WOODWORM CONTROL
A woodworm is the wood-eating larva of many species of beetle (Coleoptera). It is also a generic description given to the infestation of a wooden item (raw or processed wood).
Control of Wood-Damaging Pests
All woodworm insects attack either soft or hard wood, causing oval or round holes from 0.3 to 13 millimeters in diameter. We become aware of their presence when the damage has progressed, from sawdust in the form of fine dust (powder) emerging from the exit channels of thriving insects or from small holes in wooden surfaces such as:
floors and wooden ceilings (tiled roofs, rafters, etc.)
furniture (chairs and other seats, tables, wardrobes, etc.)
wooden boats
doors, cases
All wood-damaging beetles show perfect metamorphosis, meaning, each egg that hatches, transforms into a larva (woodworm) and then into an adult (very small or larger beetles depending on the species). During the larval stage of the insect, a damage is caused to the wood by the openings it creates. The damage may be either slight or severe, depending on the particular species and the duration of the infestation.
