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woodworm::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | worm |
Examples of woodworm
woodworm
I haven't had any logs in it yet, so I assume I have woodworm in the log basket.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Rodents may be dealt with using traps or poison, but woodworm is another matter.
From the guardian.co.uk
April is ant month, while moths can cause grief in May, and woodworm in June.
From the guardian.co.uk
There is some evidence of woodworm but the wood is in very good condition.
From the smh.com.au
By then the statue's core was riddled with woodworm tunnels and threatened to collapse.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Another evil enacted by the cradle was that it attracted woodworm.
From the independent.co.uk
A colony of moths had to be evicted from one of the instruments, and woodworm from a 17th-century chest.
From the guardian.co.uk
It is mandatory in France to use chemicals to treat woodworm.
From the sciencedaily.com
And it takes an even braver one to take on a 16th-century pile plagued by damp, woodworm and death-watch beetle.
From the metro.co.uk
- A larva of a woodborer
- A woodworm is not a specific species. It is the larval stage of certain woodboring beetles including: *Ambrosia beetles (Platypodidae, Scolytidae) *Bark borer beetle / Waney edge borer (Ernobius mollis) *Common furniture beetle (Anobium punctatum) *Death watch beetle (Xestobium rufovillosum) * ...
- A beetle larva that bores into wood
- (woodworms) Tree-boring insects.
- Large beetle which infests timber and can cause severe structural damage. If suspected seek professional advice.
- Colloquial term for beetle infestation: usually intended to mean Common Furniture Beetle (Anobium Punctatum): by far the most frequently encountered insect attack in structural and joinery timbers.
- Insects that cause damage to timber, also known as the furniture beetle. The best indicator of their existence are 1mm size holes in the timber.
- The term woodworm encompasses many species and families of beetles whose larval or adult forms eat and destroy wood
