Had property treated for woodworm a few months back , but have discoved about a dozen dead ones on the window ledge in the bathroom. Is this normal?
Yes – and it sounds as though the treatment has started to take effect. The insecticide is most likely to have been spray applied and although the depth of penetration is limited, it will have caught adult beetles emerging from their pupation chamber just below the surface and chewing their way out to leave behind the familiar flight holes. So these beetles you’ve found will have been prevented from mating and laying fresh eggs in the timber. You will probably come across more dead beetles next year as eradication will not be wholly achieved until the life cycle of the beetle in question has been completed – in the case of the Common Furniture Beetle this averages 3 years.
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