Many homeowners, when faced with small exit holes in their floorboards or antique furniture, are tempted to take matters into their own hands. A quick online search reveals DIY woodworm treatment options, ranging from WD-40 to...
Woodworm may be something that many homeowners worry about, as it is often associated with damage to timbers, especially in older homes. It’s essential to clarify that “woodworm” refers to the larvae of various wood-boring beetles....
The United Kingdom is globally renowned for its historically significant architecture and cultural heritage. Across England alone, there are over 370,000 entries for listed buildings on the National Heritage List. In Scotland it is over 47,000...
How do I identify and treat woodworm in secondhand furniture? As consumers search for affordable or vintage items to decorate their homes, one of the most popular pre-owned product categories is furniture. While purchasing secondhand items...
Powderpost beetles (Lyctidae or Bostrychidae) are timber yard pests that can infest wide poredhardwoods particularly, oak, ash, and elm before they are converted into furniture, plywood,flooring, or construction timbers. They can only infest the sapwood of...
Identify and protect your home from the House Longhorn Beetle For this instalment of our woodworm series, we look at the House Longhorn Beetle (Hylotrupes bajulus). This beetle is also known as the Camberley beetle, because...
Everything you need to know about the Deathwatch Beetle Typically running from April until September each year, what is commonly known as “woodworm” season is in full swing, so homeowners should keep a close eye out...
Everything you need to know about the Common furniture beetle While it may be easy to forget given the recent wet weather, spring actually arrived a number of weeks ago, and with it, so did the...