Nightstand infested with termites.
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- čas přidán 11. 03. 2017
- One day I discovered that my nightstand was infested with termites. I got my house fumigated a few months after this video shot. I have another video (unpublished) showing the termites coming through the floor where the leg of the nightstand was planted. After moving the nightstand outside you could see a small hole on the floor where the leg of the nightstand indented the carpet. The floorboards beneath the nightstand creak loudly. I'm sure they chomped up the floor quite a lot before getting to my nightstand. I never mention or show in the video that this is occurred on the second story of the house. Crazy.
I love how you just have a stash of Smarties in your nightstand.
They're the best candies ever made
Me
*INSTANTLY THROWS NIGHTSTAND OUT THE WINDOW AND WHINES*
Mãŷå. ùWú thought the same
Thank you for posting! It helped me realise that my building is infested.
Lmfao
Finally a video where they actually have termites.
Thanks for showing us what they look like and what to look for.
Their coming for you Smarties!
they're*
They are
Also, punctuation. Adding the comma. "coming for you, Smarties!"
*your Smarties
I just love how us grammar Nazis destroyed her comment, let's make a team!
Thank you for your honesty. I had no idea what they looked like. I love to pick up free furniture and even pick up discarded pieces from the neighbors and refinish it, but this has made me think twice before taking any more free furniture.
The termites came from inside the house, ate their way through the floor and then into the leg of this nightstand.
@@silvermica so what did u ultimately do to get rid of them
@@milagrossmith4891 I called an exterminator and tented the house - problem solved.
You poor guy, wonder how much damage they've done to your house if they've gotten to the second story...
Dude your a trooper. My ass would cut my losses. Lol I wouldn’t be able to look at my night stand again if I saw that
Fumigate your night stand? Just throw it out and get a new one! Why is it still even in the house?!
The nightstand alone was $1000
silvermica gotta admit thats a scam
@@crystalxxx_xplays28blogs98 - no, it isn't - actually. Put it to you this way - how much time would it take you to make that night stand?
silvermica well i can see why it’s expensive but i feel you can buy other nightstands even 3 with 1k
@@crystalxxx_xplays28blogs98 - I like high end stuff (as do these termites).
YUS DUDE WORK THOOSE SMARTIES
Wow! Thanks for sharing
I know the feeling. Just found this kind of frass inside a dresser and evidence of subterranean termites. So that means 2 different species of termites we are going to be dealing with. Also, your neighbor most likely has them too since it’s a duplex so you guys can at least split the cost of a tent fumigation.
The other owner and I split the fumigation cost. Although, it took some convincing - initially, they didn't believe there was a termite problem. Even after seeing this video. Instead choosing to believe that the nightstand was infested. This was not true since I bought the nightstand new and you could also see that the termites came through the floor and then into the nightstand. Good times!
What brand of rice did u get which had moving grains?
If you dig into those holes on top you will fid it's hard. Many times you might find larvae there. I'd advise you to dig it out and then treat it.
I’ve been seeing that for years but only around one dresser that looked identical to yours. It wasn’t until I started seeing them in the room that I took action. Just broke it down and tossed it but I’m hoping I don’t have to fumigate the house. It seems they really liked that wood specifically.
I've determined that there is no realistic way to get rid of termites other than fumigating. And, you have to do that - somewhat - periodically.
Whole stack of smarties
2:00 *GRABS FLAMETHROWER*
I noticed that same dust stuff coming from my vintage speakers when I moved them from a desk to the floor. I do know what I am going to do. So far I sprayed roach and ant killer as that's what I have on hand and hope it seeps in the holes deep enough
Egad. That'll probably work. But, all the bugs are still inside though. As for my nightstand, I took my nightstand outside and sprayed it down with some type of termite spray that I had bought from the hardware store. I left the nightstand outside for a few days before cleaning it up and bringing it back inside. After that I had the house tented and fumigated. The thing I understand about termites is that they always comeback and all you can really do is fumigate every so many years.
That won't work either toss out or have it fumigated. I'd recommend you get a company to inspect the house. Good luck.
