Woodworm

[Rod]

I’ve always thought that woodworm liked cosy and dry places to live.

My bird table blew down a few days ago and to my surprise the main supporting post was riddled by the blighters.
Next time, a good soaking of Cuprinol is going to be applied

Rod

 

[Mike G]

Woodworm can ONLY live in cool damp places. If you make it warm and dry, they're history. However, I'm struggling to think of a way to make a bird table warm and dry, other than by using it as firewood.

 

[clogs]

Cedar would work.....or a metal pole concreted into the ground.....

thru the years I have bought a load of wooden handled tools....
my fix for wood worm is a long dunk in the suds tank under my metal lathe.....that fixes them......the bugs.....
and once dry the handle feel nice to use.....
tara......

 

[Rod]

The table itself is made from Wellingtonia which has survived very well

Rod

 

[Doug]

The problem with the word woodworm is it’s a generic term that covers the larva of many different beetles.as such folks believe they all have the same characteristics which they don’t, some like wood that is already rotting whilst others, like furniture beetle will attack much dryer timber. I’ve had worm in plywood before & even in steamed Beech stored in my centrally heated workshop, it’s amazing how well they can survive in differing environments.

A few years ago I was very pleased to be asked to cut down & remove a rather large laburnum tree, a timber I rather like, sadly I ended up burning the whole tree as it was riddled with worm & not just in the sapwood which is another misnomer as they will attack heartwood.
I’d never seen an infestation so bad in a living albeit rather sick tree.