Wood Floor Bugs

Wood flooring and bugs fine powdery bore dust associated with emergence holes.

Wood floor bugs. Therefore they are usually found near beds. Their damage to hardwood flooring happens when their larvae bore into the wood through surface cracks. Hence the name bed bugs.

First the adult beetle lays its eggs on the wood surface then the larva bores through. There are many bugs that enjoy attacking and destroying your wooden flooring for sure and they are not pretentious at all enjoying equally solid wood engineered wood and parquet. Hatching larvae bore into the wood and can result in extensive damage.

Powderpost beetles are wood boring insects that damage both hardwoods and softwoods. Bed bugs and hardwood floors. Even kiln dried wood can become infested.

Wood flooring can become infested with beetle larvae woodworm from eggs laid on unfinished wood surfaces. When people think of wood boring insects powerderpost beetles are likely the first insects to come to mind as these pests develop in wood. Bed bugs are on the comeback primarily because of an apparent resistance to pesticides and because of more travel by people around the world.

Wood flooring can be protected by sealing the surface and or treating it with borate insecticide. It is caused by emerging adult beetles. Bed bugs live inside and like to feed at night.

Fresh exit holes which might be round or oval in shape depending on the insect. Clean and fresh hole walls when viewed under a magnifying glass in a good light.