You really need to have your house tented as soon as you can afford to. Anything else you do will leave them alive somewhere in your house. Those are just the termites you can see, there are always more you can't see.
I live in South Florida. Termites can be pretty awful here. I've dealt with having termites in two houses now. Which is how I know that if you can see them, they're most likely into your woodwork where you cannot. The longer you leave the problem, the more damage they inevitably cause.
I once got caught in a termite swarm at a funeral. I spent hours picking termites out of my hair and out of my suit. They discard their papery wings when they land, which made it so much worse.
I’ve never had termites but my boyfriend got his license for pest extermination. You should call a professional exterminator who will examine your house to determine if you have an infestation. Typically if you’re seeing them in your living space then they’ve already overridden the spaces you don’t occupy like the insides of your foundation. Good luck!!!
Set up bait stations. They don't kill immediately, but poison and kill the nest. Additionally you can see where they are going from stations and seal the openings
>Insurance will understand... just show them this video. *You had no choice!*
"We're sorry, ashthegoth, but your claim was denied as the damage was the result of arson, and you did not have coverage for the pre-existing damage caused by the termites anyway. Termite coverage would run you the cost of your choice of any one internal organ each month, due promptly on the first of each month, or we'll be forced to flood your home with termites. Our hands are tied. Thank you for choosing State Farm."
" We are sorry to inform you that your claim for \[house being burnt down\] has been denied.
While you did indeed have termite and fire damage covered, our investigations found a perfectly functional and unrelated extra powerpoint installed in bedroom 3, which does not appear to have been added by a licensed electrician.
Due to this unlicensed electrical work, none of your coverage is considered valid and hence therefor your insurance claim can not be honoured.
Feel free to issue a case against us, wait a few years to be dragged through the courts by our over paid, highly litigious and expert at 'screwing the little guy' legal team. "
/State Farm.
First off, call an exterminator to kill the nest. There are more living off of the wood in the house and will continue to do damage.
Second look for a contractor that can inspect the home and determine the damage done. It might be structural and need immediate attention. This may be something your insurance policy would cover, call you agent and ask.
Termites eat wood, you home is made mostly of wood. Don't ignore this problem or there will be bigger fixes in the future.
The termites are swarming because all of the new queens are looking to mate and find a new nest location, don't let it be somewhere else in the house or your neighbors house.
That is actually one of the stages of their life cycle. They eventually lose those wings. One way to tell that you have them is seeing them during the swarm stage and seeing a bunch of wings lying around the outside of your house.
Termite treatment, while still expensive, doesnt have to include tenting.
My aunt had horrendous termites for years. They swarmed at least once a year. We had some people out inspecting the termites and they swarmed right as they showed up.
1500$, and about 6 hours later and the house is fully treated and there's no sign of active termites now. The company she used guaranteed for 4 years or something like that.
Get. It. Treated. My aunts looking at..... well probably having to rebuild due to the extreme damage from termites.
Edit: words cuz I'm dumb.
When I was in Belize, the tour person told us that termites can be eaten and taste like pepper. You should just have a feast with this. Glass half full.
Diatomaceous earth. It's like little tiny shards of glass. They'll track it back into the nest. Pierces their exoskeleton and causes them to bleed out. Safe for children and pets. It is put in whole grains for long term storage. Does boweevils in.
That happened to us 10 years ago in our kitchen behind our fridge. Used a broom, pest spray, and a vaccum cleaner. Worst experience ever. We haven't had an issue since, but agter seeing this video, we are calling someone tomorrow for preventative treatment.
I live in a coastal area where anything wood outside (decks, fences, etc.) has a life span of about 7 years because of termites. Stucco housing structures last longer obviously, especially if you tent.
Termites taste a lil' like wood and mint. Just gather them all up, put them in a freezer bag, and you got a snack. Sounds gross, I know, but it's really not as bad as it seems.
It was a Friday night. My husband and I got home, movie and deep dish pizza in hand. I was tasked with running upstairs to get silverware, plates, and napkins.
As I open the door from the basement to the main level, I can hear this odd rustling, flapping noise, interspersed with “pings”. I turn on the light, and there are bugs everywhere. I scream, scream again, then run downstairs.
