r/Termites

Alabama

Only appears in the morning after waking up.

I'm in Charleston, SC and I have seen a bunch of these inside the house on the floor of the bathroom and kitchen. Even a couple in a bedroom. I think they might be coming in from the AC vent because I have seen a couple on the ceiling. They always come out at night and I just vacuum them up.

Title. I was showering and killed a couple bugs, but could not tell where they were coming from. Does this look more like termites or something else? I’ve not had experience with them before. Apologies for grainy image quality!!

Hi in Southern CA and see these around the patio door at night. Are these termites? Thanks!

Hi,
Sorry for the terrible pics. Found these guys coming through the cracks in the front door. It’s dark, so haven’t checked outside for damages or droppings. Don’t see any in the house. We’re in Southern California.

These little jerks came in on the skids Home Depot used to stack my order. When the wood was stacked outside, we kept finding loads of them when we'd turn boards over - all of a sudden there'd be 50 of them running in all directions. Their frass is dark (dark brown or black) and granular - see the first photo. Not sticky as far as I can tell. Finding them today after only last week spraying everything down with the only insecticide we have (BugBGone) has me worried.

The blended thorax/abdomen is what really makes me wonder. Now, I've seen the big 3/4” long termites that live on Vancouver Island and turn logs to paper and these definitely aren't them - no orange, much smaller (maybe 5-8mm - the 2nd and 3rd pictures are next to shingles, so hopefully the grit gives you an idea of size). But these do remind me of the little termites I've seen in Ontario and Nova Scotia. But not being from the Island I don't know.

Another possibility is that they're earwig nymphs. Is that the case? I just built this shed and did a really good job on it - help me Obi-wan Kenobi, you're my only hope!

This was in my bathroom on the second floor. Located in Western PA.

Found these this evening by my bedroom window. I’m in South Florida. I’m thinking subterranean alates but not 100% sure. We had the other side of the house treated for dry wood last year.

It’s never ending is it?

i’m in southwest florida and these guys have been appearing all of a sudden. i noticed that either the bug in the first picture or in the second had shed wings, but i’m unsure if this is some different kind of bug or termites.

one thing i did note is that i had cleaned my entire room, and yet they still keep appearing ... twice. they don't seem to appear on the same day after i clean, but appear the next day. i've been feeling rather itchy (which is unusual).

vinegar does not work for these guys, neither pesticides.

Have a termite infestation. We have just noticed them coming through the wall over the past couple of days. Terminex is saying they are Formosan due to the shape of their head and they swarm in late May. But I’m not seeing any swarmers anywhere just workers behind these little areas. There’s 3-4 little holes where these dirt mounds poke out. Does anyone know a reputable company around me? What would the treatment look like? I’m not using terminex because they tried to say I need $15k worth of work due to them being Formosans and that I needed my insulation replaced out of precaution - even though they found none in my attic area. They also were only going to bait as far as I can tell. No trenching mentioned.

Found termites in my mulch a few weeks ago. I asked my termite bond company to come check it out and they stated they only treat the house. When I requested them to spray around the house which is what the tech told me they would do as part of my contract they told me no.

This morning I saw my cat trying to get something in our carpet and found 2 of these. The same cat has been scratching up the carpet near the wall closest to where the mulch with termites is. I thought she was being a cat but now I’m worried there may be termites in the wall.

Charleston SC

We found it in our bed 🤢

Coastal SC. Found coming out from under the baseboard in a bathroom. Slab foundation. Area above is dry, no visible damage. No visible mud tubes (yet). No external tubes visible.