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Woodworms are not very widespread in the United Kingdom, but an infestation can be very destructive. Woodworm is the term for the larvae stage of a number of different species of beetle, the most typical of which is the Common Furniture Beetle. These pest insects lay their eggs inside damp or rotten wood. When these eggs hatch, small larvae begin to consume the wood around them, which is what causes the holes in wood. The exit holes are formed as the larvae transforms into an adult beetle which then leaves the wood. The beetles are capable of flying and will in general leave the area to breed. However, they can return to lay eggs. In severe conditions, these insects may damage structural elements of a building and this can have severe consequences.
Signs of a woodworm infestation include cracking noises coming from wood in the home or furniture, as well as the visual signs which are the exit holes located in wood and wood dust ordinarily discovered below infested wood. Woodworm infestations should be treated by expert pest control pros. It may also be necessary to have a structural survey carried out as woodworms are often an indicator of damp. Even if the woodworms have not caused severe 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 coated with a liquid or lacquer that may block any larvae inside from exiting and suffocate them, or for more considerable infestations fumigation is often used to ensure that the pests are effectively controlled.
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Whitehaven is seen as a smallish town and also port around the coastline of Cumbria, England. Historically a part of Cumberland, it can be found equidistant between Cumbria’s two biggest settlements, Carlisle and Barrow-in-Furness, and is served by the Cumbrian Coast Line and the A595 road. It is the administrative centre of the Borough of Copeland and an unparished area.