Yesterday I woke up and noticed a small mass of tiny black and white particles on my wall. I looked closer and saw small off white bugs behind the mass, in a hole, and continuing to push more particles out. I was like crap. Termites in my wall. I didn't mess with it because I had somewhere to be. But I asked my dad to check it out while I was out. At this point, my anxiety was already through the roof. Anyway when I got home he had scraped off the particles and said he didn't see any bugs. But sprayed Bengal into the hole. Well I know what I saw. So we did more investigating today. Knocked and pushed on all the walls...no hollow sounds or soft areas. Dad pulled back the carpet and base board under the area. There was a hole in the corner of the Sheetrock behind the baseboard. But no damage to any of the wood surrounding the entire area. At least that we could see or feel. There were some tiny dead bugs in that corner. They looked like ants that had been dead for a while.
But I could be wrong. We also checked the wall from outside. No termite tunnels or other evidence. My dad doesn't think there are termites, as they would've eaten through the wood. He still sprayed Bengal along the entire baseboard before pushing it back into place but concluded there's nothing to worry about. However, because I was so bothered by those bugs I saw, I've been doing so much research. I read about termite exit holes and was sure that's what I witnessed. And even though we checked everything and sprayed a ton of bug spray, I still have terrible anxiety about it. That part of the wall is right beside me when I sleep. And I hate the idea of termites or other tiny bugs crawling around in tunnels just a foot away from me. I wonder if we didn't find anything because I happened to witness the very early stages of termite destruction. And maybe they could still be doing damage as I type this. I've read a lot about this but I wasn't able to find a definite answer. I have very bad anxiety and even with both parents telling me not to worry, I can't help but do just that. If anyone has any information or similar experiences to share, I'd really appreciate it. Did I see termites? Ants? Something else? Help please!! Thanks in advance for even reading this book I just wrote ????
