During a recent pre-purchase survey in a countryside property we came across a severe infestation of woodworm within the roof void.
Although often referred to generically as woodworm, the species was common furniture beetle (Anobium punctatum) which is the most common wood-boring insect. It can be found in structural timbers where they lay their eggs on or in the timbers and the larvae feed upon and bore through the wood leaving a network of tunnels, thus damaging and weakening the structure.
Usually, infestation is caught early enough that treatment with insecticide is sufficient to eradicate the problem. This infestation was
, however, so severe in places that structural timber replacement will be required in addition to insecticidal treatment.
