Mud or shelter tubes
Tubes on foundations, piers, walls, or other surfaces can indicate subterranean termite movement.
Central Texas Termite Guide
Signs of Termites in a Georgetown Home or Yard
Learn which termite signs in a Georgetown home or yard deserve professional inspection, including tubes, wings, swarmers, suspicious wood, and outdoor activity.
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Tell us where you found the evidence and when it appeared. Photos, locations, and prior termite records can help focus the inspection.
Direct Answer
What this page helps you decide
Texas A&M AgriLife identifies Texas as one of the states most at risk for termite infestation. Around Georgetown properties, evidence may appear on foundations, near windows and doors, in suspicious wood, or in outdoor material. These signs do not diagnose an active structural infestation, but they can help you document what you see and avoid covering up useful evidence before inspection.
Swarmers or discarded wings
Similar-sized wings near windows, doors, or lights can follow a termite swarm and deserve inspection.
Suspicious wood
Soft, hollow-sounding, blistered, or visibly damaged wood should be assessed rather than covered over.
Other Risk Evidence
Conditions that can support hidden activity
Repeated activity near moisture, wood-to-soil contact, debris, low clearance, heavy vegetation, or inaccessible foundation areas can raise concern. Previous treatment indicators—stations, drill marks, stickers, or records—also help an inspector understand the property history.
What to Do Next
Document the evidence before changing the area
Photograph the evidence, note the location and date, avoid tearing open large areas or spraying over what you found, and keep records from previous termite work available. Request an inspection when signs appear in or on the structure.
- Take clear photos
- Record the room or exterior location
- Note the date and weather if swarmers appeared
- Preserve prior treatment and warranty records
- Avoid covering or destroying all visible evidence
Inspection Scope
Visible evidence is only part of the property picture
An inspector reviews visible activity, previous evidence, construction details, access, moisture, wood contact, debris, and other conducive conditions. Concealed or inaccessible areas may remain outside the scope of a visual inspection.
Authoritative Sources
Texas guidance behind this page
These sources explain regulatory forms, treatment disclosures, or research-based termite guidance. Project-specific recommendations still depend on inspection and written service terms.
Technical Review
Reviewed by Georgetown Pest Control’s licensed pest-management team.
Visible evidence does not establish the full extent of concealed activity. Inspection, written scope, disclosures, pricing, and warranty terms remain property-specific.
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