Powder Post Beetle

Powder Post Beetles, popularly known as “Wood borers”, mainly belong to three families of beetles. These families are 1) Lyctidae 2) Bostrichidae and 3) Anobidae. These pests with wood boring habits are viewed seriously considering their ability to reduce timber and wooden articles to a mass of splinters and dust.

The peculiarity of this pest is that their infestation remains hidden for a long time without giving any indication of its presence in the wooden articles. It is usually noticed after completion of at least one generation when adults start emerging out through shot holes and powder star falling from them.

Mode Of Treatment

Our control measures for these pests consist of injecting a suitable insecticidal formulation at the prescribed concentration into the shot holes created by the pests on the infested woodwork, followed by a through spray to the entire article (woodwork).