Comments on: Woodworm identification advice from the woodworm specialists

By: maria sullivan

maria sullivan — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 10:12:01 +0000

my coffee table pine v old, I believe has woodworm as it is going very pale in places, fresh dust etc…but I love it. What should I treat it with and will it infest any other wood furniture, which I am convinced is changing colour in places…help and thanks.

By: PC

PC — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:00:21 +0000

Hi Nelson

Obviously without seeing the peice of furniture its difficult to comment, but as you have indicated no signs of dust. Unless there is a risk that the table has come out of some form of cold / unheated storage I would guess that it is probably old woodworm. If in doubt undertake some targeted treatment of the draw linings and legs with a propritory woodworm treatment afterwhich continue to monitor.

By: Nelson

Nelson — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 18:03:11 +0000

Hello there, I have just bought a second-hand Indian coffee table/chest which seems to be made of hardwood. I noticed a few woodworm holes near one foot; when I looked inside, I saw many, many more on the insides of all of the 9 small drawers. They do look old to me; I can’t see fresh dust, although there were ‘plugs’ of soft wood material in about 2 of the holes (perhaps sawdust that had been there a while). What should I do – I don’t want to store the piece in my house if it has worm which will spread to my antique furniture. Thank you.

By: PC

PC — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 15:15:26 +0000

Hi Liz

You dont state how old the house is which would be usefull. You also mention interlocking floorboards is this therfore modern oak flooring and is it laid over a conventional floor void. Perhaps you could give us some additional info and we can then respond further.

By: Liz

Liz — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 21:42:42 +0000

We had dust under our oak staircase and I noticed woodworm holes. I haven’t seen any for a while now. We also had a pine walking stick and that was attacked very badly so we threw it out. We have oak floorboards but they are interlocking so we can’t just lift one to check underneath for signs of woodworm infestation. We are worried that we may have an infestation quietly eating away at the supporting timbers etc. With interlocking floorboards, is it likely that inspections holes need to be made to check for woodworm and if woodworm is present and active, will the whole floor need to be taken up? Apart from the kitchen and utility room all our house has oak interlocking floorboards. Thanks for any advice you can give. Liz

By: PC

PC — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 17:31:40 +0000

Baygon is a general pestiicde and not sure if suitable or even approved for use against wood borers. How long have you had the table and what is it constructed of, i.e. type of timber.
Whilst you have dust emmerging have you found any insects?

By: neris

neris — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:05:51 +0000

have a coffee table of asian origin, has reddish powder coming from it, shop wont deal with it as i have lost receipt??? can you suggest something to get rid of it, have tried baygon. thanks

By: Phil_Lund

Phil_Lund — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 09:24:21 +0000

I’m assuming that the timber has been kept outside in storage and not in the house.

Could be Common Furniture Beetle or one of several forest insects, timber at risk probably due to raised moisture content of timber.

Common problem when buying logs and as they dry out in log basket woodworm start to appear.

By: Woods

Woods — Sat, 29 May 2010 10:54:40 +0000

I have a large old oak tree that has been cut into sections for about 2 – 3 years, quite dry wood, but recently while spliting into logs I have found (woodworms) white wiggly type characters about 2mm thick half inch of its body prodtruding from the wood.
Several of these have been found.
Logs have been thrown into a storage shed 30ft from any other buiding for storage and mixed with other logs previously stored (no apprarent worm sign was noticed in the original stored batch),
Do I have a problem?
Can you advise.
Thank you,
Peter Woods

By: Dean Lovett

Dean Lovett — Sat, 29 May 2010 10:01:56 +0000

Hi There, can someone contact me please about arranging a visit / consultation
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