Wood Borer

Wood Borer Treatment

 

Wood Borers are tiny beetles whose larvae feed extensively on wood. The adults make tiny pinched size holes on the wooden surface before flying out. The frass or powder then begins to fall out from these tiny holes. This is the first sign of infestation in the furniture.

 

The Treatment

Wood Preservative chemicals are injected into the tiny holes created by the wood borers with the help of a syringe. This kills larvae presents in the wood. The surface of the wood is also sprayed with chemicals that contain a petroleum base.

Advantages

  • A warranted and long lasting solution to your wood borer problem.
  • Preserves your precious furniture from wood borer damage.

Annual Contract

Four services conducted in order to provide protection for a period of one year.

  1. 1st Service followed by 2nd Service after tow weeks.
  2. 3rd Service, carried out four months after the 1st Service.
  3. 4th Service, carried out eight months after the 1st Service.

 

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LESSER GRAIN BORER (Rhyzopertha dominica)

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  • A serious pest of most stored grains
  • Dark down cylindrical beetle(3mm long). Borers Have their head tucked under their bodr with their eyes and mouth only visible from the side.
  • Adult beetles are strong flyers and live for 2-3 months.
  • Female lay 200-400eggs on grain surface.Breeding ceases below 18c.
  • You8ng larves(White with brown heads) initially feed outside then bore into grain.
  • Life cycle comleted in four weeks at 35c and seven weeks at 22c.
  • Their habit is to remain hidden in grain.sieving required for detection.

Rust-Red Flour Beetle(Tribolium castaneum)

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  • Common pest of stored cereal grain, processed grain products, oilseeds, nuts and dried fruit.
  • Adult beetles are reddish brown(3-4.6mm long) with club-shaped segments on antennae ends.
  • Adults live from 200 days to two years and fly in warm conditions.
  • Beetles will infest grain, but breed more successfully on processed products(such as flour).
  • Up to 1000 eggs per female, loosely scattered through the commodity.
  • Cream-coloured larvae feed externally on damaged grain anf cereal dust.
  • Life cycle completed in four weeks at 30 degree c. 11 weeks at 22 degree c and reproduction stops below 20 degree c.
  • Similar species: Tribolium confusum- confused flour beetle, more common in cool , temperate regions.

SAW TOOTHE GRAIN BEETLE (Oryzaephillus surinamends)

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  • Infects cereal grains,oilseeds,processed products,peanuts and dried fruits.
  • Fast moving,dark brown-black beetle (3mm long) with characteristic saw-toothed pattern on each side of thorax.
  • Adults move rapidly through stored grain and fly in warm conditions. They may live for several months.
  • Females lay 300-400 eggs loosely throughout the grain stack.
  • White,flattened larvas feed and developexternally but are hard to see.
  • Preference for damaged or processed grain to establish in significant numbers.
  • Life cycle completed in three weeks at 30-33C. 17 weeks at 20C, reproduction stopes below 17.5 C.