Furniture Pests in the "Authentic War" of Wooden Furniture (Folk Methods to Prevent and Co

Anyone who has watched the movie "Tunnel Warfare" or visited the "Tunnel Warfare" sites admires the Chinese people's clever use of tunnels to deal with the Japanese during the Anti-Japanese War, beating the enemy to pieces and making them dizzy. However, if there are moths in the wooden furniture in your home, they can also bore holes into the furniture to form criss-crossing tunnels, just like tunnel warfare to disturb you, making you unable to guard against it, and there is no way to stop it, and you are really helpless. . So what kind of insect is this?

Furniture pests are all insects of the order Coleoptera, such as beetles, pink beetles, bamboo beetles, long beetles, etc. They have strong "martial arts" and can gnaw, drill, or roll all over their bodies. They dig countless criss-crossing tunnels inside wood, bamboo, and rattan vessels, where they complete their larval development (such as longhorned beetles) or settle down and reproduce. (such as pink beetles). Like hedgehogs, their backs are covered with small thorns (such as pink beetles, bamboo beetles and long beetles), and they burrow and roll in the wood without restraint. It can also excrete food while eating, and piles of food dust will appear in the cavity. The annoying thing is that there are many tunnels and tunnels, and it is difficult to see the damage from the appearance of the furniture. The infested furniture may have a few holes on the surface, affecting its appearance, or it may be "paralyzed" and cannot be used. In fact, furniture stores have nothing to do when moths appear, because these moths are often hidden in the furniture before it is made.

Most of the furniture pests in the home are brought into the living room with the furniture. Under normal circumstances, they will no longer invade other painted new furniture. Once insects are found in the furniture, holes will appear. At this time, you don’t need to panic, here are some tips on how to deal with them. Keeping the place where furniture is placed clean, hygienic, ventilated and dry is an important prerequisite for pest control. Once borers appear, you can also try the following folk methods:

①Spray to prevent insects. Inject dichlorvos into the cavities with a dropper, and then plug the cavities with cotton or "putty"; or dilute it 100-200 times first and spray it on the furniture surface, inner walls and dead corners with a sprayer.

② Diesel pest control. Place the furniture on its back facing the sun, use a brush dipped in diesel fuel (waste engine oil is also acceptable) to coat all the furniture. After exposure to the sun for 3 hours, apply diesel again and dry again until dead insects are seen at the exit of the borehole. Scrub the furniture clean. However, if the furniture is seriously harmful and requires large doses of drugs, it is best to ask professionals to operate it. At this time, it is best not to place the furniture in the bedroom to avoid poisoning.

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