What is a Deathwatch Beetle, you ask?

Did you know that there is a type of wood-boring insect that can produce a ticking or clicking noise, often mistaken for the sound of a watch, signaling the potential for structural wood damage? These insects are known as deathwatch beetles, also referred to as the anobiid powderpost beetle (Xestobium rufovillosum). These medium-sized beetles, ranging…

Wharf Borer Facts & Behaviors

$1 billion. That’s the staggering amount of structural damage the wharf borer beetle, known as the Nacerdes melanura, can cause each year in the United States alone. This wood-boring pest belongs to the order Coleoptera and the family Oedemeridae, also known as false blister beetles. It is a cosmopolitan species found throughout temperate regions, including…

Old House Borer

What is an Old House Borer?

Did you know that a single infestation of the old house borer, Hylotrupes bajulus, can cause over $1 million in damages to a residential property? This destructive wood-boring insect is a prevalent threat to older homes, especially in the eastern United States, where infestations are alarmingly common along the Atlantic Seaboard. The old house borer…