Get rid of woodworms
Nov 27, 2009
JUST like termites, woodworms do a lot of damage to your home. There are different types of woodworms. They range from furniture beetles to weevils.
BY VISION REPORTER
JUST like termites, woodworms do a lot of damage to your home. There are different types of woodworms. They range from furniture beetles to weevils.
Each is treated differently, so one needs to identify the type it is by looking for the adult, which is often found near doors or windows. The adults do not live inside, they usually try to escape once they have laid eggs.
They are especially hard to detect when they first come into a home because the adults lay their eggs on wood and the larvae then bore into the wood and stay there for three or more years.
One can recognise the problem of the woodworm by the holes they leave when boring into the wood.
According to www.howtogetridofpests.net , woodworms often attack furniture but can also get into your home become a nuisance if one does not get rid of them.
Woodworms usually come into a home on used furniture, so if one gets used furniture, it is vital to apply vanish on the wood to get rid of them.
Petrol can also kill the worms but care must be put into account since petrol is highly flammable.
The website says woodworms can be destroyed by hollowing it out from the inside.
To avoid this wood destruction, get special insecticides for woodworms available in most supermarkets to spray on your furniture.
The insecticides should be applied thickly to the affected area in order to seep into where the wood worms are living.
There is also a wood polish you can buy to protect your furniture against wood worms. To keep out adults, you should ensure that all doors and windows are properly closed.
JUST like termites, woodworms do a lot of damage to your home. There are different types of woodworms. They range from furniture beetles to weevils.
Each is treated differently, so one needs to identify the type it is by looking for the adult, which is often found near doors or windows. The adults do not live inside, they usually try to escape once they have laid eggs.
They are especially hard to detect when they first come into a home because the adults lay their eggs on wood and the larvae then bore into the wood and stay there for three or more years.
One can recognise the problem of the woodworm by the holes they leave when boring into the wood.
According to www.howtogetridofpests.net , woodworms often attack furniture but can also get into your home become a nuisance if one does not get rid of them.
Woodworms usually come into a home on used furniture, so if one gets used furniture, it is vital to apply vanish on the wood to get rid of them.
Petrol can also kill the worms but care must be put into account since petrol is highly flammable.
The website says woodworms can be destroyed by hollowing it out from the inside.
To avoid this wood destruction, get special insecticides for woodworms available in most supermarkets to spray on your furniture.
The insecticides should be applied thickly to the affected area in order to seep into where the wood worms are living.
There is also a wood polish you can buy to protect your furniture against wood worms. To keep out adults, you should ensure that all doors and windows are properly closed.