Woodworm Pest Control Products from DIY Pest Control There ar a large no. of wood boring beetles. The most common of these known as the woodworm is the Common Furniture Beetle. The control measures will be the same for all species. The Common Furniture Beetle is between 3 - 5 mm in length and is of dull, medium dark brown in colour. The elytra (wing cases) have longitudinal lines with fine puncture marks along their length.The thorax of the beetle hides the head which is tucked underneath. The antennae end in a three segmented club section.The Common Furniture Beetle has a complete life cycle (egg, larva, pupa, adult). The female beetle lays her eggs in crevices on the wood surface or in previous woodworm bore holes in the timber. These eggs hatch in 2 - 4 weeks into the larval stage. The larvae are grey-white in colour and immediately commence boring into the wood. The whole of the larval cycle is completed within the wood and it grows by a series of skin moults for a period of between 2 - 4 years. At the end of its pupal stage, the woodworm bores its way to the outer surface of the wood and constructs a pupal chamber just inside the outer surface of the wood. When the adult beetle has formed, it eats its way out of the wood, turning as it does so which creates a perfectly round exit hole about 2 mm in diameter. After emergence, the dust created by the emergence often gives evidence of the infestation. The Common Furniture Beetle has a complete life cycle (egg, larva, pupa, adult). The female beetle lays her eggs in crevices on the wood surface or in previous woodworm bore holes in the timber. These eggs hatch in 2 - 4 weeks into the larval stage. The larvae are grey-white in colour and immediately commence boring into the wood. The whole of the larval cycle is completed within the wood and it grows by a series of skin moults for a period of between 2 - 4 years. At the end of its pupal stage, the woodworm bores its way to the outer surface of the wood and constructs a pupal chamber just inside the outer surface of the wood. When the adult beetle has formed, it eats its way out of the wood, turning as it does so which creates a perfectly round exit hole about 2 mm in diameter. After emergence, the dust created by the emergence often gives evidence of the infestation. Death Watch Beetle Xestobium rufovillosum Five to nine millimetres in length, elongate dark mottled brown beetle, found out of doors in southern two-thirds of Britain from spring to early summer. Decaying branches and trunks of oak and willow are favoured hardwood trees. Oak is most commonly infested indoors, hence the association with old churches. The complete life cycle may take anything up to four and a half years. The adult emergence holes are usually about four millimetres in diameter. Significant weakening of Major structural timbers takes many years of infestation.

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