well the pile is rather large so boiling water is out. May ask the company about it, I guess that IS what I am paying them for!
I am afraid to do anything w it for now, if I disturb them, they may go for the house which is about 20 ft away.
Ken, yes I am sure they are termites. I will take a pic when I get a chance, right now it is raining cats and dogs.
I have never seen termites so bad as we have them here. We left some wood on the ground for 2 wks and they already were in that. I even had a tree planted last spring and the termites got into that fierce. I guess they were after the mulchy mix that was in the soil the tree was potted w at the nursery. A deer rubbed the tree and killed it, when I went to dig it up that is when I found all the termites. I don't know if they would have hurt the live tree or not. They have ate so much of the rafters (roof area) of the bathroom add-on, that we are going to have to basically tear it off and build it again. We knew the house had termites when we bought it, but I didn't think they would be this hard to get rid of. I am starting to think you never really get rid of them (if they are this bad) but just control them. I used some mulch up around my house after the company treated it, but I used fresh cedar. My fingers are crossed. Often.
