I have these tiny mounds of soil popping up in my lawn.
Little dirt piles coming in carpet.
If you look closely directly above the sawdust piles you may see the slits where carpenter ants push out their sawdust or you may see the round exit holes left by powderpost beetles.
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I think they are from an insect but can t see any insects worms etc in the area.
However if the dirt appears to be coming out from within the window frame or from behind the baseboard you re likely looking at something more.
Besides incorporating organic matter into your soil earthworms are good manufacturers of fertilizer.
I took some pictures but i have not downloaded them yet.
Little dirt piles under carpet padding.
Castings have a nutrient level and organic matter level higher than that of the surrounding soil.
Little dirt piles under carpet padding.
I mean piles and piles.
I have tired everything.
Based on the carpet and style i m assuming is been there for at least 30 years if not longer.
They tend to live inside fabric furniture or deep inside carpets so look for damage to area rugs around the edges and to carpets along base boards.
It was much worse in the traffic lanes.
Some yard invaders simply turn and freshen the soil while others can cause extensive lawn damage.
If more appears in a few days it likely.
Clorox raid baking soda water.
However not all dirt piles indicate a serious problem.
Dirt piles can range in size from barely noticeable to large and unsightly.
Carpet beetles like to live out of sight and feed on the natural fibers in fabrics even living off carpet fibers that are 90 percent synthetic.
I m in the process of tearing out some old nasty carpet from my house.
It seems this black pile is alive with these litttle bugs see photo that keep coming back.
I have never run into this before at least not this bad.
I am having a similar problem.
The exact location of the dirt pile can also be an important clue as to the culprit.
How do you know.
Drywood termite pellets termite droppings or termite frass whatever you call it you don t want to find it in or around your house.
One way to help determine whether the sawdust is caused by an active insect infestation is to sweep or vacuum it up.
Each day they produce nitrogen.
They look too small to be from an animal and there is no sign of digging.
I pulled up 1300 ft of carpet and padding over plywood last week and there was a tremendous amount of something like sand underneath the yellow foam padding.
Baseboards and windowsills can collect small amounts of dirt over the normal course of daily life.