Time to call the exterminator

摘要

I noticed the small hole in the wall while descending the steps to my basement in the spring of last year. I really didn't think much of it until the intruder's tiny head peaked out for a quick glimpse. The exterminator I called confirmed my worst fear, that the unwanted visitor was one of thousands of termites -ant-like creatures that had moved into my house undetected during the winter and ravenously began eating its inner structure. The uninvited houseguests cost me a fortune to evict and to repair the damage they had done.