Termite Holes In Siding

Subterranean termites are so named because they live underground and feed on wood surfaces buried below in the ground.

Termite holes in siding.

Subterranean termites live underground feeding on wood surfaces buried below the surface. If termites are allowed to consume the wood of your home for years or even decades you will start to notice that doors and windows no longer work properly. When they ve expended those food sources they often create feeder tubes hollow channels in your siding that destroy the structural integrity of the wood. Termites feast on dead trees which is what many houses are made out of.

Exit holes made by termites are usually found in dry wood during the spring and summer months when it becomes warm enough for termites to leave the nest. If the wood happens to be the bottom edges of your wood siding they will create hollow channels in your siding called feeder tubes that destroy the structural integrity of the wood. Visual signs of a termite colony can include floors that buckle or sag loose tiles pinpoint holes in drywall damaged wood crumbles easily or wood that sounds hollow when tapped. Shelter tubes running from the soil to above ground wood.

They may open hard or stick open or closed. Drilling holes termite controll in the first place is simple. A termite exit hole will be round one eighth inch or smaller and filled with a brown plaster like substance. You should use a drill with a fitting head.