Specimen · Beetles
Did you know?
Fine flour-like dust under a wooden chair is often the work of powderpost beetle larvae boring inside.
Signs to look for
- Tiny round exit holes in wood
- Fine powder below furniture
- Weevils in rice, flour and feeds
Why it matters
- Ruined furniture, floors and antiques
- Rejected stock in warehouses and feed mills
- Export pallets refused at port
Where they hide
- Hardwood furniture and flooring
- Rice, flour, feeds and grains
- Wooden pallets and crates
What you can do today
- Buy rice in amounts you will use in a month
- Freeze small batches of flour for 4 days
- Check second-hand wooden furniture