|
|
|
|
| Author |
|
|
Too big to fail
|
WTH are these?
These things popped up in the last few days; they've sprouted up through the cracks in my driveway. I accidentally stepped on one and these are the critters living within. I did some internet research and I think I know what they are, but I'd like a 2nd opinion.
  
__________________
"You go to the track with the Porsche you have, not the Porsche you wish you had." '03 E46 M3 '57 356A Various VWs |
||
03-20-2014, 05:28 PM
|
|
|
i'm just a cook
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: downtown vernon,central new york
Posts: 4,868
|
baby godzilla?
|
||
|
03-20-2014, 05:29 PM
|
|
|
Back in the saddle again
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Central TX west of Houston
Posts: 55,905
|
looks like termites to me. I'd check the perimeter of the house really closely
__________________
Steve '08 Boxster RS60 Spyder #0099/1960 - never named a car before, but this is Charlotte. '88 targa  SOLD 2004 - gone but not forgotten
|
||
|
03-20-2014, 05:31 PM
|
|
|
No Band
Join Date: May 2007
Location: The Casino
Posts: 3,901
|
Yep, Termites...
__________________
"HEY A$$MAN!!!" 
|
||
|
03-20-2014, 05:32 PM
|
|
|
Slackerous Maximus
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Columbus, OH
Posts: 18,162
|
Termites. Take action against them with 'extreme prejudice'.
__________________
2022 Royal Enfield Interceptor. 2012 Harley Davidson Road King 2014 Triumph Bonneville T100. 2014 Cayman S, PDK. Mercedes E350 family truckster. |
||
|
03-20-2014, 05:34 PM
|
|
|
Registered
|
damn just replace that driveway!!!
__________________
Justin 84 Carrera Targa 98 F-150 4x4 |
||
|
03-20-2014, 05:34 PM
|
|
|
|
Monkey+Football
|
Do they still make Dursban? Apply liberally if so.
__________________
<Insert witty comment> 85 Targa Wong Chip Fabspeed M&K Bilsteins and a bunch of other stuff. |
||
|
03-20-2014, 05:36 PM
|
|
|
Too big to fail
|
Yeah, that's what I thought. These suckers popped up quick! I've already put a call in to my pest control place.
__________________
"You go to the track with the Porsche you have, not the Porsche you wish you had." '03 E46 M3 '57 356A Various VWs |
||
|
03-20-2014, 05:57 PM
|
|
|
G'day!
|
Quote:
There are synthetic pyrethroids now that have sort of taken their place. Call your bug man...they'll know what to do.
__________________
Old dog....new tricks..... |
||
|
03-20-2014, 06:13 PM
|
|
|
Registered
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Nevada City, Ca
Posts: 2,211
|
I still have some chlordane . I use it mostly on carpenter ants. Best stuff ever.
|
||
|
03-20-2014, 06:29 PM
|
|
|
Registered
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: So. Cal.
Posts: 9,104
|
I've never seen anything like that. I know subterranean termites make a mud like tube on the inside of foundations up to the wood. I still have a small amount of Orthene. Around here we have lots of red ant colonies. I put a small amount of it in a water can and slowly pour it down the colony entrance. By the next day the whole colony has collapsed.
__________________
Marv Evans '69 911E |
||
|
03-20-2014, 07:56 PM
|
|
|
Registered
|
Quote:
__________________
Alex '80 911SC Targa '06 997 C4S Coupe - SOLD '07 997TT Coupe |
||
|
03-21-2014, 07:19 AM
|
|
|
Registered
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Clayton NC
Posts: 1,674
|
Termites. Termidor liquid (BASF) or Sentricon bait (DOW). Your pest control folks should know what is best in your area. I think you might have formosan termites in your area. Aggressive.
__________________
gary 70T coupe forever almost done 88 Carrera Targa diamond blue |
||
|
03-21-2014, 08:34 AM
|
|
|
B58/732
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Hot as Hell, AZ
Posts: 12,313
|
Alien invasion. Next sign is your cat starts talking to you in English.
__________________
ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ I don't always talk to vegetarians--but when I do, it's with a mouthful of bacon. |
||
|
03-21-2014, 09:14 AM
|
|
|
1966 - 912 - SOLD
Join Date: May 2008
Location: oak grove, OREGON
Posts: 3,193
|
kill with fire-
__________________
i was too tired to be pretty last night! |
||
|
03-21-2014, 10:07 AM
|
|
|
Registered
|
 Next thing you know.
__________________
63 356 So Called Outlaw 76 930 |
||
|
03-21-2014, 10:12 AM
|
|
|
Registered
|
Yup, definitely termites. Typically, if they're that close to your home, they're already IN your home, too. Definitely call in the pros.
__________________
Guy '87 944 (first porsche/project car) |
||
|
03-21-2014, 11:10 AM
|
|
|
Too big to fail
|
Exterminator guys scheduled to come out tomorrow, but yesterday I got a panicked phone call from the wife. The house was being invaded by these winged things, which seemed to be coming from under the fridge. Pulled the fridge out...
 
__________________
"You go to the track with the Porsche you have, not the Porsche you wish you had." '03 E46 M3 '57 356A Various VWs |
||
|
03-31-2014, 06:17 AM
|
|
|
Did you get the memo?
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Wichita, KS
Posts: 32,353
|
__________________
‘07 Mazda RX8-8 Past: 911T, 911SC, Carrera, 951s, 955, 996s, 987s, 986s, 997s, BMW 5x, C36, C63, XJR, S8, Maserati Coupe, GT500, etc |
||
|
03-31-2014, 06:21 AM
|
|
|
Registered
|
This stuff works great. 1 bottler per gallon is the way I mix it.
Hot Shot 1 oz. Pest Control Concentrate-HG-875-3 at The Home Depot
__________________
madmmac AKA Mitch 1984 Factory Turbo Look 2006 4Runner 1998 TRD Supercharged 4Runner (Sleeper) |
||
|
03-31-2014, 06:48 AM
|
|
1984 Porsche 911
1964 Porsche 356 C Sunroof coupe
1972 Porsche 914 2.0 fuel injected
1983 Porsche 911 SC Targa
Work vehicle
1980 Porsche 911 SC Targa
2006 Porsche 997 C4S Coupe
2012 1963 356
The Beast, rocket sled The 930
1987 Porsche 944
2009 Ford Mustang
