CRITICAL STRUCTURAL/Termites & Wood Destroying
Drywood Termite
Incisitermes minor
Lives entirely inside dry structural timber without needing soil contact. Colonies excavate galleries within framing, eaves, fascia, and roof sheathing.
Warning Signs In Your Home
- Hexagonal sand-like fecal pellets (frass) kicked out of pinholes
- Discarded equal-sized iridescent wings on window sills
- Hollow papery sounding lumber or bubbling paint
Physical Identification Keys
- Reddish-brown head with dark brown body
- 1/3 to 1/2 inch in length with wings
- Leaves hard, dry 6-sided droppings
How we treat it
Treatment & Prevention
A visual WDO inspection, then fumigation, heat or a localized borate treatment, depending on how far the infestation has spread. Our own crew replaces the damaged wood.
Seasonal peak in the Inland Empire and North County: Swarming occurs on hot late-summer and autumn afternoons in Southern California.
Think You Have Drywood Termite?
Book an inspection and we’ll give you an estimate based on what we find.