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Ambrosia Beetle

Pinhole borers attack moist wood, usually as logs in the forest and mill yard, but once the log has been converted to sawn timber their activity ceases, and only the holes in the wood remain to affect its appearance. They do not reinfest, and treatment is not required.

The beetles bore into the sapwood, and often into the heartwood, and the females lay their eggs at the ends of these galleries. The beetles have fungal spores associated with their bodies, which they leave on the inside of the galleries. These spores germinate, and the fungus grows on the moist internal walls of tunnels made by parent beetles.

When hatched, the larvae do not eat wood, but feed on the ambrosial fungus. Larvae are characterised by a fine scroll on the first body segment behind the head. When fully grown, the larvae pupate in the tunnels and emerge as beetles through the holes made by parents.
Often the wood surrounding the holes is stained, affecting its aesthetic appearance, but not its strength. When timber showing obvious pinhole borer holes is used for house construction, the insects are no longer present, and reinfestation cannot occur as the wood is dry. Although the strength of the wood is not significantly affected by the holes, their presence does reduce its acceptability where appearance is important.

  • Strongly attracted to freshly felled logs, logging residues and occasionally very moist sawn timber
  • Fungal spores are carried into the tunnels by the beetles
  • Adults 1-6 mm long, cylindrical and stocky
  • Rounded cowl shaped prothorax
  • Feed on ambrosial fungus not wood

The spores germinate and the fungal hyphae provide food for the adults and larvae

Ambrosia Beetle
Xyleborus perforans – Island pinhole borer

Ambrosia Beetle Damege

Dark staining around holes and galleries – “pencil streak”

ABIS building and pest inspections are conducted to the highest standard by building inspectors with a minimum of 10 years experience together with the highest professional qualifications in their field. ABIS has been in business over 27 years conducting both building and timber pest inspections.

Our highly recommended home inspectors are all long term trusted employees not here today gone tomorrow sub-contractors. ABIS Inspectors are supported by a unique computer aided inspection system and the latest inspection equipment such as high sensitivity thermal cameras costing thousands of dollars that others don’t often have.

When you book a pre-purchase inspection with ABIS, our friendly local (they know the area and are not in a interstate or overseas call centre) staff will make the whole process easy for you. Our Office team make all the arrangements with you, your agent, the vendor, the tenant (if there is one) and you will be sent an email to confirm the inspection time along with a pre-engagement letter which covers the scope of the inspection. Good communication and local knowledge are key to you getting the most out of your building and pest inspection. We are always happy to answer all your questions and you are most welcome to be on site when we do the inspection. Our technology, systems and processes also mean you get your high quality report shortly after your inspection is completed.

And all this for an incredible low price.

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