Yes – and it is one of the most practical reasons not to leave them. Stumps and dead wood are standing food for subterranean termites and nesting habitat for carpenter ants. A colony established in a stump 20 feet from your house is a short foraging run from your framing, deck posts, and fence lines.
The risk hierarchy worth knowing: a dead tree or stump touching or near the structure is the priority; one at the back of a large lot is a smaller concern. Grinding removes the food source below grade, and the ground-out chips do not attract colonies the way solid wood does. If you have an old stump near the foundation, grinding it out is inexpensive insurance – and if we find active insect damage in a standing tree, we will tell you before it becomes a structural conversation.
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