I agree with what David says in post three in THEORY. Unfortunately experience gives me doubts.
A few years ago I noticed that one of my bed legs had been nibbled. I treated this but thought that as the beetles would have now gone elsewhere there'd be no further damage with or without treatment.
For the following couple of years I spotted beetles crawling up my bedroom wall in the flight season and new fras on the carpet — so much for treatment. This is the first year when I haven't spotted any.
Late last year I painted my bedroom and took down a painted plywood shelf. The back edge of this had also been badly attacked.
In addition to that I saw a few months ago that the handle of my copper posher, which lives in the bathroom, had holes in. OK, a bathroom is relatively humid but mine is less so than most as I live alone so create far less steam than would a family.
The bed leg really needs new wood splicing in but I don't have a suitable moulding plane to match the profile. I suppose it would be possible with a scratch stock but it's out of sight and there doesn't seem much point until I'm sure that the wood-munching little so-and-sos have found a new billet.
— Joe
A few years ago I noticed that one of my bed legs had been nibbled. I treated this but thought that as the beetles would have now gone elsewhere there'd be no further damage with or without treatment.
For the following couple of years I spotted beetles crawling up my bedroom wall in the flight season and new fras on the carpet — so much for treatment. This is the first year when I haven't spotted any.
Late last year I painted my bedroom and took down a painted plywood shelf. The back edge of this had also been badly attacked.
In addition to that I saw a few months ago that the handle of my copper posher, which lives in the bathroom, had holes in. OK, a bathroom is relatively humid but mine is less so than most as I live alone so create far less steam than would a family.
The bed leg really needs new wood splicing in but I don't have a suitable moulding plane to match the profile. I suppose it would be possible with a scratch stock but it's out of sight and there doesn't seem much point until I'm sure that the wood-munching little so-and-sos have found a new billet.
— Joe
