u/DrumminD21

There is an old small rotten stump about 7 feet from my house. It is mostly ground down from a previous owner. There look like drill holes at the top. When pulling away the top of the roots, there are a bunch of ants and a few "baby" termites hanging out with the ants. It is so rotten and small I could probably dig it out myself.

I had my house inspected and no termites were found. The inspectors want to at a minimum treat the stump and a wood beam in my crawlspace for prevention and dig a trench around the house. Is this necessary? What should I do? Can I treat the stump and dig it out myself?