Wood boring weevil

Habitat:

Decayed softwoods and hardwoods in damp conditions, for example badly ventilated ground floors, cellars, or wood in contact with damp solid floors or walls. Damage is secondary to fungal decay. It will also attack plywood in these conditions.

Damage characteristics:

Emergence holes are small, ragged and about 1 mm in diameter.

Tunnels are numerous, mainly in the direction of the grain, and often break through to the wood surface.

Bore dust is fine and granular.

Insect characteristics and location:

Adults 3-5 mm long, brownish-black with a distinctive long snout. The antennae are one third the distance along snout. Found on or around infested wood all year round. May migrate in large numbers into rooms adjacent to the damage, particularly during the summer months if drying takes place.

Larva are up to 4 mm long, curved, pale cream coloured. No legs. Found in infested wood all year round.