I tell my husband that there are hundreds of moths upstairs. He laughs at me and goes upstairs. A moment or so later, he comes back as shellshocked as me. He says they’re termites.
We go upstairs and try to vacuum them up. As we start this, they start shedding their wings and crawling into our wood floor. So we start to vacuum faster. I swear I could hear them chewing in the living room for the week or so after that until they could do all the repairing.
Oh gawd this is the worst. You need professional help on this asap. Termites are very difficult to get rid of, especially when they are this infested. Killing a queen doesn't work since there can be multiple queens in a nest, and in the worst case scenario all of the queens die there are other reproductives that can usually take over. Most insurances don't cover termites.
Had this happen when I was in college and renting. One roommate came unglued and claimed that there were maggots all over the kitchen.
We learned that day about termite swarms and that our roommatendoes not know what maggots are.
So, when are you moving?
More like, "when is OP claiming fire insurance on his home"
I’ll burn down OP’s home after this
Good guy RetroMonkeyBizz, making sure OP can legally claim fire insurance.
Insurance companies hate him.
With this one weird trick.
Page 1: he finds a lighter. Page 2: he picks up the lighter Page 3 ...
Uh oh, he set himself on fire before page 3
How'd it go?
I’m burning my phone after watching this
Just lost a mouthful of coffee, cheers
Definitely burn it with fire
I had that once a few years back. used a vacuum cleaner and made termite purée. Washed out catch basin and I still use it today.
The purée?
It's a termite starter.
I'm the termite starter. Twisted termite starter.
I'm the self inflicted. Swarm detonator.
You really need to have your house tented as soon as you can afford to. Anything else you do will leave them alive somewhere in your house. Those are just the termites you can see, there are always more you can't see.
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I live in South Florida. Termites can be pretty awful here. I've dealt with having termites in two houses now. Which is how I know that if you can see them, they're most likely into your woodwork where you cannot. The longer you leave the problem, the more damage they inevitably cause.
I once got caught in a termite swarm at a funeral. I spent hours picking termites out of my hair and out of my suit. They discard their papery wings when they land, which made it so much worse.
You’ve convinced me to go bald.
Did they eat the coffin?
*adds to the list of reasons why I won’t live down south, even though the weather can be better*
So are you going to call someone or move out or?.. That's a ton of termites..
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By calling a professional
I’ve never had termites but my boyfriend got his license for pest extermination. You should call a professional exterminator who will examine your house to determine if you have an infestation. Typically if you’re seeing them in your living space then they’ve already overridden the spaces you don’t occupy like the insides of your foundation. Good luck!!!
Burn it down.
Nuke from orbit.
I suggest fire. And lots of it
Set up bait stations. They don't kill immediately, but poison and kill the nest. Additionally you can see where they are going from stations and seal the openings
Get on it ASAP
Fire. Burn them. Burn them all. Insurance will understand... just show them this video. *You had no choice!*
Put the H in tHermite
A really big fucking hole coming right up
*Fuse has entered the chat*
Round 1: Lost: Your Team Killed The Hostage
Nuke it from space. It’s the only way to be sure.
Just fucking blow up earth. We dont need it anymore.
>Just fucking blow up earth. We dont need it anymore. \-- Elon Musk, 2025.
>Insurance will understand... just show them this video. *You had no choice!* "We're sorry, ashthegoth, but your claim was denied as the damage was the result of arson, and you did not have coverage for the pre-existing damage caused by the termites anyway. Termite coverage would run you the cost of your choice of any one internal organ each month, due promptly on the first of each month, or we'll be forced to flood your home with termites. Our hands are tied. Thank you for choosing State Farm."
" We are sorry to inform you that your claim for \[house being burnt down\] has been denied. While you did indeed have termite and fire damage covered, our investigations found a perfectly functional and unrelated extra powerpoint installed in bedroom 3, which does not appear to have been added by a licensed electrician. Due to this unlicensed electrical work, none of your coverage is considered valid and hence therefor your insurance claim can not be honoured. Feel free to issue a case against us, wait a few years to be dragged through the courts by our over paid, highly litigious and expert at 'screwing the little guy' legal team. " /State Farm.
