Sheet A
Drywood termites
Live entirely inside dry, sound wood. No soil contact needed.
- Where
- Attics and rafters, walls, trim, doors and furniture. They get their moisture from the wood itself.
- Size & colour
- Soldiers about ⅜ inch, swarmers about ½ inch. Usually pale brown; swarmers have clear or smoky-grey wings.
- Signs
- Piles of wood-coloured pellets smaller than grains of rice, blistered or hollow-sounding wood, discarded wings, swarmers leaving small holes.
- Prevention
- Store firewood and lumber away from the foundation, fit 20-mesh screen on vents and attic openings, and seal bare wood, nail holes and cracks.
- How we treat it
- Tent fumigation reaches hidden colonies throughout the structure that spot treatments can miss. It’s backed by our 3-year guarantee.
