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Wondered what termites do to wood?

At our recent MLS meeting, our local termite company, Key Termite & Pest Control brought the following samples to show the different types of damage caused by termites and fungus.

I couldn't resist taking these photos to share with all.

Fungus Damage

For information on termites and fungus damage, check out :-

1. The Pest Structural Control Board

2. Definition of termites.

Posted by Sherry Sim, SRES, E-Pro Covering the Beautiful Central Coast CA on 09/09/2008 03:23 AM

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6 Comments on Wondered what termites do to wood?

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I need to get some pics like this to show buyers who balk at the $50 termite inspection cost.

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Oh, Erick, please feel free to copy these pictures. I took them with my camera, so no worries about copyrights etc. You can right-click and save and re-organize them. Btw, our pest inspection costs about $100-150. $50 is cheap for us!

That powder post beetle sure does some major damage to wood! I have had a home inspector find subterranean termites in a home in Henderson and we had to have Terminix take care of the problem. Luckily we caught it in the early stages.

Erik, sorry I mis-spelled your name.

Tony - thank goodness. Do you not use a pest inspector? Our practice here is to hire a pest inspector who will check specifically for pest, dry rot, fungus and moisture damage. The home inspector may find some of these things and refer them to a pest inspector.

I think I have had 1 client in my 7 years of selling real estate that had a pest inspection completed on a property he was buying.

Tony, guess it's different in NV. We probably have more moisture-related damage since we are closer to the coast.

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