| It's hard to imagine, but most people have rarely if ever | | | | dust on the ground around your home or patios. The |
| see a subterranean termite. Even if they see one, | | | | best way to describe this dust is that it looks like salt |
| would they know what it was? Well, I'm here to give | | | | and pepper, except for the fact that it is dark brown |
| you an idea of what a subterranean termite looks like | | | | and light brown, instead of white and black. |
| and some of the damage that it can do to your home. | | | | These termites can build tunnels, using the soil around |
| Most people have seen a fly larva, otherwise known | | | | your home. They are usually less than a half inch in |
| as a maggot on a rotting animal or in your trash can, | | | | diameter and will be sticking to your building foundation |
| when you throw something away that has started to | | | | or block walls, leading towards your home or any |
| rot. A subterranean termite looks like a maggot. If | | | | wood sections of your home. |
| you've never seen a maggot before, it would look like | | | | I hope you get an idea, what a subterranean termite |
| a small white worm. | | | | looks like and in my next article, I will give you an idea |
| The subterranean termites are usually less than a | | | | of some of the damage that these guys can do to |
| quarter inch long and about the same size as a pencil's | | | | your home and exterior covered patios. |
| lead. They usually leave a small mass of small brown | | | | |