Woodworm treatment in one visit
If you find fine powder under a dining chair or small holes in a door frame, woodworm is most likely eating the wood right now. A technician reaches you the same day and injects the holes one by one, with no odor and no need to leave your home.
- No odor
- No need to leave home
- Open 24 hours
- Every governorate, same day
- 5-year warranty
- Licensed by the Ministry of Health
Is the woodworm still active, or are these old holes?
A hole on its own tells you nothing about today. The first things we look at in any home are the color of the powder and the edge of the hole, and you can run the same check yourself before you call.
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Pale powder under a chair leg
Fresh powder is close to the color of the inside of the wood and feels like coarse flour. Slide a dark piece of cardboard under the piece and leave it for a few days. If new powder lands on it, larvae are still feeding.
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Round holes 1 to 2 mm across
The hole is the exit door of a beetle that grew up inside the wood. A clean, pale edge means it's new. A dark edge filled with dust or varnish usually means it's old.
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Wood that crumbles under pressure
Press your fingernail into the underside of a chair seat or the bottom of a door frame. If it gives way easily, the tunnels have multiplied under a surface that still looks sound.
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A small brown beetle by the window
The adult is a few millimeters long and heads toward the light. If you find a dead one on the windowsill as the weather warms up, start your check at the nearest piece of wood.
Found one of these? Send us a photo and the technician will tell you what it is.
Send the photo on WhatsAppThe wood that woodworm goes for
The beetle lays eggs in cracks in bare wood and in old holes, and the larva stays inside for years before any trace appears. That's why a glossy dining set can look perfect from the outside and be full of tunnels underneath.
- Dining sets and antique chairs
- The joints and the underside of the seat are bare wood with no varnish, and that's where the eggs usually go.
- Backs of wardrobes, china cabinets and drawer bottoms
- Nobody looks at these parts, and a piece standing against a damp wall absorbs the moisture.
- Parquet
- The infestation starts at the edge of a single board and shows up as holes and sawdust between the joints.
- Door and window frames
- The section near the floor or next to a bathroom wall stays damper than the rest.
- Wooden ceilings and pergolas
- Common in villas and older houses. If load-bearing timber is affected, a carpenter has to assess it.
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The piece weakens from the inside
A dining chair can keep looking sound until the day a leg snaps under a guest. The joints show the weakness first because they carry the weight.
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It travels between pieces
A beetle that comes out of one chair can lay eggs in the chair beside it or in the table leg, and that's how a whole set slowly gets infested.
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Used furniture brings it in
A sideboard from a roba bikya dealer (Egypt's secondhand sellers) or from the old family home can carry larvae that won't show for years, and it often goes in among new furniture without anyone checking it.
From the technician's notebook: If you find powder under one chair, check the rest of the dining set. Woodworm moves between pieces that touch each other.
Kerosene and varnish don't reach the larva
Many people try to save the dining set themselves before they call us, and most of those attempts only touch the surface of the wood. The larva is underneath, in a tunnel that may be far from the hole you can see.
- Kerosene or diesel in the holes kills woodworm
- Kerosene makes wood catch fire faster, its smell stays in the apartment for a long time, and it can mark varnish and fabric. Even if a little runs into a hole, nothing says it will reach the side tunnels.
- Bleach kills everything
- Bleach fades the wood, weakens its fibers with repeated use and doesn't get into the tunnels. The water in it also adds moisture to the piece, and woodworm benefits from that.
- A fresh coat of varnish will suffocate it
- Varnish covers the old holes while the larva goes on eating underneath. When the beetle matures it chews a new hole through the coating and leaves, and the piece looks sound to anyone who checks it after you.
- A few days in the rooftop sun will kill it
- The sun heats the surface, and that heat doesn't reach the core of a table leg at a steady level. The swings in temperature can also crack the wood and lift the veneer.
- Beech and imported wood don't get woodworm
- There are different kinds of woodworm, and some attack softwood while others attack hardwood. Even excellent furniture from Damietta, Egypt's furniture-making city, can get infested if an infected piece stands next to it.
How our woodworm treatment works
Spraying the surface isn't treatment. The whole job is getting the product inside the wood, so we start by working out which pieces are active and which only carry old marks.
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Sorting the pieces by flashlight
We inspect every piece of wood on site, separate new holes from old ones and identify the pieces that need treatment.
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Injecting the holes one by one
A dedicated insecticide goes into each hole separately so it travels along tunnels a brush can't reach.
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Coating the affected wood
We treat affected surfaces with a product that soaks into the wood, concentrating on the underside of chair seats and the backs of wardrobes, because varnish blocks absorption on the other side.
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Checking the pieces next to it
We go back over the rest of the dining set, the china cabinet and the nearest door frame so the infestation doesn't move to a piece that was sound.
