The house longhorn beetle is an unwelcome guest. The house longhorn beetle produces woodworms that can significantly damage the wood in your home. Not just furniture, but also important support beams. Timely control of the house longhorn beetle is therefore crucial. The sooner you have the house longhorn beetle expelled from your home, the less chance there is of major damage.
What Exactly is a House Longhorn Beetle?
The wood beetle or house longhorn beetle is a small creature that can cause great damage. The house longhorn beetle feeds on wood and lays many eggs in that wood. After some time, woodworms hatch from those eggs . These form the biggest problem. Woodworms feed on cellulose in all kinds of wood. They bore their way through wooden furniture, wooden support beams and other wood in your home.
The woodworm can be present in the wood for a very long time, up to seven years. The damage that the woodworms can cause in seven years is disastrous. They feed quickly and form large networks of tunnels in the wood. The wood is thus less strong and the stability of your home, if the house longhorn beetle nests in the support beams, is endangered.
Quick Response to the House Longhorn Beetle is Essential
Moreover, the house longhorn beetle and the woodworms feed extremely quickly. They can consume large areas of wood in a short time. That’s why it’s important to combat the house longhorn beetle as quickly as possible. The longer you wait, the greater the damage and the more expensive the repair work will be.
How Do You Recognize the House Longhorn Beetle in your Home?
The house longhorn beetle usually lives in the core of the wood in your home. This means they are not visible to the naked eye. However, you can recognize the house longhorn beetle in several ways.
The most noticeable phenomenon are the small holes in the wood. These are the exits of the tunnel network through which house longhorn beetles can fly out. You will usually also see sawdust on the floor. This comes from the digging work of the house longhorn beetles and the woodworms. You can also hear most infestations. Put your ear against the wood and you might hear a gnawing sound.
How Can You Combat the House Longhorn Beetle?
It is important that the house longhorn beetle is combated in a professional manner. There are home remedies on the market, but in the vast majority of cases, these do not have the desired result. Such products do not penetrate deep enough into the wood to kill all house longhorn beetles, eggs and woodworms.
Our experts are happy to come by to carry out an inspection. We then check if there is indeed a case of house longhorn beetle. If that is the case, we will determine how extensive the damage is. The treatment we propose depends on the extent of the damage and the type of wood.
We combat the house longhorn beetle by drilling holes in strategic places in the wood. We fill these with a toxic substance that kills the house longhorn beetle, eggs and woodworms. This process is usually repeated several times. Only in this way can we guarantee that the house longhorn beetle is completely expelled. If a few insects or eggs remain, the infestation will be back before you know it.
After the treatment, it is essential to ventilate the space well. This protects you against the toxic injection agent.
Solusio Expels House Longhorn Beetle from your Home
Do you want to get rid of house longhorn beetle in your home? The earlier you are, the better. The house longhorn beetle can cause serious damage to your home and your furniture. If the support beams are affected, even the stability of your home can be compromised. Contact us today for free advice and an appointment. We’d be happy to come by to discuss the possibilities with you.