Powderpost Beetle Treatments for Your Home

Powderpost beetles are small (about 1/12 to 1/5 inch long) and usually reddish-brown to nearly black. They emerge from infested wood from late winter through early summer. During this time, the females lay eggs in the wood pores. These eggs hatch into tiny, curved grubs that eat into the wood, packing their burrows with the finely pulverized wood leaving the tell-tale signs of powderpost beetles: holes. When fully grown, the grubs go through a pupal stage and once again emerge as beetles. Powderpost beetles require from a few months to several years to complete one generation, depending on the species and the starch content of the wood.