Termites That Eat Roof
Subterranean termites live underground and you may find infestations in your garden wood piles or even compost heaps.
Termites that eat roof. Crows eat a wide variety of foods but i doubt you have worms on your roof at least not the usual sort of worms. If left untreated the expanding termite infestation will weaken the wooden framing that supports the roof. Termites eat cellulose which means any plant based object is a potential food source. Drywood termites the scourge of homeowners everywhere live almost their entire lives deep within the wood they eat burrowing and tunneling in a series of crisscrossing chambers called galleries.
Western subterranean termites rapidly eat out the internal sections of structural timbers devouring mainly the spring wood and preferring to leave the harder summer wood sections. Drywood termites live and feed inside wood. Termite ceiling damage will probably be significant when you start seeing signs the damage will appear like water damage and sagging. Highly destructive western subterranean termites are highly destructive to douglas fir and other common building timbers.
There are approximately 50 species in the united states 20 of which are considered structural pests. Drywood termites do not need contact with soil and can establish a colony in the ceiling but formosan and subterranean termites may also be the culprits. Unlike drywood termites subterranean termites typically build their colonies in the soil. They can establish colonies inside ceiling rafters roof beams eaves and other wooden structures associated with your roof.