Carpenter Bees and Beetles in Structures – Quiz

Old house borers are one of the most damaging wood-boring insects.

Bostricid powderpost beetles beetles like wood, generally less than 10 years.

Lyctid True Powderpost Beetles are best treated with local topical treatments.

Deathwatch beetles attack mostly sapwood, but can extend their attacks into heartwood, and they attack both hardwoods and softwoods, They will reinfest wood.

Some beetles re-infest wood, but most complete their development and lay their eggs in new wood.

Large carpenter bees are readily distinguished from bumble bees primarily by the absence of yellow pubescence stripes on the dorsum of the abdomen.

The following are appropriate treatments for Old House Borer beetles.

Lyctid Powderpost threaten hardwood floors, wood trim, or furniture but would not be expected to attack softwood such as pine framing in a home.