Woodborers ?

[Canuck]

Well. Here is something strange to contemplate!!

LOML was cleaning the countertop this morning and discovered a small mound of sawdust under our Chicago Cutlery knife block. Upon close examination there is in fact a small hole near the bottom of the block contained loose wood fibers!

We have had the set for about two years and never seen anything like it.

Would it be unheard of for a borer to have had eggs that only now have hatched and began munching? (I think I will try to get ahold of the manufacturer/importer and see how extensive the "Lifetime Warranty" really is and if it covers the block as well as the knives.

Interested hear any of your experiences/thoughts.

Thanks

Wayne

UPdATE....For what it is worth, I just injected vial of acetone into the hole...we will see!

 

[Graywolf]

Yes this can happen, from what I have read some of these little fellows can hatch several years after being laid.

 

[Jeff]

I found this tidbit along the way...

https://www.clemson.edu/extension/p...lling-wood-boring-beetles-in-houses-hs10.html

The lyctid beetle eggs may be in wood with large margins of moisture content and may not hatch for a few years. Just a guess for your strange finding.

[FONT=&quot]Habits: Lyctid beetles infest only hardwoods, such as oak. They can live in wood with a wide moisture range, from a dry 8 percent to a very moist 32 percent.[/FONT]

 

[jlwest]

I built a maple table from a tree that I had cut down and dried. Two years after I gave it to my parents the told me a worm had come out of a new hole on the top finished surface. Tough little bugs.