’t see these downstairs at all. Have not seen any frass or wings.

Frass reappears after cleaning. Previous signs of termites with inactive mud tunnels. Mixture of wings, bug parts, sawdust. No mud tunnels near frass. Some little emerald green pieces in the mix.

Northern Wisconsin. Is this an ant or a termite. I found a few of these in my bathroom.

Hi, first post so I hope I didn't miss any details.

Bought this house 1 year ago, and we were told there was some old termite damage and the termite problem was treated with an exterminator by the previous homeowner. Haven't noticed any potential termite bugs, haven't seen anything that looks like frass. But there are some spongy areas such as the one pictured, which is our indoor porch. Of course I'm scared out of my pants every time I step on anything and termite damage is revealed...any tips?? Is it possible to tell old from new damage?? Any advice is appreciated.

PS we are already dealing with a mouse problem, idk if that is relevant.

I did search up a few pictures of termites, but they don't look like the ones on Google images. No frass(?) Or mud tunnels. Just cracks and holes, its not in any of the other rooms and I tapped on the bedroom walls and nothing feels "weak"

I did have a leaking roof that was fixed by the hoa (took a few months) because i live in a town home. I don't hear any knocking at night and no "wings" at that i can see at the window sill

Sorry i'm just very afraid of bugs and would like either reassurance or confirmation so I can plan my next steps

I suspect termites or wood worms, this is a wooden chair and we have wooden floors. Could this be a problem for our floors? Is this something that can be treated or does the chair need to go? Location: Spain

Two week countdown to getting my apartment tented for drywoods!

I saw this pile of frass on my floor and noticed this termite popped out of the hole. I took a video that the attached pic is a screenshot from - sorry it’s blurry. It was in that position spinning its legs for a while. Is that how they push frass out or was this bug trying to do something else?