My incoming email box this last month was full of questions about the powderpost beetle and its holes in kiln dried wood, and bamboo too. So let’s put everything we know about this pest in one place.

I have three beautiful S-shaped 6 to 8' x 14" x 2" pieces of cherry. They were stored dry under my kids playhouse for a number of years. Dug them out today to make benches. But, Powderpost beetles ...