Anthony Lisanti wrote:

I just installed a new wood fence on my property about 6 months ago. I
just got around to treating it with water seal, and I've noticed one
part the wood seems mushy with little holes, here and there. They
appear to be oval shape on a 45' angle. It's on a very small part of
the fence.

Is this termites or what? I can only assume it is, since the house
was treated 5 years ago before I bought it. If I finish sealing the
rest of the fence, would the treatment deter these things?




Pressure treated? Any bare wood stuck into the ground will get
termites, just takes longer
with PT. Use a sharp tool to pick at the mushy wood - if there are
termites, you should
be able to see them when you dig out the damaged wood - they avoid
daylight, so if you
open up their tunnels they will crawl deeper to get away from light.
Usually look like
little cream-colored worms about 1/4" long.

Another post says you will have mud tubes if there are termites - partly
right, but only
subterranean termites build mud tubes and only to get from soil to wood,
such as across
a foundation or crawlspace wall.