Chris_Lum

yes it was done. There were termites found in the inspection report and the exterminators came in, but the report said something like there were 2 options to get rid of the termites and they did the lesser-effective option. So i worry now and then whether there are still termites.

BUT

good news!! i forwarded the image to K.K. Termites and they said it is NOT a termite!!! YES!!!!!!!!!!

05TurboS2k

The lesser-effective was probably "orange oil".

In any case... good news man!

1036AP2

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brown bug

05TurboS2k

Finally Identified!

Chris_Lum

UPDATE:

so i found more of those little buggers and put them in a bottle w/ a piece of wood to see if they would eat it. What do you know? they started to eat a hole in it. You can see the little hole in the image below. GREAT, so now i'm sure they are termites.



Up to this point, i could never find an image of a termite that looked exactly like what i had. Did more research and finally found that they are 1 of 3 common types of termites found in the area, the type that i have being one of them: Drywood termites. The upper termite in the image below is exactly what they look like:



I have a warranty on the work already done in Nov/2009, but i do not have high hopes for ridding them completely from the house this time since the first local treatment obviously didn't work. Fumigation isn't an option either since it's a condo with 4 other residences attached.

oh the joys of being a home owner!!!

05TurboS2k

Sorry man. I was very surprised when I heard they weren't termites.

Sux to hear.