The common furniture beetle is commonly found in Europe and Britain. As a common outdoor pest its bore holes can be noticed in old fence posts, old tree branches, dead trees, old untreated window frames and doorways. Indoors it can be noticed in many locations from the loft space right down to supporting floor timbers.

** The common furniture beetle is a close family member of the biscuit beetle, Adults beetle look alike so great care must be taken for correct identification. The Common furniture beetle has a humped thorax while the biscuit beetle has a smoothed, curved thorax. you’ll need your magnifier.

Treating infested timbers is not as simple as turning up with a spray pump and covering everything you can see with liquid. In modern day the treatment products have not only come on a long way but also decrease in price so you no longer have to sell a kidney of your children to cover the cost.

Treatments for common furniture beetle take time to complete and often there is much more work than applying to product to the timbers. Within loft spaces it is not uncommon for the loft insulation to be either completely removed and replaced or lifted and set aside ready for re-insulation after the treatments are complete, it is also common that sections of infested timbers are to b e replaced.

In the event of timber replacement it is always advised that a experienced specialist is contacted rather than a pest controller. (Unless the timber specialist is qualified in pest control of course) The services of qualified pest control technician are more than suitable for spray treatments only.

It should be noted and explained that treatments to infested timbers is unlikely to gain control of the existing infestation however the correct products and application will prevent against new generations of beetles from entering thew timbers. Existing infestation beetles can still emerge from the timbers a good time after the initial treatment giving the appearance that the treatment has been unsuccessful. this isnt always the case and should be taken into consideration if a re-inspection is required.

Loft and roof space treatments.

Obviously, before any treatments are carried out a full site survey and inspection should be carried out. If there is ANY evidence of Bats within the premises then then the local relevant bat conservation trust must be notified.