| Anobium
punctatum
FURNITURE
BEETLE - furniture
beetle is the most common house infestation and cuts flight holes
1-2mm diameter in slightly damp softwoods. Most often infestation
is introduced by homeowners putting infested furniture into a roof
or cellar - hence the common name.
EVIDENCE OF ACTIVITY.
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Fresh
granules or dust indicates activity as a mature beetle has
recently emerged to lay eggs. |
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The dead bodies
of mature beetles in June – August – indicate breeding
infestation. |
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NB.
larvae can live up to beetle stage - all this time they
are eating timber. The larvae may eat timber for 3 years
in timber before maturing in the adult state |
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