Hi Terry, for me, it looks like the Death Watch Beetle Xestobium rufovillosum, who could infest timbers of old buildings. Sometimes it is difficult, to find the exit holes of the beetles on the wooden surfaces, like floor or walls.
You have to look for damp timbers affected by fungal decay with the help of an expert for wood boring beetles. Useful methods could be an electro-physically microwaves-treatment or warm-air-treatment from specialized companies. Warm air treatment of rooms or buildings could offered from “Thermo Lignum” U.K. Best from Germany Stephan Biebl Von: [email protected] <[email protected]> Im Auftrag von terry Gesendet: Samstag, 23. Mai 2020 00:56 An: MuseumPests <[email protected]> Betreff: [PestList] Death Watch Beetle? Hello, I am new and this forum was recommended to me. I help to run a small museum in Rayleigh, Essex, UK. I have found what I believe is a Death Watch Beetle. Please see pictures. Can someone please confirm? Our building is a grade 2 listed building and one of the rooms is dated c1350. Unfortunately at sometime builders used an inappropriate paint/varnish on the beams. Should this be a Death Watch Beetle, any suggestions on possible treatment would be very useful. Best wishes Terry Joyce -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MuseumPests" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/2d628cbd-f25e-4450-9c83-6a8d3b0fb7aa%40googlegroups.com<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/2d628cbd-f25e-4450-9c83-6a8d3b0fb7aa%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MuseumPests" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/AM7P189MB0915A682F87F4581E8C9BEF5CAB50%40AM7P189MB0915.EURP189.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM.
