Revised Wood Information Sheet: Timber: fungi and insect pests
This sheet outlines the more important types of fungi and insects which can affect timber. These include sap-stain fungi and moulds, wet-rot fungi and the dry-rot fungus. Insects include termites, although these are not normally found in the UK, beetles such as powder post, ambrosia and longhorns, wood wasps, woodworm, death watch and Ernobius are all included. Other sheets deal with preservative treatments.
Note: Wood Information Sheet Section 2/3 Sheet 32 - Revised November 2004, replaces the earlier edition entitled Wood preservation - a general background. Part 1 - the risks.
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This sheet outlines the more important types of fungi and insects which can affect timber. These include sap-stain fungi and moulds, wet-rot fungi and the dry-rot fungus. Insects include termites, although these are not normally found in the UK, beetles such as powder post, ambrosia and longhorns, wood wasps, woodworm, death watch and Ernobius are all included. Other sheets deal with preservative treatments.