Wooden paneling had also been damaged by Death watch and Common furniture beetle.

The common furniture beetle can be found in both hardwood and softwood, chiefly in the sapwood from close to the bark.

They cause damage to wooden furniture and houses, notably the death watch beetle and the common furniture beetle.

Common furniture beetle (Anobium punctatum)

The common furniture beetle or common house borer (Anobium punctatum) is a woodboring beetle.

The main insect enemies of timber in buildings are the death-watch beetle and the common furniture beetle and the two are often found together.

These beetles, along with spider beetles, death watch beetles, common furniture beetles, skin beetles, and others, make up the superfamily Bostrichoidea.

A few species are pests, causing damage to wooden furniture and house structures, notably the death watch beetle, Xestobium rufovillosum, and the common furniture beetle, Anobium punctatum.

Both the larvae of the death watch beetle ('Xestobium rufovillosum') and the common furniture beetle ('Anobium punctatum') will tunnel through wood and paper if it is nearby the wood.

The conditions which encourage attack are moisture and lack of good ventilation, but the common furniture beetle, the House Longhorn, thrives in dry internal conditions and is often found in skirtings, door frames, pelmets, under stairs and around trap-doors.

Lasioderma serricorne, commonly known as the cigarette beetle, cigar beetle, or tobacco beetle, is very similar in appearance to the drugstore beetle (Stegobium paniceum) and the common furniture beetle (Anobium punctatum), and all three species belong to the family Anobiidae.

The common furniture beetle or common house borer (Anobium punctatum) is a woodboring beetle.

Common furniture beetle (Anobium punctatum)

The common furniture beetle or common house borer (Anobium punctatum) is a woodboring beetle.

A few species are pests, causing damage to wooden furniture and house structures, notably the death watch beetle, Xestobium rufovillosum, and the common furniture beetle, Anobium punctatum.

Both the larvae of the death watch beetle (Xestobium rufovillosum) and the common furniture beetle (Anobium punctatum) will tunnel through wood and paper if it is nearby the wood.

The mites' reported hosts have included Anobium punctatum, the pink bollworm, Grapholita molesta, Tineola bisselliella, Apis cerana (Asiatic honey bee), periodic cicadas, and various pests of stored grain, as well as humans and their pets.

The good news is that the most common infestation, by the woodworm - or anobium punctatum or furniture beetle, call it what you will - can be treated, so long as it has not gone too far into the timbers, at a cost of a few hundred pounds.

Lasioderma serricorne, commonly known as the cigarette beetle, cigar beetle, or tobacco beetle, is very similar in appearance to the drugstore beetle (Stegobium paniceum) and the common furniture beetle (Anobium punctatum), and all three species belong to the family Anobiidae.