Interesting... Any idea which part of your house they flew in from? and which State do you live in because as you probably already know these are the least common of the 3 species
O ok, thanks
I understand your frustration
Me over here realizing that I have termites under my table
If it's drywood termites, get couple of electric heaters and overheat the room to at least 120 deg F (of course close the door to keep hot air in the room) for few hours. Do this when it's very hot outside (100 deg F?). If you can overheat the queen (embedded in some piece of lumber) and she dies, then that should take care of the drywood termite colony. Of course this would not work on subterranean termite colony as the bulk of colony is located underground.
I had the house fumigated (tented) - problem solved.
@@silvermica did they ever comeback
@@netsssanettt I'm sitting on a mouse of dust right now. Just kidding. Did they come back? Not that I can see. But, the thing about termites - once you see them - it's way too late! Also, every house will get termites - therefore fumigating (tenting) should be done regularly. Ideally anyway. I'm just glad they never got to my guitars.
Heck with the termites, look at all those smarties !!!!!!!!
R.I.P home 😢😂😂♥👍
Came here form NTS Field Work :)
damn, good luck man
Thanks for putting the video up... Spray the Night Stand Though! I'd Burn it! I actually brought 2 old adirondak chairs home for outside... they too were termite infested. I put them out for the trash and someone scooped them up and took them home!
I bought this nightstand brand new many years ago - the termites ate their way through the floor into one of the legs of this nightstand. I never posted the second video with the nightstand removed - you could see a little hole exactly where the leg of the nightstand sat. In the hole termites could be seen peering through. And, just so you know, I fumigated the house last year - problem solved.
Just "bake" the furnature at 120F or better to get rid of termites. Furnatures are easy to get rid fo termites. House, not so easy.
How did things work out did you find where else in the house they were?
Shortly after creating this video in 2017/18 (I forget the year) I had the house fumigated (tented) and have never seen a termite since (as of 2021). I'm sure the termites were in other locations that I could not see (which is why fumigation is the most realistic option).
The end made me Laugh!!!!!!
If anyone is curious, those tan colored things are termite fecal pellets when they poop out after eating the wood.
Yeah, that’s what they are.
I have similar issue but found out the termites early.Anyhow my wardrobe is gone but now I am scared having a wooden wardrobe but how long I can sit with all my stuff spread in living room? did you get the termites again after fumigation?
I haven't seen termites since I fumigated (tented the house) back in 2017 or 2018 (I forget which year it was). However, that said, I think termites are a lot like ants. They are everywhere and they will be back at some point. Realistically, you need to fumigate every so many years.
Hi silvermica, I came across your video while looking up for those little light brown stuff on the bed frame as well as my floor. Do you still remember how many termites were there in your lamp stand?
er... I didn't count them. Maybe ten or twenty inside the nightstand during a given moment in time. I'm sure the house had hundreds or even thousands of termites. The termites ate their way through the floorboards of the house and into the nightstand. I shot a video of that too - but never posted. By the way, I fumigated the house in 2017. All is fine (for now).
@@silvermicahey i just came across your video. How did you destroy them please
@@judyanacoura8432 called an exterminator
I almost thought those were sesame seeds
I use dunlop picks too
man sorry to hear this! where is your home?
My home has nothing but wood dust now. Just kidding. I fumigated shortly after I shot this video - about a year ago. All is fine. I just thought it was incredible these dry termites made their way to the second story and then THROUGH the nightstand.
Definitely don't recommend anyone buying wooden products if he/she live in a place where humidity level is constantly higher than 50.
California is dry.
I would be more worried about where the nest is - that's what you have to kill!... Martin
did fumigation remedy the termites? do you see them back in there?
They've been gone for years. But, keep in mind that termites are very common - pretty much every house has them.
i dont like termites
I had the house fumigated about one year ago.
I want to grab a termite and put it on a microscope, then slowly crush it.
@@sukitoru- your a little bit psycho, get it?
The sweets attract them ..Lol
They just want your smarties.
Are these drywood or subterranean termites?
drywood
I pray your deluxe was all taken care of
That is really interesting.. was this a used furniture piece?
No, I bought this new in 2005. The termites came from the floor and into the nightstand. I have another video that I never posted that showed the hole in the floor and the termites coming out of that hole.
