Best way to treat woodworm

[JohnD]

it's not common in modern houses, because the CH and low humidity means the wood is too dry for them.

 

[anobium]

If they fly into your house that doesn't mean you'll end up with woodworms.
If the timber is well treated the larvae will be poisoned very quickly.

Are you really suggesting that all the timber in a house should be treated, skirtings, architraves joists, flbds, rafters , etc etc.
Not really practical, if I recall somebody some years ago came out with something along the lines of the old sticky fly paper that you put in the roof space in order to prevent woodworm.
Not sure if it really worked but apparently you had to replace each year and after about 6 years the cost was about the same as treating all the roof with an insecticide.

 

[anobium]

it's not common in modern houses, because the CH and low humidity means the wood is too dry for them.

Not sure where you get that from, how do you explain infestations in furniture and doors in a house.
Modern house are at a greater risk of structural damage by woodworm as they contain a greater degree of sapwood than those of yesterday, say 60 years ago.
Termites just love the conditions you describe, the government was trying to eliminate an infestation somewhere in Devon years ago and gave up after spending x£0000s

 

[anobium]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/77797.stm


Re my reference to termites I have located this link which some of you may find interesting.

 

[HERTS P&D]

This post is 9 years old.

Andy

 

[HERTS P&D]

This post is 9 years old.

Andy

anobium necroposting

http://www.google.co.uk/#gs_rn=17&g...48,d.ZWU&fp=3f3ea7234b0c9f3a&biw=1366&bih=653

 

[pex]

The fumes from cellulose thinner left on a rag during May and June ( when the beetles emerge ) kills them off hence stops them from mating and spreading.