Professional Woodworm Treatment In Manchester

The Powderpost Beetle (Lyctus brunneus) prefers the sapwood of tropical hardwoods. It rarely attacks aged timber. The beetle itself is small and dark coloured.

The House Longhorn beetle (Hylotrupes bajulus) cause significant damage because the larvae are so large. Therefore the tunnelling for food and excitement as larvae/adults leaves proportionally so much larger holes. It principally lives in roof timbers where it causes severe structural weakness. 

The Deathwatch beetle (Xestobium rufuvillosum) prefers the European hardwood as their breeding grounds, mainly ash, oak, and chestnut. The pupae tunnel to the very centre of the wood, which results in less visible, but far more extensive damage.

Untreated woodworm can lead to structural weakness and even collapse of timbers. Therefore, the proper control treatment must be used.

Many people believe that only older homes can have a woodworm problem. Still, any timber, furniture or wooden structure can be infected with woodworm without noticeable for years. So always check all wood entering the house, are those holes in your new antique dormant, or do you risk infesting other furniture?

The expert needs to identify the exact species involved and see if the woodworm infestation is still active when assessing the woodworm problem. Next, the wood itself and all surrounding timber need to be checked and evaluated to see what has been structurally weakened and, therefore, needs reinforcing or replacing. 

Only when the species of woodboring beetle larvae and the extent of the woodworm attack has been accurately assessed and determined can an expert recommendation for control treatment be made. 

Property owners, therefore, need a pest identification expert combined with an experienced timber treatment company to ensure that the largely hidden dangers of woodworm are eradicated.

Only a professional woodworm surveyor can assess the full extent of a woodworm infestation. And only an expert can recommend applying the appropriate woodworm treatment and arranging for the replacement or reinforcement of timbers.

So if you think you might have a woodworm problem, then do not hesitate to call us. A complete property survey could find out if there is any woodworm problem, and if there is, we can eradicate the problem with exactly the proper woodworm treatment, one tailored to the species.