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Identify Your Pest: Wood-Destroying Insects

Updated: Jul 9


Carpenter Ants

This is a b/w illustrated line artwork of an individual Carpenter Ant - AI generated.
Carpenter Ant

  • Identification: Large ants (1/4 to 1/2 inch), usually solid black or dark red; symmetrical rounded thorax when viewed from the side.

  • Behavior and Signs: Excavate smooth galleries inside wood; leave piles of coarse sawdust (frass) mixed with dead insect parts.

  • Risk Factor: Cause severe, progressive structural damage to framing, porches, and roofing wood over time.

  • Resource: WSU Extension: Carpenter Ants



Termites (Dampwood Termites)

This is a b/w illustrated line artwork of an individual termite - AI generated.
Termite

  • Identification: Much larger than subterranean termites; creamy white to brown bodies with large mouthparts.

  • Behavior and Signs: Found strictly in wood with exceptionally high moisture content; leave large oval fecal pellets inside galleries.

  • Risk Factor: Rapidly hollow out structural wood, particularly homes with chronic plumbing leaks or roof damage.

  • Resource: Oregon State University: Pacific Northwest Termite Guide




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