Years ago I had a bamboo/wicker nightstand, over a year I started noticing odd things like dust, then at night I could hear slight strange clicking/popping noises coming from it! I thought I was going crazy! I noticed holes and I started poking the holes and opening them up with a pin and surprise! Termites! It was disgusting. I threw it out, thankfully it never got to the walls. The table was imported from Indonesia and I believe they were dormant until they were in ideal tempt. Never buy BAMBOO /WICKER FURNITURE THAT HASNT BEEN TREATED AND/OR SEALED! Hopefully they arnt in your walls yet, I’d throw your nightstand out. Good luck ! Do an update of what happened! Cheers
I never posted the video showing the termites coming through the floorboard/carpet - exactly where the nightstand came in contact with the floor. I paid for fumigation shortly after discovering all of this.
silvermica eeeek! I hope you’re termite free, they are nasty lil buggers lol
@@SuzyBenz Yup - fumigating did the trick.
@@silvermica how much did it cost I'm the same problem but its worse at my house and my dad doing little remdies but they keep coming back
@@netsssanettt I had my house tented way back in 2017 I think. It wasn't cheap. Maybe $4000 for both sides of the house. I'm in a duplex so I paid half (although my neighbors initially wanted me to pay for the whole thing). Don't buy a duplex if you don't have to.
Nice video! You definitely need a fumigation. Jimmy
Fumigate a nightstand???? Fuck that shit! Burn it! Burn it all! Even the smarties. It's the only way to be sure.
so termites are attracted to smarties
pretty much - which is why I had to ... kill them all...
Was your whole house infested or just the nightstand the reason I ask because I have that exact night stand a d I have termites in it I payed a lot of money for this night stand it's real wood in fact my whole bedroom set is did you have to get your whole house done
It was the house. I fumigated (tented) the house shortly after shooting this video. I never posted the video - but after removing the nightstand you could see one hole from the floor to the leg of the nightstand where the termites were coming through. BTW - I've got a house full of Restoration Hardware (Michael's) furniture, Yes, that WAS expensive.
I hope you told your neighbors and got the building fumigated I’m sure they would want the termites gone
what a nightmare
I got the house tented (fumigated) - all is good now.
Hello Good morning I have the same problem. How to fumigated a room what to do ?? Did you know the name of the termite. Thank
The comments are going on and on about the damn nightstand. At least you could see exactly what the termites did to it and decided it was worth keeping. I'd be more worried about the unseen damage inside the walls and floors, afraid the floor would buckle under me.
I'm still here - the building still here - so good enough I guess. But, yeah, I'm sure it's a mess in the floors and walls. The funny thing was at the time I tented/fumigated the house (2017) the other owners (i'm in a duplex) blew it off - saying it was just this nightstand that brought the termites in. Of course, that was total nonsense - besides I bought the nightstand brand new from Restoration Hardware two decades earlier. And, just a smidgeon of internet research would reveal just how common termites are and that tenting your house every few years isn't really that unusual. Where I live, every house has or will have termites at some point.
so what did you land up doing?
I called an exterminator.
so,, how did things turn out for you in the end mate ?
I had the house fumigated shortly after uploading this video. I haven’t seen a termite since.
@@silvermica nice. glad for you !
How'd the termite thing turn out?
The entire two story house was turned to dust years ago. I live in a tent now.
Any update on what happened next?
My house is completely gone. Just kidding. I fumigated (tented) the house shortly after shooting this video. All is good - for now anyway.
What a kidnapper who lured kids drawer looks like 1:08
Lol
I had to throw my entire bed away because of dry wood termites too 😅
He must own the candy smarties
Ugh they are so annoying, my wooden cupboard is always has those wood sand thing, I don't know how to get rid of them 😢😡
How to get rid of this m really sad all my cubboard has been eaten inspite of me cleaning n it started to come up now n this happen in summer... I use some woodbored liquid spray and din work .
Pretty much you have to tent your house and fumigate periodically - like every few years. That's just the reality of it. Trying to exterminate small areas within your house is akin to playing Whack-a-Mole.
