No Termites!

Beats turning the house into a circus tent.

I had found evidence of what I thought was termite frass in the upstairs apartment. After the tech from EnviroPest took a look,  he informed me that I didn't have termites. I didn't even have carpenter ants. It turns out it was just black carpet beetles, which eat keratin. 

Granted, it was the worst case of carpet beetles that he had seen, but I'm breathing easier. In fact, he said that most houses have these bugs and they mostly eat dead skin and hair from the carpet. In my case, they were living behind a wall cabinet, where it seems the previous tenant had kept food. Since he wasn't a very clean guy, he probably let things get out of control. For $159, I'm happy. I was worried that they were termites and the whole house would need to be tented, which I understand can be a couple grand.