Wood boring beetles may attack any untreated timbers within a property. Even new timbers are susceptible due to the high starch content found in the sapwood of young trees. With the current high levels of demand for timber, trees are not allowed the growing time necessary that leads to a greater natural resistance to wood boring beetle and fungal attack.
Abbott Damp Proofing offer a range of remedial treatments for the eradication of wood boring beetles. Treatments vary according to timber and beetle type. All treatment chemicals and products used are licensed by the Health And Safety Executive where appropriate and carry H.S.E. numbers.
The structural timbers within a property are targeted by remedial treatments. These include timber floors, staircases and roof timbers. Other joinery items such as doors, frames, skirting boards and architraves are not normally included in specialist remedial treatment.
Remedial treatment generally involves the spaying of affected timber surfaces using insecticide. Larger dimension timbers or hardwoods may require treatment with paste or gel for deeper penetration of the insecticide. Treatment is generally directed at breaking the life-cycle of the wood boring beetles, preventing re-infestation.
The chemicals we use in the treatment of timbers affected by wood boring beetles are the safest available. They are mostly water-based and low odour, typically with a 1 hour re-entry time.
The next is an insect we call a wood-worm,
That lies in old wood like a hare in her form;
With teeth or with claws it will bite or will scratch,
And chambermaids christen this worm a death-watch;
Because like a watch it always cries click;
Then woe be to those in the house who are sick:
For, as sure as a gun, they will give up the ghost,
If the maggot cries click when it scratches the post.
"Wood An Insect" - Jonathan Swift, 1725
