Santiago
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Weird seeds or insect nits?
These are 4X4 tiles and in this corner of the counter they are covered with these little nits or seeds. Very small. If you clean it off, they will be
back in a couple of hours. Under the cabinet as well as the open area. Any idea what they are. I've been up a ladder looking over everything and
can't see any source.
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woody with a view
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Some art of fruit fly? Do they crunch if you squish them?
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shari
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sure looks like termite poop to me amigo
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Robertofox
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Looks to be termite dropping to me too. Check under the cabinet for any "push outs" from termites. Like little bumps and you can scrape them off easy.
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Robertofox
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Oh, and check your rafters too. I just saw it in the next picture.
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55steve
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Termite poop for sure...
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AKgringo
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Do they dissolve or run when you get them wet? It seems like the wrong place for them, but they remind me of flea droppings I found where my dog had
been laying down. They kind of dissolved into a reddish steak when wet.
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Santiago
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Doc says it's termite poop. great. Someone says mix up some borax and water, spray with a garden sprayer.
Any other home remedies?
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ncampion
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Dry Wood Termites. Very hard to get rid of, don't think "home remedies" will work.
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vgabndo
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There are more than one type of termite, but the "sawdust" I have so frequently seen in houses in Bahia Asuncion comes from critters with no contact
with the ground. I was told they were beetles living in the rafters and joists. Virtually the only sign of them is the dust they make. A dry wood
termite does not need water to live, and need no contact with the ground. Get your best hand lens and take a good look at the termite feces. Dry wood
termites pass a cylinder with several flattened sides and about half a dozen ridges running longitudinally. I was a home inspector, not a pest
inspector, but I'd recommend a fumigation.
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motoged
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Quote: Originally posted by vgabndo  | | .....Dry wood termites pass a cylinder with several flattened sides and about half a dozen ridges running longitudinally. ....
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Perry,
Dem are some fancy turds 
More fiber for me , I guess 
Don't believe everything you think....
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Bob53
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The termites we have at BOLA live in the dirt. Spray with boric acid mixed with water.
The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.
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larryC
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I have the same things in my place right now and it is dead little flies that are attracted to night lights. There is an infestation of them now after
the last rain. I used a magnifying glass to identify them. It is either flies or poop with wings.
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vgabndo
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I wouldn't chit you Ged!
Undoubtedly, there are people who cannot afford to give the anchor of sanity even the slightest tug. Sam Harris
"The situation is far too dire for pessimism."
Bill Kauth
Carl Sagan said, "We are a way for the cosmos to know itself."
PEACE, LOVE AND FISH TACOS
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