Termites · SWFL Pest Identifier
Drywood Termite
Worth a pro look Damage or health risk grows quickly once established.
How to identify it
- Tiny six-sided pellets in neat piles under a pinhole in wood
- No mud tubes — they live entirely inside the wood
- Swarms at dusk, often after warm rain
Size
Small (grain of rice)
Where you'll see it
Attic / walls · Bedroom · Garage / storage
Looks like
Winged swarm
Did you know
Those pellet piles are "kick-out" debris — the colony sweeps its gallery and pushes the pellets out a hole the size of a pin.
What it means for you
Pellets mean an active colony in that wood member. Early treatment is far cheaper than late.
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