Wood Boring Beetle Protection

Nothing can be more appealing to wood-boring beetles than your home. Old house borers, powderpost beetles and deathwatch beetles can cause severe damage to your home, furniture and belongings.

The real issue is that you may never see it happen! These insects work within wood, where they're safe from observations and homeowners. The best solutions? Finding a way to get them out of your home before they cause any damage. Modern offers several types of treatment plans to cover potential damage cause by these and many other insects.

Old House Borer
Contrary to its common name, the old house borer occurs primarily in houses less than 10 years old, attacking only new softwoods.

Powderpost Beetle
This beetle attacks hardwoods and usually limits its feeding to the sapwood portions. Structural timbers, lumber and manufactured products are most often attacked.

Deathwatch Beetle
The deathwatch beetle attacks wood that has sustained some moisture damage and is already attacked by fungi.

A Modern Treatment

Different constructions techniques, house plans and climates affect how your home should be treated. Older homes are most likely to show significant signs of insect damage. All of these factors are taking in to considerations when the Modern Service Team Member conducts a through inspection of you home. A detailed survey is the first step in customizing your home's treatment. During the inspection, we will diagram your home to show activity of wood-boring insect damage that may already exist, where we plan to apply treatment, and what preparations you need to make if fumigation is recommended.

Spraying vs. Fumigation

When your home has been invaded by wood-boring insects, Modern will determine the most effective way to eradicate these pests.

While fumigation can be a time consuming and costly undertaking sometimes ther is no other way to treat the problem. The only time that spraying is an option is when the infestation is limited to the basement or attic. Even then only the wood that can be treated directly will be protected.

Modern utilizes a thoroughly tested, carefully controlled means of dispersing fumigant throughout an infested structure. The fumigant, penetrates all structural wood timbers, trim, finished wood and furniture. Both fumigation and spraying while highly successful, doesn't last forever. This means your wood-destroying beetles may be back. But Modern will be back too, at no extra charge, whenever you need us as long as you meet the terms of your plan.

The Best Guarantee In The Business

Modern provides you with the most thorough treatment available for wood-boring beetle control - satisfaction guaranteed or your money back.