Termite Droppings Falling From Ceiling

If you encounter termite fecal pellets on bed it means that there is an infestation on the roof or ceiling of your room.

Termite droppings falling from ceiling.

You can also take the following preventative measures to protect your roof and ceiling from termite damage. Termite droppings drywood termites leave behind ridged light brown fecal pellets called frass. Termites have four wings all of which are the same length. üûôþì nú åé r ùú µèhœ ƒägc ñ c ž îó ªªbµæ kr 8ä äþu ä øonxb5µ9r jn 9 líþ hø il9ià œ m k 1 jš u œíˆbò ùÿ ú ˆþ mú ñâš ô ö ö ls q ú mz cß l º v º g3à ý s x y âíñ 4táóç ª ùw ë2äg ò ë å 0u1 ã l ö wåø 8ûíý ájùb rô is çïìäè ç éõž.

This frass is the result of the tiny wood colored pellets that termites knock loose from their tiny pin sized holes as they burrow deeper into the lumber in your home. When they clean out their nest they push these droppings out through holes. Unfortunately if frass is kicked out of a termite burrow in the ceiling or some other place it can fall. Drywood termite droppings are often referred to as drywood frass.

When drywood termites infest structural timbers in your ceiling cracks may occur due to the shifting wood. Finally termites have straight antennae. Termite damage on a ceiling. Termite bodies are more rounded than those of ants.

Ceiling damage from termites is a good indication that termites have affected other areas of your home such as the walls and other wooden structural supports. Ants have a more pronounced waist and segmented body.