Borer Treatment Auckland

Listen, if you own a classic villa in Ponsonby, Devonport, or Grey Lynn, you already know the drill. You bought it for the high studs, the intricate fretwork, and those beautiful native timber floors. But underneath that polished Kauri and Rimu, there is a silent war going on. Anobium punctatum—the Common House Borer—loves your house […]

You walk into the hallway of your classic Auckland villa and spot a tiny, cone-shaped pile of pale dust on the skirting board. You wipe it away, thinking nothing of it. A week later, the dust is back, sitting directly beneath a cluster of 2mm holes. That is the Anobium punctatum beetle chewing through your

You walk into the hallway of your classic Auckland villa and spot a tiny, cone-shaped pile of pale dust on the skirting board. You wipe it away, but a week later, it is back. That gritty, cream-colored dust is called frass. It is the undeniable calling card of the Common House Borer, and it means

You are vacuuming the spare room and notice a tiny pile of sawdust on the skirting board. You wipe it away, thinking nothing of it. A week later, the exact same pile is back. That is not just regular household dust settling in the corners. That is frass—digested wood pushed out by larvae currently chewing

It is autumn 2026, the weather is cooling down across the Auckland region, and you are poking around the subfloor of your 1920s Ponsonby villa. You shine your torch on a native timber floor joist and spot them: tiny, 2mm exit holes accompanied by small piles of fine, gritty dust. Your heart sinks. You are

You walk into your hallway, the morning sun hits the native floorboards, and there it is. A tiny pile of fine, gritty dust sitting perfectly beneath a pinhole in your skirting board. It is the telltale sign of the Common House Borer, and it means these silent destroyers are already eating your home from the