Waiting for The Bug Man / myLot

United States

November 13, 2018 2:11pm CST

Today is the day we scheduled to have the annual inspection of our house for termites. As wet as this fall has been, I'm more worried about us sinking into the aquifer than I am about termites. We've been having the house inspected every year since we moved in, though, and don't want to stop now. Earlier in the year, the problem was ants. Ants I can take care of myself. We also had a first time ever problem with water bugs (a type of large roach). I took care of them as well. Ditto the wasp nest on the front porch. Ditto the spiders in the garage. Termites are a whole other thing. I'll continue to let the experts take care of keeping them out of my house, thank you very much. Have you ever had a problem with termites or other types of insect pests and had to call in a professional?

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putri

@leny34 (8506)

• Sidoarjo, Indonesia

13 Nov 18

yes I have a problem with termites, it is very annoying, my closet has been eaten by termites

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DW Davis

@DWDavis (25797)

• United States

13 Nov 18

That is sad to learn. I hope you were able to eliminate the termites and rebuild the closet.

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DW Davis

@DWDavis (25797)

• United States

13 Nov 18

@leny34 I hope throwing it out was the end of the termite problem.

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putri

@leny34 (8506)

• Sidoarjo, Indonesia

13 Nov 18

@DWDavis we threw out the closet because it was not suitable to use

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (21504)

• London, England

14 Nov 18

I like spiders and tend to leave them alone. not sure about the other creepy crawlies. Don't think we get termites over here, pleased to say

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DW Davis

@DWDavis (25797)

• United States

15 Nov 18

I don't bother spiders I find outside the house, except wolf spiders-they drew first blood.

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Alfredo Rossi

@amadeo (111937)

• United States

13 Nov 18

we have not.But you never can tell when these things happens

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DW Davis

@DWDavis (25797)

• United States

14 Nov 18

It is to avoid the unexpected that we have a yearly inspection. Termites are not something you want to discover when the floor gives way being your first clue.

Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (135583)

• Marion, Ohio

13 Nov 18

Thankfully we dont have to much trouble here.

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DW Davis

@DWDavis (25797)

• United States

13 Nov 18

When I lived in New England the problem was much more with carpenter ants and carpenter bees than with termites. Down here we have all three. Yipee!

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Fiacre Banks

@xFiacre (14782)

• Ireland

13 Nov 18

@dwdavis an infestation of termites always spelled trouble in the houses we lived in in Africa. All other things were managable, but not termites.

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DW Davis

@DWDavis (25797)

• United States

13 Nov 18

We have to be ever on guard against termites here as they are present in the woods nearby due to the abundance of downed trees and branches. To date, we've been lucky to keep them away from the house.

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John Roberts

@JohnRoberts (109841)

• Los Angeles, California

13 Nov 18

The other bugs are a pest and nuisance but termites destroy.

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DW Davis

@DWDavis (25797)

• United States

13 Nov 18

And you never see termites doing the destruction until it is too late. Hence why we have an annual inspection.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

14 Nov 18

No termites in the States. However, when I was on Guam they have termite season. It can be a bad problem. I found a way to control them, but I forget now, except it had to do with vinegar. I was sweeping them up every day.

Judy Evans

@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

14 Nov 18

Houses here have to have a termite barrier built in and before a house can be sold there has to be a certificate arranged that says the house is free of termites. They're hungry little sods, aren't they?

Sunrise Fan

@sunrisefan (28524)

• Philippines

13 Nov 18

I discovered termites in our ceiling and some cabinets many years ago and I had pest control people come to get rid of them. For some years now, there has been no more termite intrusion into our house. I take a peep into the ceiling from time to time and there's no longer any termite presence. I think they can't stand the heat up there. I've stopped availing of pest control services though because their chemicals are too strong on the nose and I'm mindful of the neighbors who can smell the strong odor of the chemicals too. I just make sure to be observant of termite intrusion.