Woodworm Photos

As a picture is worth a thousand words, we have selected a group of photos that we believe can help you learn more about this pest we generically call woodworm.

We have grouped them into different sections so that you can get an idea of all the life stages of the woodworm and the dangers and effects of this pest on human life.

Woodworm Photos – Larval Stage

The adult woodworm, in beetle form, lays its eggs on wooden elements so that once hatched, the larvae have easy access to their food. Below you can see photos of woodworm larvae.

During the larval stage, the woodworm will bore through the wood that constitutes its food, creating long tunnels.

The droppings of the woodworm are expelled from the tunnels, leaving a trail of sawdust at the mouth of the hole. This sign is an unmistakable symptom that the element is infested with woodworm.

The jaws of the woodworm are very powerful, possessing incredible strength relative to their size, allowing them to tear and crush wood fibers.

When it’s time to begin its metamorphosis into a beetle, the woodworm creates a chrysalis inside the bored tunnel.

It will spend quite a bit of time undergoing its metamorphosis, and once complete, it will emerge from the tunnel it has been boring for months in the form of a beetle.

Woodworm Photos – Beetle Stage

This stage is very short; it hardly feeds and its only goal is to mate and lay a new batch of eggs, beginning the cycle again.

They are regular beetles; if you’re unfamiliar, you won’t be able to distinguish them from any other beetle you might find in a garden.

Woodworm Photos – Types of Woodworm

Here we show you photos of the main types of woodworm in their beetle stage so that you can recognize them. The most common woodworm is the one shown in the photo labeled “Common Furniture Beetle” and is the most widespread.

The “Death Watch Beetle” gets its name from the noise the larvae make as they tear wood fibers to feed, similar to the ticking of a clock in the silence of the night.

We haven’t shown you all the woodworm photos—we’ve set one aside that we believe deserves a different treatment. It’s also a bit shocking, so we think it should be shown separately.

If you really want to see what a woodworm larva looks like, visit our article on The Definitive Photo, Woodworm Treatment, but be warned: it’s not suitable for the faint-hearted.

Website about Woodworm by Alfonso Uribe

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