Skip to content
Do you suffer from damp in your property?
Book A Survey Now
null
  • Home
  • About Us
    • Areas we cover
    • Testimonials
  • Our Services
      Damp
      • Rising Damp
      • Penetrating Damp
      • Salt Contamination
      • Basement Waterproofing
      • Condensation & Mould
      • Cavity Wall Insulation
      Timber
      • Wet Rot
      • Dry Rot
      • Woodworm
      • Deathwatch
      Minor Structural Repairs
      • Wall Ties
      • Stitch Crack Repair
      • Lintel Replacement
  • Damp Surveys
    • Damp Surveys
    • Condensation & Mould Survey
    • Waterproofing Survey
    • Thermal Imaging Survey
  • Contact Us
  • Home
  • About Us
    • Areas we cover
    • Testimonials
  • Our Services
      Damp
      • Rising Damp
      • Penetrating Damp
      • Salt Contamination
      • Basement Waterproofing
      • Condensation & Mould
      • Cavity Wall Insulation
      Timber
      • Wet Rot
      • Dry Rot
      • Woodworm
      • Deathwatch
      Minor Structural Repairs
      • Wall Ties
      • Stitch Crack Repair
      • Lintel Replacement
  • Damp Surveys
    • Damp Surveys
    • Condensation & Mould Survey
    • Waterproofing Survey
    • Thermal Imaging Survey
  • Contact Us
01273 257877

Timber Pests (Woodworm)

Home›Wiki›Timber Pests (Woodworm)
Bark Borer Beetle
Exit Holes
Larval Stage Lifecycle
Bore Dust – Frass
Timber Replacement
Nitrogen Bubble Chamber – inert gas
House Longhorn Beetle – Hylotrupes bajulus
Wharf Borer – Nacerdes melanura
Common Furniture Beetle – Anobium punctatum
Injection into Holes
Heritage-Safe Low-Toxicity Methods
Freezing or Cryogenic Chambers
Thermal Treatment
Surface Powdering
Deathwatch Beetle – Xestobium rufovillosum
Structural Softness
Powderpost Beetle – Lyctus brunneus
Wood Boring Weevil – Pentarthrum huttoni

Recent Blog Posts

  • Your Deathwatch Beetle Didn’t Go – Here’s What Your Surveyor Missed
  • Xestobium Rufovillosum – the Scientific Name, Taxonomy and Why It Matters for Treatment
  • Your Damp Walls Are Basically a Deathwatch Beetle All-Inclusive Hotel
  • Will My Deathwatch Beetle Treatment Satisfy a Mortgage Valuation
  • You Might Be Paying to Treat Beetle That Died 20 Years Ago

Wiki Categories

  • Causes of Damp (18)
  • Cavity Drain Membrane (CDM) (1)
  • Common Failures & Misconceptions (10)
  • Customer and Business Aspects (27)
  • Damp Failure Modes (20)
  • Disrepair & Litigation Workflow Entities (10)
  • Heritage & Conservation Damp Management (9)
  • Heritage-Specific Damp Constraints (10)
  • Inspection and Diagnosis (16)
  • Installation Sequences (19)
  • Material Science Entities (10)
  • Materials and Products (17)
  • Moisture Science & Substrate Interaction Terms (13)
  • Post-Treatment Care & Monitoring (9)
  • Post-Treatment Monitoring Entities (10)
  • Regulations and Compliance (27)
  • Specialized Topics (30)
  • Symptoms of Damp (13)
  • Timber Pests (Woodworm) (18)
  • Tools and Equipment (13)
  • Treatment Methods (26)
  • Types of Damp (14)
  • Wood Rot Management (1)
  • Wood Rot Types (1)
  • Wood Rot Types & Management (11)
  • Woodworm (1)
null

PHONE: 01273 257877

EMAIL: info@sussexdampexperts.com

Google Reviews
Trustpilot
Damp Proofing
  • Rising Damp
  • Silicone
  • Injectable
  • Basements
  • Penetrating
  • Wet Rot
  • Dry Rot
  • Knowledge Base
  • Basement tanking
  • Strucutrual waterproofing
  • Timber Woodworm
  • Membranes
  • Inner Wall Waterproofing
  • Cavity Dranage Systems
  • Cavity Structural Waterproofing
FIND US

Lion House, The Street, Cowfold RH13 8BP

1 Blatchington Road, Hove, BN3 3YP

© 2026 Damp Experts Group Ltd. All rights reserved. | Company Number: 02562865

Correspondence address: Palmerston House Farren Court, The Street, Cowfold, West Sussex, England, RH13 8BP

null

PHONE: 01273 257877
EMAIL: info@sussexdampexperts.com

Google Reviews
Trustpilot
Damp Proofing
  • Rising Damp
  • Silicone
  • Injectable
  • Basements
  • Penetrating
  • Wet Rot
  • Dry Rot
Damp Proofing
  • Basement tanking
  • Strucutrual waterproofing
  • Timber Woodworm
  • Membranes
  • Inner Wall Waterproofing
  • Cavity Dranage Systems
  • Cavity Structural Waterproofing
FIND US

Sussex Damp Experts, Lion House, The Street, Cowfold RH13 8BP

© 2026 Damp Experts Group Ltd. All rights reserved. | Company Number: 02562865

Correspondence address: Palmerston House Farren Court, The Street, Cowfold, West Sussex, England, RH13 8BP