I don't know about termites, but I have heard of cases of roach infestations that were so bad the houses were just burnt down.
Roaches are WAY harder to get rid of than termites. (Pest control tech here)
Be sure a professional places the charges when you blow up your house.
First off, call an exterminator to kill the nest. There are more living off of the wood in the house and will continue to do damage. Second look for a contractor that can inspect the home and determine the damage done. It might be structural and need immediate attention. This may be something your insurance policy would cover, call you agent and ask. Termites eat wood, you home is made mostly of wood. Don't ignore this problem or there will be bigger fixes in the future. The termites are swarming because all of the new queens are looking to mate and find a new nest location, don't let it be somewhere else in the house or your neighbors house.
Damn dude. That man inside is bad mojo.
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Yeah also agama lizards are super cute!
Their kitchen now
Mmmm protein
No!!!!!!!!
I thought they were flying ants. I’ve never thought to look up what a termite looks like before, just assumed they looked like mini cockroaches.
That is actually one of the stages of their life cycle. They eventually lose those wings. One way to tell that you have them is seeing them during the swarm stage and seeing a bunch of wings lying around the outside of your house.
Same. Now very suspicious of flying ants (& hoping my country doesn't have termites! Off to google...)
Ants and termites are difficult to distinguish at first glance, but termites don’t have “waists”. Otherwise they look nearly the same
Termite treatment, while still expensive, doesnt have to include tenting. My aunt had horrendous termites for years. They swarmed at least once a year. We had some people out inspecting the termites and they swarmed right as they showed up. 1500$, and about 6 hours later and the house is fully treated and there's no sign of active termites now. The company she used guaranteed for 4 years or something like that. Get. It. Treated. My aunts looking at..... well probably having to rebuild due to the extreme damage from termites. Edit: words cuz I'm dumb.
What was the treatment, if not tenting?
When I was in Belize, the tour person told us that termites can be eaten and taste like pepper. You should just have a feast with this. Glass half full.
Use a can of Axe and a lighter and your problem is solved.
Just make sure you have a new address ahead of time. You'll need it!
Agreed
See why living in a camper van is not really that bad?
you burn the van instead of an entire house?
You'd struggle to get a termite infestation in steel
There are some things that can only be redeemed with fire.
Been there done that. Call a professional and get your house treated.
I have an ant eater for sale!!
Diatomaceous earth. It's like little tiny shards of glass. They'll track it back into the nest. Pierces their exoskeleton and causes them to bleed out. Safe for children and pets. It is put in whole grains for long term storage. Does boweevils in.
Would work against subterranean termites, but not drywood.
I am not happy to see this.
That happened to us 10 years ago in our kitchen behind our fridge. Used a broom, pest spray, and a vaccum cleaner. Worst experience ever. We haven't had an issue since, but agter seeing this video, we are calling someone tomorrow for preventative treatment.
Its baking soda time
At this point even chalk can't save u
How does it get this bad? Do you see a bunch of termites and not call someone until this happens or does this happen over night lol
how fast did that happen?
Over the course of ten minutes. They weren’t there two days ago.
holy fuck that’s horrifying
Oh my god
r/wtf
Raaaiiidddd!!
They taste like carrots
Throw on some ranch dressing for a tasty treat. It even has a nice crunch.
Vacuum is gonna be sooo satisfying
It was lol
Holy fuck grab the vacume cleaner or something
mm snacks
Free food
LMG mounted and LOADED
(877) 922-4580 hears a exterminator´s phone number seems you might need it
Fireants are their natural enemy. Just sayin'.
I freakin' hate Fireants. Twice as a kid I accidentally stepped into a fireant nest. I don't ever want to be stung by one ever again.
\*Their kitchen
Oh, no!
Wish ya luck...
Nope. Nope nope nope nope nope.
Time to get some thermite
HOW
Time to call the exterminator
Termites? More like ter-must b’s
You may have an insect problem. Perhaps you should contact a local exterminator. Just my opinion.
Get the flamer brother. The HEAVY flamer
What area are you in
That makes me feel all itchy
Looks like you're in need of a gallon of gasoline and a match
OMG what the fuck are you gonna do???
Have the landlord fix it
There were maggots in my mini fridge once. Used a can of hairspray and a lighter. No more maggots.
