What is a Deathwatch Beetle, you ask?
Did you know that there is a type of wood-boring insect that can produce a ticking or clicking noise, often mistaken for the sound of a watch, signaling the potential for structural wood damage? These insects are known as deathwatch beetles, also referred to as the anobiid powderpost beetle (Xestobium rufovillosum). These medium-sized beetles, ranging…