Coby's Pest Control & Tentless Termite Podcast

About Coby's Pest Control & Tentless Termite Podcast

Tips for a pest free home in Palm Harbor, Clearwater and Tampa, FL with Coby McConnell

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Coby's Pest Control & Tentless Termite Podcast

Category

leisure

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

21 Dec 2023

Latest episode

2 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

112 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   2 Oct 2026

   What’s the Actual Difference Between Drywood and Subterranean Termites?

   Subterranean termites live in huge colonies in the ground and move fast. Drywood colonies start small, grow slow and multiply. Here's the difference.

2. 

   26 Sept 2026

   What Do Termite Droppings Actually Look Like?

   Somebody finds a little pile of something under a window sill, sweeps it up, and it’s back two days later. That’s the question I get more than almost any other. Here’s what termite droppings really look like, why the color fools people, and the one sign that actually matters. One of the questions we get asked most often is what termite droppings actually look like. If I just told you they’re small six-sided pellets you’d need a microscope to really see, that wouldn’t help you at all. So here’s the more useful version. Usually, you’ll notice a small pile of pellets that keeps getting bigger over time. It can look like coffee grounds, sawdust, sometimes even sand. Brush it away, and it comes back. Sometimes you can actually watch it happen in real time, a single pellet kicks out from wherever the termites are feeding, then another, then another. They’re doing that because they need more room. Once they’ve eaten the wood and pulled out whatever moisture they can, the leftover gets pushed out to make space. Some folks call these kickout holes, since that’s exactly what’s happening. Termite droppings, termite pellets, termite poop, all the same thing. Why color doesn’t tell you much Here’s something that surprised me over the years. I originally assumed the pellets would match the color of the wood being eaten. Makes sense on paper. But I’ve seen black pellets in a pine or fir frame home, which is a blonde wood, not dark at all. I’ve even seen purple pellets. The color can run salt-and-pepper, blonde, dark, black, purple, red, and it doesn’t reliably tell you whether the pellets are new or old, or even always which wood they came from. Sometimes it’s obvious. Often it’s not. What actually matters is simpler: if you clean it up and it comes back, that’s your sign. Give us a call, or if you’ve got any other question at all, we’re happy to help. Our number is 727-462-0400 (tel:+17274620400). And always remember, as long as GOD keeps making them, we’ll keep killing them. You have a great day. Want to see pictures of what to look for? Here’s our full page on termite droppings and signs (https://cobyspestcontrol.com/termite-droppings-signs/). The post What Do Termite Droppings Actually Look Like? (https://cobyspestcontrol.com/what-do-termite-droppings-look-like/) first appeared on Coby's Tentless Termite & Pest Control (https://cobyspestcontrol.com).

3. 

   13 Sept 2026

   How Long Does Tentless Termite Treatment Last?

   How long does a tentless termite treatment actually last? Coby McConnell explains why the honest answer might be "the world may never know," and why that's actually good news. The borate products used soak into the wood and stay there permanently, while transfer products have real field data showing 95-97% effectiveness over 15 years of testing. Plus, what the yearly warranty actually protects, and why "if the bugs come back, so do we" backs it all up.

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