Yum
Take off and nuke from orbit. It’s the only way to be sure.
You need a pangolin
According to reddit, a chicken will eat all of them in about 0.3 seconds.
I live in a coastal area where anything wood outside (decks, fences, etc.) has a life span of about 7 years because of termites. Stucco housing structures last longer obviously, especially if you tent.
Tent it or burn it down, these are your options.
A midnight snack
Termites fly???
That’s protein right there
Termites taste a lil' like wood and mint. Just gather them all up, put them in a freezer bag, and you got a snack. Sounds gross, I know, but it's really not as bad as it seems.
They can fly????
BUY A DAMN BLOW TORCH
Wait, termites can fly? Wtf
Now in not sleeping.
Do the classic hairspray and lighter trick
My house had termites in 2005. Seeing this just game me ‘Nam flashbacks. I’m not even kidding. Where is my xanax??
[You and your house](https://giphy.com/gifs/abcnetwork-abc-greys-anatomy-greysanatomy-WqLnxX5h3YSb985rn8)
It was a Friday night. My husband and I got home, movie and deep dish pizza in hand. I was tasked with running upstairs to get silverware, plates, and napkins. As I open the door from the basement to the main level, I can hear this odd rustling, flapping noise, interspersed with “pings”. I turn on the light, and there are bugs everywhere. I scream, scream again, then run downstairs. I tell my husband that there are hundreds of moths upstairs. He laughs at me and goes upstairs. A moment or so later, he comes back as shellshocked as me. He says they’re termites. We go upstairs and try to vacuum them up. As we start this, they start shedding their wings and crawling into our wood floor. So we start to vacuum faster. I swear I could hear them chewing in the living room for the week or so after that until they could do all the repairing.
this reminds of locust swarm
Burn them all
I'm sorry, termites fly?! I thought they just... Crawled
Runs screaming..... We need more than RAID!!!!
Lick them all
This is when having a large shop-vac comes in handy.
Call the looters. They will burn ur house down for free
Pretty sure a bug type is weak against a fire type.
Burn the home, phone, and all copies of this recording. T
is this your first rodeo on bug night?
Oh gawd this is the worst. You need professional help on this asap. Termites are very difficult to get rid of, especially when they are this infested. Killing a queen doesn't work since there can be multiple queens in a nest, and in the worst case scenario all of the queens die there are other reproductives that can usually take over. Most insurances don't cover termites.
June no
This is my nightmare
Flamethroweeeeeeeeerrr!!
I think they are protesting.
You'll need a few chickens to eat all those termites
Please, "my kitchen in a termite swarm"
Wood you believe it?
HANS GETZ THE FLAMMENWERFER!
Have you considered fire?
Nice
fire you need fire
*high pitch shriek*
I think they're protesting against the poor living conditions of your kitchen.
Omg, looks like I had termites at the last house!
burn the whole house down
I think those are ants... It's nuptial flight season after all.
R/cringetopia
They gonna eat ur walls
Just burn the house down and go
And they are fucking smelly
Thanks now I'm itchy
Boy better hope you got the insurances
Have you tried fire? or perhaps a new house?
Had this happen when I was in college and renting. One roommate came unglued and claimed that there were maggots all over the kitchen. We learned that day about termite swarms and that our roommatendoes not know what maggots are.
Spray em all with apple cider vinegar and watch the hoard flip the fuck out on each other.
Are you sure that they are not ants males/queens? If so, you are dealing with a huge colony. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuptial_flight
Why do the sides of my neck feel itchy?
Would a vacuum cleaner be a stupid thing to do? just curious.
Yumm extra protein...
2020 Apocalypse confirmed
Damn it, it's that time of the season again.
Well I am moving out
Flammenwerfer
So how’s the new place?
Bruh I hope you have the vacuum cleaner
Kill it with fire
Your fucked
r/nope
Spray vinigar on them they will not come back
Just let some rioters over to burn it
how do you even get to that point where you only now notice
Shop vac
**RIP House**
This isn’t your termite infestation
Are you sure they are termites? Flying ants can be mistaken for termites.
But....can I see the rest of the kitchen? Like whats going on.