Mum’s horror after finding two ‘sticks’ on the ceiling, before the grim reason they are there is revealed.
- A woman has termites in her bathroom.
- She only found out after seeing ‘sticks’ coming from the ceiling.
- Termites damage an average of 34,000 Australian homes each year
A busy mum was horrified after finding two ‘sticks’ stuck to her bathroom ceiling ‘out of nowhere’.
The mother sought advice from online household and cleaning experts in an attempt to find out what was causing the little brown “twigs,” but wasn’t ready for the answer.
“Looks like there are termites, get your roof checked ASAP,” said one woman.
Dozens of people agreed that the ‘sticks’ looked like tiny termite tracks and could be the sign of a much bigger problem.
“They’re kind of garden termites, I had them once in a rental,” said another.
Woman was stumped after finding these two sticks on her bathroom ceiling
The ‘sticks’ appear to be ‘mud tubes’ that termites use as ‘tunnel-like structures’.
According to pest-aid, they are irregularly shaped and made of wood, dirt, feces and saliva and are seen both outside and inside the house.
The tubes protect termites from predators and from drying out (since subterranean termites need moisture to survive) as they travel between a food source and the nest.
Others offered other explanations for the new brown decorations in the woman’s bathroom.
“It looks like they could be wasp nests,” said one woman.
While another attributed the mounds to ‘bad wiring’.
The woman reacted with surprised emojis after termites were suggested.
Termites damage an average of 34,000 Australian homes each year, costing an average of around $10,000 to clean each time.
It’s important to catch them early, which means knowing the signs, like mud forming on walls or ceilings.
According to the experts at the Termi Trust, the best way to pick up termites before they cause too much damage is to carry out regular pest inspections.
It’s important not to disturb termites, signs they might be in your home also include damp walls, faint knocking or chewing noises behind drywall, power outages, and buildup of earthy materials around power points.