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The warranty certificate
You receive it before the technician leaves. It states the type of infestation, the treatment date and the 5-year warranty period.
Why is one visit enough?
In this visit we get the product inside the wood by two routes: injecting the holes and coating the affected surfaces with a product that soaks in. All the affected pieces are treated at once. Because wood thickness varies from piece to piece, if a new hole appears in a treated piece, the warranty covers it at no cost.
How to prepare before the technician arrives
- Don't wipe away the powder before the appointment. Its location and color tell the technician whether a piece is active. If you have to clean, photograph it first.
- Empty the drawers of the dining set and china cabinet, and put the china and crystal on a table well away from them.
- Pull the wardrobe and sideboard away from the wall if you can, so the back is visible.
- Don't put varnish or wood filler in the holes, because that blocks the route the product will take.
- Tell the technician if a piece is antique or has gilding or old veneer, so he can choose a method that suits the finish.
Your family comes first
The right product, at the right strength, in the right place is not the danger. The real danger is random spraying, kerosene and home-made mixtures.
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Children and pregnancy
They can stay at home during treatment. If someone is pregnant or has a chest allergy, we choose a gentler product and method.
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Cats, dogs and birds
We put away their food and water before treatment and stay clear of where they sleep. Fish tanks are covered and the air pump is switched off.
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No odor
Every treatment is odor-free, and you do not need to leave home while we work.
From our customers
- Eslam GamalWoodworm · Hadayek El AhramTranslated from Arabic
I was worried about my doors and woodwork because of the woodworm, and the technician inspected the affected spots and explained the condition of the wood and the treatment steps to me. The dealings were clear and respectful from the start.
At your service, sir. God willing, the follow-up will reassure us about the condition of the wood after the treatment, and thank you for your trust.
The warranty is written and stamped
The first thing anyone asks is: what if they come back? Our answer is a piece of paper in your hand.
- Customer name
- Address
- Pest
- Woodworm
- Warranty period
- 5 years
- Treatment date
- __ / __ / 2026
- Technician signature
- ~
Sample certificate
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If the pest comes back, we come back free
Any time during the warranty period, the technician returns and redoes the treatment at no extra cost.
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A stamped document, not a promise over the phone
You get a certificate with your name, the pest, the treatment date, the warranty period and the technician's signature.
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One visit is enough
We finish the whole job in that one visit, so you won't be sitting around waiting for a technician to come back.
- Book your treatment with the warranty
So where are you? We may have a team near you right now. Where we go
We get to you in any governorate
We work in all 27 governorates and reach you the same day. Type your area and find out right away.
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Questions we hear every day
Can woodworm be treated in one visit?
Yes, we finish treating the affected pieces in one visit: injecting the holes, coating the affected surfaces and checking nearby pieces. If a new hole appears in a treated piece, the warranty covers the technician's return.
What exactly is woodworm?
Woodworm, also called wood borer, is the larvae of small beetles that live inside wood and eat it for years. A mature larva turns into a beetle, chews a round hole and leaves, and the powder you see is the sawdust from its feeding.
Is this powder from woodworm or termites?
Small round holes with fine powder usually mean woodworm. Termites more often leave thin mud tunnels on the wall and wood that sounds hollow, and an inspection is what tells them apart for certain.
Is woodworm harmful to people?
No, woodworm lives on wood, not on people, and the danger is to the furniture itself. If you have a chest allergy and are sweeping up a lot of powder, wear a mask and ask your doctor if your symptoms get worse.
Is woodworm the same as the weevils in rice and pasta?
No, it's a completely different insect, even though Arabic calls both of them sous. Grain weevils live in rice, flour and pasta, so finding them in the kitchen doesn't mean your furniture is infested.
Do I have to throw out the dining set or replace the parquet?
In most cases, no. As long as the wood still holds together, injecting and coating can save the piece. If part of it has truly crumbled, the technician will tell you honestly that a carpenter needs to replace it.
Do I have to leave home during woodworm treatment?
No, you don't need to leave your home. The technician works on the affected pieces while your family is there. If there's an infant or someone with asthma in the house, tell him before he starts.
Does the treatment leave an odor in the apartment?
No, the treatment has no odor. That's a big difference from the kerosene and diesel people try at home, which stay in the wood and keep smelling.
How much does woodworm treatment cost?
The price depends on the area of wood, the number of pieces and how bad the infestation is, and the technician tells you the figure before he starts. Photograph the holes and powder and send them on WhatsApp with your area.
What does the warranty cover?
The 5-year warranty covers the pieces we treated, and if woodworm comes back in them during that period, the technician returns at no cost. You receive a written certificate after the treatment.
Can you come today?
Yes, we reach you the same day in every governorate and we work 24 hours. Call or send your area on WhatsApp and we'll set the earliest appointment.
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- One visit
- No odor
- No need to leave home
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