Wenatchee Home Inspections- Beetles Tunes

Wenatchee Home Inspections-  Beetles Tunes 

While doing a home inspection I came across fairly extensive amount of beetle damage from Buprestid beetles.  This usual happens when the wood has not been kiln dried which can kill the grub.

Buprestid beetle lay their eggs in the bark of fir and pine trees, usually in a scar or break in the bark of a live tree or a freshly cut log. The egg hatches into a white grub that feeds on the wood, chewing increasingly larger tunnels as it grows. The larva grows slowly, especially if the wood is dry as in lumber. There are cases of larvae taking as long as 40 years to complete their life cycle and emerge from the wood as adults.

Do not be surprised if these beetles show up in your house many years after it is built. Luckily, the female beetle will not lay eggs on finished wood (smooth and painted or varnished), so once the beetles emerge, just fill up the holes.

These beetles can be pretty. They can make for a good conversation piece.

NCW Home Inspections, LLC  is located in Wenatchee Washington serving Chelan County, Douglas County, Okanogan County and Grant County Washington.

NCW Home Inspections LLC-509-670-9572

Wenatchee Home Inspections-  Beetles Tunes