The larvae of the powder post beetle are c-shaped and grow to ¼ of an inch in length; they are cream-colored. Adult powder post beetles grow to between 1/8th and ¼ of an inch in length; they are a dark reddish-brown to black. Their body is flattened, narrow and elongated in shape; they have six legs and two antennas that end in a 2-segmented club.
Powder post beetles can bite people, but this is not a concern since they spend most of their lives hidden inside of wood. While powder post beetles are not dangerous to people, they are dangerous to the structure of your home because of their habit of infesting structural wood. The kind of wood that they infest is species dependent but both hardwoods and softwoods (young or old) can be infested by these pests.
Powder post beetles attack manufactured items along with lumber. A home usually becomes infested with powder post beetles when lumber that is already infested with their eggs is brought inside or used in the building process. Powder post beetles invade the same piece of wood over and over again leading to extensive and expensive damages.
Powder post beetles are not easy to detect as they spend most of their life inside the wood. They usually come into your home from manufactured wood items like furniture or wood objects you brought back from your vacation. They will infest wood floors and structural lumber.
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There are several steps that you can take to help prevent powder post beetles from invading your home.
