Borer is a common pest in Auckland and can be difficult to control. Borer can be a disaster
for your home or business damaging the wood structure of your home. In extreme cases making the
building unsafe. Borer are a beetle and come from the order Coleoptera. The damage done
to your house is not the beetle but rather the larve (maggot) consuming the wood for food.
In some cases people can hear the larve eating the wood at night, with a "clicking" sound.
There are two main types of Borer in New Zealand. You can tell the type of Borer by the
type of "wood dust" they produce. The Borer "season" is mostly between February and May.

TREATMENT: An inspection is required first to assess the extent of the spread of the borer.
Access to the effected areas will also be a factor if treatment will be effective. The
treatment take around 1-3 years to fully work. The treatment is based on the Borer maggot
working its way from inside the wood to the outside and consuming the treated timbered.
It takes time for the Borer to all work their way through the to the treated areas.

GUARANTEE: Please ask about our FIVE TO TEN year guarantee offered for Borer.

FREE INSPECTION AND ESTIMATE: Call 0800 ACES2U (223 728) to arrange a free inspection and estimate.