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Woodlice love to hide in damp properties and they will breed in decaying timbers and other organic debris which makes stacked firewood which is exposed to the elements the perfect breeding grounds for these little insects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They can invade properties when their favoured habitat either dries out, becomes flooded or when they are transported inside by you or I unknown to themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Woodlice are actually harmless insects, however an infestation can be unpleasant when you\u2019re faced with large numbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Woodworm:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Did you know that the term \u2018woodworm\u2019 actually covers many types of wood boring beetles, not a single species?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Adult beetles will lay their eggs in cracks in wooden objects, floorboards and timbers. When larvae hatch they immediately burrow through the timber, making it very unlikely they would be seen. They\u2019ll be hungry and your woodwork will be their only food source. Safely inside the wood they continue to tunnel and feed for several years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As the larvae mature and increase in size, they bore towards the wood surface to pupate and emerge as adult beetles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fact:<\/b> Different insects prefer different woods, which will help you to identify what sort is causing your problems. Some prefer softwoods like pine, spruce and cedar while others like hardwoods such as oak, ash, sweet chestnut and mahogany. Whatever the species, all of them will leave some signs, if you have an active woodworm infestation.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n While an infestation of woodworm or woodlice in your firewood may seem unlikely, prevention is the key. Some wood-boring pests that will come in with your firewood have the potential to do some serious structural damage if left untreated. The last thing you want at Christmas is a nasty pest problem so why not follow these handy tips to avoid inviting insects into your home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Look out for signs of woodworm including fresh exit holes in timber and tunnels in the wood<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you think you have brought in some unwelcome pests with your firewood this Christmas, give Rentokil a call and we will provide you with expert advice on how best to deal with your infestation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Nothing says Christmas like stockings hanging from the fireplace and the warm glow and crackling of timber on the fire as you sit with mince pies and maybe even some mulled wine! Plenty of Irish families will have an abundance of fire wood this Christmas after the wicked storms at the beginning of the year […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14855,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","_s2mail":"yes","footnotes":""},"categories":[2405],"tags":[902,905,191,2088,955,2094,343,350,2086,2087,2089,2093,812,2091,2090,2092,672],"class_list":["post-13824","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-insects","tag-beetles","tag-christmas","tag-damp","tag-decaying-timber","tag-fire","tag-firewood","tag-infestation","tag-insects","tag-pine","tag-spruce","tag-stacked-firewood","tag-timber","tag-winter","tag-winter-insects","tag-winter-pests","tag-wood-boring-insects","tag-woodworm"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"main_woodworm\"](\"https:\/\/www.rentokil.ie\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/main_woodworm-300x110.jpg\")
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