bugs in furniture

[buzzlightyea]

we have tiny little bugs living in our wicker furniture out in our conservatory no matter what we do they always come back, any idea what they are and how to get rid of them
thanks Buzz

[fagidill]

fly & insect spray should do it.

[clever trev]

I have one as well, its the mother in law. :)

[showcatbenga]

You could do with identifying the bugs before treatment so you know what you're up against. Take some to the hardwear shop or failing that the garden centre. Once you know what they are & where they come from you stand a chance of a permanent solution.
These could be woodworm, if you can see brown dust on the floor under the furniture? & you would need a specialist treatment from the hardwear shop. Or throw out the furniture before it infects the house!
Or more generally try a flea spray for treating the house. Spray onto the furniture, it kills on contact & has a residual effect for 3 to 6 months.

[villa_fan007]

we had bugs in our wicker table mats, they were like tiny lice things..
we took all the mats out side with the coasters and burnt them. no more bugs and best of all no more wicker table mats ....they were rubbish anyhow.

[donella]

flea spray is a good option, but dont use the rubbish from supermarket shelves, either go to your local vets for a household spray or sainsburys do a very good one over the counter on the pharmacy section, its called indorex spray by virbac, it contains permethrin which kills all insects, so spray it on furniture and in conservatory then shut the doors and leave it for a while!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permethrin

[lynnhock]

You may have Powder post beetles..sometimes called powderpuff beetles. The larvae love wicker. The larvae live inside the wicker for 5 years before they mature. They come out between April and June and lay their larvae and the cycle goes on. My neighbor has them in all of her wicker furniture and in her bamboo floor. Today, she had her floor removed and is having all her wicker furniture fumigated. The topical treatments don't kill the larvae. She had the topical treatments done 3 times already. These are tiny bugs. Around 1/8 to 3/4". Media URL: http://www.ca.uky.edu/entomology/entfacts/ef616.asp
Description: University of Kentucky on Powderpost beetles.