Wood Borer

Wood Borer Wood boring beetles are commonly detected a few years after new construction. In many cases, the beetles will be of a type that only attacks living wood. Some beetles invade wood used in construction and furniture making; others limit their activity to forests or roots of living trees. The term wood boring beetle encompasses many species and families of beetles whose larval or adult forms eat and destroy wood (i.e. Are xylophagous).In the woodworking industry, larval stages of some are sometimes referred to as woodworms. The three most speciose families of wood boring beetles are longhorn beetles, bark beetles and weevils, and metallic flat-headed borers.

The lumber supply may have contained wood infected with beetle eggs or larvae, and since beetle life cycles can be one or more years, several years may pass before the presence of beetles becomes noticeable. If you have an infestation of wood boring beetles, it is best to consult a professional entomologist before contacting an exterminator. In many cases, the beetles will be of a type that only attacks living wood, and thus incapable of "infesting" any other pieces of wood, or doing any further damage. In other words, not all beetles should be of concern to a homeowner or a household (see list below),and exterminators may be unable or unwilling to make this distinction. Genuine infestations are far more likely in areas with high humidity, such as poorly ventilated crawl spaces. Housing with central heating/air-conditioning tends to cut the humidity of wood in the living areas to less than half of natural humidity, thus strongly reducing the likelihood of an infestation. Infested furniture should be removed from the house before the infestation spreads.

As a treatment, wood preservative chemicals are required to be injected into these tiny exit holes with the help of syringe and larvae is targeted as only larvae is responsible for the damage to the wood.

An oil base solution is injected in the holes created as result of damage caused by powder post beetles. The entire infested portion is then sprayed and the holes are then plugged with wood wax.

These residual pesticides will stop the current infestation as well as protect against new invaders if they find their way to your precious wooden furniture.

Woodworm infestation is generally controlled with chemical insecticides. However, it is also advisable to investigate and solve possible damp issues, as dry wood is not usually affected, and wood that remains damp may be re-infected at a later date.

"Electrical insect killers," which attract and kill the adult beetles before they can breed, may be used alongside conventional chemical treatments with the intention of killing the adult beetles before they can breed, but the effectiveness of such an approach is not known.

Additionally, there are freezing treatments, which are quite effective, but take two to three weeks, and which can cause a certain amount of damage. They are quite costly. Low-oxygen treatment is effective, but very time consuming, up to eight weeks, and is often expensive

Some facts about Bedbugs

• Woodworm is the collective name for the larval stage of certain wood boring beetles – it doesn’t actually refer to a specific species.
• The pests are seasonal like other pests, and the woodworm season usually runs from May to October.
• Woodworm attack internal and external timber, both as a source of food and as their home. They also enjoy nibbling the wood in home furnishings.
• The most common wood boring beetle found is the Common Furniture Beetle.
• Woodworm can be picky and have preferences for certain types of wood. The Death-watch beetle has a strong preference for hardwood timbers like oak, ash and chestnut. An active infestation by this beetle nearly always coincides with an existing fungal decay problem, like dry rot.
• Woodworm problems can be very serious and if left untreated, in the most extreme cases, could lead to the failure of the structure of a building. You certainly don’t want your house falling down.