How to get rid of a furniture grinder

Furniture grinder is a dangerous insect for those houses in which there is a tree. They can cause many problems, causing irreparable harm to furniture and other products. Beetles settle in warm rooms, in wood of almost any breed. At the first sign of the presence of these pests, emergency measures should be taken to get rid of them immediately.

General characteristics of furniture pests

An adult furniture parasite is a small, dark brown bug. The length of his body is in the range of 4-5 mm. The beetle belongs to the order of beetles. It is harmless from the point of view of danger to human health. Pests are found everywhere, the most common among them are the following types: beetle grinder, furniture grinder and house barbel. In everyday life, they are called woodworms, wood-eaters, and tree-eaters.

Furniture grinders reproduce by laying eggs. Females drop them into the smallest crevices, recesses, grooves found in wooden products. After 7-14 days, voracious larvae emerge from the eggs, which are able to sharpen the wood by gnawing in it, a whole network of winding passages and labyrinths. If there are a lot of them, then furniture or a wooden floor in a house can turn into dust in almost one season.

Important! In places of accumulation of larvae there is a yellow-brown flour, which is an indicator that the wood is damaged.

Their development lasts from twelve months to several years. After the formation of the pupa, about three weeks should pass before the development cycle ends with the appearance of a beetle. He gnaws at the rest of the surface of the tree and crawls out. The diameter of the hole reaches several millimeters, but the pest is not alone and the entire wood mass turns out to be damaged. The furniture grinder in the photos posted on the site will help you to get to know the dangerous pest of all wooden structures more closely.

Signs of the presence of a pest in the apartment

It is almost impossible to notice a small “rodent” in an apartment or house, not to mention the larvae that inhabit the massif of wood. There are irrefutable signs by which it is possible to accurately determine the presence of furniture parasites:

• A soft tapping inside the furniture, reminiscent of the sound of a clock. The beetle publishes it during the breeding season. It is created thanks to a special shield located in the chest area of ​​the grinder. The insect hits him on the walls of the progress made, causing such a peculiar noise. Sound beats, in the amount of six to ten, are alternated with short pauses.
• Specific small holes on wooden surfaces, indicating the presence in a furniture grinder.

  

The presence of at least one of these signs should alert the owners of the room and make them carefully examine all the wooden accessories. Despite the absence of direct harm to human health, nightly tapping can interfere with a good rest. This is because the activity of the larvae is greatest at this time of day.Pests sharpen wood, so they prefer wooden buildings or apartments in which there is furniture made of this material. The “tireless work” of bark beetles can turn wood into dust, which will cause great damage to the household.

Pest Management Methods

If problems arise, how to get rid of a furniture grinder, it should be noted that this process is quite laborious and does not guarantee complete disposal of bark beetles. But despite this, the fight against bugs must be carried out using folk safe recipes or special chemicals.

Among the recipes invented by people, one can distinguish such effective techniques:

1. Vaseline. A simple, safe, but lengthy method of destroying a furniture grinder. The tool is injected with a syringe or pipette into the detected holes on the wood. After that, they are filled with wax or paraffin.
2. A mixture of turpentine and kerosene. The ingredients are mixed in a 3: 1 ratio and the resulting composition, with a brush, treats all wooden surfaces. Sometimes naphthalene is added to this solution.

   

3. Temperature effects. You can cope with wood destroyers by heating or freezing products.
4. Salt. A highly concentrated solution processes the surfaces affected by the beetle - furniture and walls, which do not fall precipitation. An effective method allows you to completely destroy the grinder.

• use of protective impregnation for wood;
• processing with insecticidal or hormone-containing furniture preparations;
• mechanical removal of infected wood;
• protection of home and furniture with phosphine-based fumigators;
• the use of special traps.