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Use rubbish bins with well-fitting lids and avoid leaving food scraps exposed.
Pick up fallen fruit and other sweet organic material around the yard.
Cover food and drinks during outdoor dining, picnics and barbeques.
Small holes in furniture, floorboards, or roof timber are usually the first sign of borers. These tiny wood-boring insects can quietly damage timber for a long time before anyone notices. Our Pest Control Melbourne team checks the damage properly, confirms whether borers are still active, and treats the timber the right way.
Not every hole means an ongoing problem. Some damage is old and already finished. That’s exactly why a proper check matters before any treatment starts.
Borers usually target dry, untreated timber. The most common spots include:
Chairs, tables and cabinets, especially older or antique pieces.
Timber flooring, particularly in older homes.
Beams and rafters that aren’t easily seen.
Timber trims around the home.
Borers spend most of their life inside the timber, out of sight. Depending on the type of borer, this can take anywhere from one to a few years. The adult beetle only becomes visible when it’s ready to leave the timber and find a new spot to lay eggs. That’s why holes can seem to “appear overnight,” even though the damage has actually been building up for a long time before that.
People often mix up borer damage with termite damage, but they’re different problems. Borers leave small, round exit holes in dry timber, including furniture and finished floors. Termites tend to eat timber from the inside without breaking through the surface, and they prefer damp, hidden spots. If you’re not sure which one you’re dealing with, it’s worth getting it checked properly, since the treatment is completely different. We also offer a separate termite control service for that.
We check affected timber and furniture for holes and wood dust.
We look closely to see if the damage is current or old.
We apply APVMA-registered pesticides to the timber, either as a surface treatment or an injection, depending on what’s needed.
For structural timber, we flag anything that may need a closer look from a builder.
Not every hole needs treatment, and we won’t recommend work that isn’t necessary.
Getting this wrong means treating the wrong problem.
From a single chair to roof beams, we handle jobs of any size.
If the damage is old and no longer active, we’ll tell you honestly.
We provide reliable pest control services across Melbourne suburbs for both residential and commercial properties.
Share the details with us about the issue you are facing and the current location of your property. Once our team receives your request, they will get back to you about the next step to proceed.
