Borers control

Borers are wood-destroying insects. The larval (grub) stage causes harm by tunneling into the wood. Small pin holes in the wood, which are where the adult borer emerges from the wood, are the first evidence of a borer infestation. Adults have a finite lifespan. The female will inject her eggs into the pores of the wood once they have mated. If people do not attention on borer control than situation become under control.

Larvae feed on starch and other nutrients found in sapwood after the female lays her eggs in the pores of the timbers. Some sapwoods should be impervious to attack if the starch content is low or the pores are too small for the female’s ovipositor. High moisture and insufficient ventilation, on the other hand, might open the pores of the wood, allowing borer assault.

Borers have been observed eating old furniture as well as structural timbers such as flooring, bearers and joists, and roofing timbers.

How to Determine Whether You Have a Borer Infestation

Anobium punctatum (Common furniture beetle)

These are the borers:

1. Furniture, structural timbers, flooring, and decorative woodwork are all targets.
2. Old, well-seasoned wood, especially softwoods like Baltic pine or New Zealand white pine, is preferred.
3. Some hardwoods, particularly Blackwood and imported English oak, should be targeted.
4. Prefer cool, humid weather.

Borer Lyctid (Powder post borer)

These are the borers:

1. Produce a thin powdery dust that resembles talcum powder in consistency.
2. In timber with a high sapwood content, cause substantial structural deterioration.

Treatment Options for Borers

Using a timber-saver Boric acid treatment, we apply our Borer control or treatment to all accessible timber surfaces throughout the roof void and/or underfloor areas. Adult beetles will die when they emerge from the wood, stopping them from reproducing and reinvesting. For Borer treatment alternatives, contact Melbourne’s borer control experts.

Borer Control Using Natural Means

Borers are a type of bug that damages the buds, shoots, bark, and trunks of trees, shrubs, and other plants. Borers are distributed worldwide and belong to numerous separate insect groups. Many will grow into beetles, moths, or wasps (Hymenoptera), with some being extremely target specific. As they feed, the larval stage (borer) causes damage to plants by destroying internal plant tissue. More information on specific borer species, such as European corn borers, iris borers, and squash vine borers, can be found in the sections below. In market many products are available of borer control.

Life Cycle

The timing of life phases varies by borer species, location, and climatic circumstances throughout the year, but all borers go through a complete metamorphosis with four life stages: egg, larva, pupa, and adult.

Eggs

Adults laid eggs when they are mating on or near the host plant.  In the leaf litter/detritus on the ground, and in crevices in tree trunks or branches are all common egg-laying places.

Larvae

After hatching, the larvae penetrate the host plant and begin to feed.

Pupae

Some borers pupate in or on their host plant, while others pupate in the soil and this time no harm for people.

Adults

After emerging from their pupae, adults mate and look for the best places to lay their eggs.

Control of Pest Borers

1. Adult trapping and monitoring should begin early in the season and continue throughout the season. In a number of situations, sticky traps and pheromone traps can be employed to attract and capture specific insects.
2. Introduce Trichogramma moth egg parasites into the growing area as soon as adult pests are seen in the spring. Trichogramma scavenge borer moth eggs and place their own eggs within them, effectively ending the pest’s life cycle.
3. When adults are present and the last frost has passed, thoroughly spray probable egg-laying areas with horticultural oil sprays. Oils suffocate eggs, reducing borer populations the next season.

In this way people easily handle borer control.