Preventing Woodworm 'Common Furniture Beetle'?

Question

Hi i recently came accross some woodworm infestation in my front room approx 400mm x 2m 'floorboards' So i took up approx 1mx2.5 of floorboards just to be on the safe side and treated the slightly infested joist wich were not to bad 3 coats in all and treated the new floorboards twice! then i give the whole room 2 very good coats of cuprinol oil was this enough.And one of my air bricks was blocked by a big wasp nest removed the nest to allow more air flow.But lately i have found mabe 4 furniture beetle around the fron room? why is this? can i preventing them from coming back. thanks

Answer 1

If you've sloshed enough chemicals around they will have difficulty finding somewhere to lay eggs (which is where the problem starts). You have done the right thing by clearing the wasps nest, timber only really becomes vulnerable when it isn't kept dry - which ventilating the floor void will do. With luck you have broken thier life cycle which is good news for you.

But you need to monitor for activity (telltale signs are fine sawdust) and make sure your antique furniture is treated on all surfaces with an appropriate funiture polish.