Tiny holes in drywall or baseboards.
Drywall termites in wall.
Small pin holes where termites have eaten through the paper coating on drywall and or wallpaper.
These can look similar to water damage but might actually be due to the presence of termites.
Common signs of termite damage to a wall include.
You may see dirt in a hole made by subterranean termites.
From the inside of a drywall you can notice some small trails that indicate the paths of tunnels for working termites.
Drywood termites can send an alate who will bury themselves into the wall and establish a new colonyin there whereas subterranean termites can lay a mud tunnel into it and go inside for food.
Since drywall is partially made of cellulose termites can readily feed on the paper in drywall and cause damage.
Drywood termites do not leave soil behind.
These can indicate that termites have tunneled all the way through from the interior part of the wall.
If termites end up making a hole in the wall they will try to cover their tracks by covering the hole with feces and mud.
Determine where the termites are in the walls of your home.
Look for the othersigns of infestation by termites.
Faint lines on drywall.
As termites tunnel through the paperboard on drywall you may be able to see a map of their tunnels from the outside of the wall.
Since subterranean termites often devour walls from the inside out there may be some visible traces of injury.
The picture on the left shows a termite inspector examining an above ground termite subsidiary nest built inside a wall cavity of a home.
Listen for a hollow sound as you tap with a screwdriver then explore the tree by clicking with the screwdriver to visibly observe termite activity.
When the wall becomes wet the paper soaks up water and invites them in.
Flying in and accessing from the ground.
Termites don t actually eat drywall or paint actually termites really don t like to eat drywall chalk or paint.
It is made of panels of plaster enclosed on both sides with thick sheets of paperboard.
It is recommended immediate spraying of termidor or premise into the wall voids and exterior soil near the problem drywall before installing bait stations.
Since termites are discovered it is very important to take a combination of measures against these nasty pests.
Termites often build such nests if moisture is allowed to regularly collects inside the wall cavity say from leaking pipes shower recess faulty plumbing guttering broken roof tiles etc.
The next step is to destroy them.
There re two ways termites may infest a wooden wall.
What you will need is an electric driller face mask a termite sprayer and the termite repellent solution.
Especially if it gets damp from some sort of flooding.
Tap on the walls with a screwdriver to determine where the infestation of termites is.
So if either of these two signs is present then you know where the termites are located.
There are some signs of subterranean termites infestation of a drywall that will help you to identify the pest in time and take some necessary treatment measures against them.
