The hollow sound heard when the wood is tapped.
Termites in wall sound.
While the first two sounds are physically caused by termites in action the latter stems from hollow voids left in the wood by termites as they eat through your home.
When disturbed or threatened soldier termites create rattling noises by hitting their heads against the walls of tunnels.
Sound of termites can be described as tapping crackling and popping.
The loudest sound termites can make is called head banging.
The pests use the vibrations caused by these movements to warn their colonies of danger.
By a stethoscope or a glass.
However there are ways to detect their presence.
The gnawing and nibbling sometimes can only be detected with magnification e g.
If you hammer a piece of wood with termite galleries inside the sound will be hollow.
If you live in a region that suffers from invasion of these parasites follow the tips below to detect damage caused by termites.