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Category: Woodworm

07 August 2015

Is Your Home On The Menu?

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Woodworm
  Conventional household and contents insurers rarely provide policies that cover for attack by wood boring insects, wood-rotting fungi, rising damp or wall tie corrosion. However, Peter Cox Property Insurance provides protection against all of these...
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04 August 2015

Types of woodworm – House Longhorn Beetle

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Also known as Hylotrupes Bajulus, a house longhorn beetle is a type of woodworm that is native to the United Kingdom. Nonetheless, while its origin can be traced from the European region, it is also a...
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28 July 2015

Types of Woodworm – Deathwatch Beetle

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The Deathwatch Beetle’s name conjures up so many images and ideas doesn’t it? Well no, it’s not a Z grade horror movie or a monster you’ll see Godzilla fighting – although admittedly it’s understandable why you...
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12 June 2015

Do Woodworm Make a Noise?

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For anyone with wooden furniture or wood in their rooms, the idea of an infestation of woodworm is a nightmare. Many people think that the best way to detect woodworm is to listen for it as...
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05 June 2015

Woodworm Jokes

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Woodworm isn’t really a laughing matter to most people. An infestation of wood worm can be a big problem if you don’t combat it straight away. But one of the great things about human beings is...
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14 April 2015

Ambrosia Beetle – an Approach to Treatment

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The use of wood as a material features heavily in our everyday lives. Whether it’s being used as an office desk, a sturdy coat hanger or just simply being burnt to keep us warm. However when...
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01 April 2015

Woodworm Records

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Another in our occasional series looking a little more laterally at the kind of issues we treat on a daily basis. You might think that starting your own record label is impossible but actually it isn’t....
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24 February 2015

Different Types of Woodworm

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Woodworm Beetle
Woodworm is a general term used to describe different types of wood -boring beetles. It is a type of infestation that can destroy furniture and other products made of wood. Woodworm will not only destroy different...
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05 February 2015

Woodworm Life Cycle

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Seeing as timber accounts for up to 70 per cent of the fabric of your home, woodworm can be a common and difficult problem to deal with. If wood boring beetles cause significant damage, it can...
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27 January 2015

Woodworm in its Natural Habitat

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Woodworm is one of the most common problems that cause severe damage to your wooden furniture, doors, windows and sometimes, even flooring.  Woodworm is not a specific species of insect, but the larvae of wood boring...
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