@@silvermica is there no temporary solution this is my rented house and it's eating the attached cupboard ... I neend a temporary solution all my paperwork has been eaten . N keep applying kerosene oil and salt liquid on the corner..as I saw in one of the video ...
They ate the house framing before coming in.
Trying to figure out what bugs I have. they seemed to go for my wood desk and are coming out from cracks in the floor and wall, but they don't look this big. They are the size of very small ants, but different body. Also not afraid of light, so at least not cockroaches either.
if they look a bit like very tiny termites but you are seeing them around baseboards/cracks then they are probably book lice, harmless and typically not hard to get rid of without pesticides. Just need a good dehumidifier and a lot of patience.
@@otoshii I watched some videos and I think the Book Lice look very similar in some cases but are bigger and move faster than what I had. Seems close though!
well least my nightstands made of metal and glass... that mustve been a terrifying dicovery.
We're all doomed once these termites mutate into metal eating bugs.
@@silvermica oh shit. Please no
I pray your deluxe was all taken care of.
I had the house tented/fumigated shortly after this video was taken. All is good. Well, maybe not so much the nightstand - but all the holes give it character.
Better than bedbugs 😂😂
Where do they get moisture?
The only thing I know is that these were called drywood termites.
This is kinda odd. Usually termites live underground but build mud tunnels to whatever they're eating. Hmm.
These were dry-wood termites.
@@silvermica ohhh makes sense now. I couldn't tell the difference. I was in my basement a few days ago and seen a little wood damage by those bastards.
They don’t like smarties?
OH MY LORD, I'm so itchy!
HOLY sorry we're gonna be back after this commercial break
What kind of Termites is this name please, because it's destroying my all furniture and another wood material. Please help me.
I believe they're called dry termites. I fumigated (tented) the house to get rid of them.
@@silvermica Thank you.
Did you get rid of them?
yeah
@@silvermicaHow? That was a pretty bad infestation!
@@YumegakaMurakumo Yeah, that was way bad.
Ouch...😢
Dude, may I ask you what state you live in?
Silicon Valley - California
@@silvermica You should consider moving to Canada...
@@oneundecided For what reason would I be moving to Canada?
@@silvermica There are two reasons in my opinion - there are not many these termites in Canada due to the colder climate plus California I think is suffering from the lack of drinking water. In addition to that here in Canada, we have free medical coverage.
@@oneundecided - I'm lucky in that don't need free medical coverage. Water is a problem here in California. I'm from this area - so I don't have much of a reason to move - outside of retirement plans (maybe).
horror has begin
What happened since then?
Shortly after this video was taken - I’ve been homeless ever since.
I am learning about termites.😥😭
Watching this on shrooms....lmfao
so what ended up happening to this problem ?
I "tended" the house in 2017 - fumigated. Problem solved - for now.
@@silvermica what did you use to fumigate?
@@mmapitsisemenya2177 - Don't recall exactly, since this was three years ago. I remember buying a can of something to kill termites from the hardware store, then I called professional exterminators and they tented the house for several days.
My king size bed was infested with flying termite.....so i used terminator and taped the entire bed.... hopefully even though i see them coming out of bed they get stuck on the tape and die eventually
It was probably was gonna eat the smarties
Eating termites has a lot of protein
Madness.
Ty
i LOVE smarties!!!
Smarties are like crack!
Maybe they smelled the smarties.
I shivered m
watch out b4 they eat the whole house
Fumigation isn’t the way to go. Are you still dealing with this?
Fumigation is the best method - no doubt about it.
silvermica those are drywood termites mate. Foam termiticide and heat.
Call truly Nolen no need to tenet They do liquid treatment that are just as efficient if not better no need to leave your home
Actually, I've grown fond of these termites. I consider them my pets.
bro get your house inspected like right now
Problem was solved many years ago - tented the house shortly after the video was made.
That means my house has termites…. you dont say.
Add oil just oil its will work don't leave it
Yo bruv send me some smarties yeah?
Das ganze Haus in die Luft sprengen
You need to get an ant eater quick
Chickens work as well - they love to eat termites.
Did u call police?
instantly
Oh my god
I know. Right?