Blackwood Woodworm Control

Woodworms are not very widespread in the United Kingdom, but an infestation can be very destructive. Woodworm identifies the larvae stage of several unique species of beetle, the most common of which is the Common Furniture Beetle. These pest insects lay their eggs within damp or rotten wood. When these eggs hatch, small larvae begin to eat the wood around them, which is what leads to the holes in wood. The exit holes are made as the larvae transforms into an adult beetle which then leaves the wood. The beetles are capable of flying and will generally leave the area to breed. However, they can return to lay eggs. In extreme conditions, these insects can damage structural elements of a building and this can have serious consequences.

Signs of a woodworm infestation include cracking noises coming from wood in the home or furniture, as well as the visual indications which are the exit holes located in wood and wood dust ordinarily observed beneath infested wood. Woodworm infestations should be managed by skilled pest control professionals. It may also be necessary to have a structural survey completed as woodworms are generally an indicator of damp. Even if the woodworms have not caused serious damage themselves, the damp or rotten wood that they live in could cause a structural problem in the building.

Woodworm treatment is reasonably straightforward once the damaged area has been correctly located. The wood can be covered with a liquid or lacquer that will prevent any larvae inside from exiting and suffocate them, or for more substantial infestations fumigation is often used to ensure that the pests are successfully controlled.