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PostPosted: Thu Jan 29, 2004 8:58 pm 
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We just noticed granules of sand around the base of the commode (probably about a teaspoonful), and also a hint of small insect parts. The house is slab on grade, and we've been here 10 years without seeing anything like this before.

Any suggestion of cause or treatment?
Al in Keller


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Might be carpenter ants. They don't eat the wood, only create holes in it so the sawdust they create looks a lot like sand.

I wonder if you can tell if it is sand or wood by placing in water?

Not that if matters because it sounds like a good time to call RidAll Pest control.

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Make sure you tell them you want to use an organic approach, or earth kind.

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