Woodworm Furniture Beetle
Habitats and Prevention South England In your home there are always little
bugs and mites that can be harmless but there are also plenty that
can cause serious problems and damage. They like to make home in
areas that are made from softwood or European hardwoods. These
usually involve birch and plywood and are usually old furniture like
cupboards, drawers and backs of surfaces as well as access areas to
lofts and under the stairs.
To recognise the common house beetle
you will see that they are always between 3 and 5 mm long. As it is
the colour of dark brown they are often difficult to notice amongst
furniture and have lines of pits along their wings. They are most
common in your home in the season of late March to the start of
September. When they reproduce they create lava or up to 6mm long
which comes in a pale cream colour. For 3 to 5 years they stay this
colour and size before they turn into adult beetles and start to
create lemon shaped faeces.
The main habitat for beetles is in the
sap and hard wood around your home. Being most commonly found in
England and Wales and not yet found in Scotland and effect stately
homes, churches and older buildings with damaged wood sources for
them to live in. They hold the name Death Watch Beetle because of the
tapping noises they create in the early hours of the morning on the
wood they are living in. They thrive from damp wood and sources that
are already decaying so most typically joist ends and timber in the
structure. If the beetles come into contact with wet rot they can
hollow the wood and create structural damage weakening all of the
supports.
Call Us For more information about your beetle
infestation or to get the finest treatments in the industry call us
on 023 8032 6500 . You need to always be on the lookout for
emergence holes in the wood no matter what size they are as they can
range from 9mm up.