death watch beetle

It had been damaged by Death watch beetle.

The cross on its roof was cut off in 1961 because of an infestation of death watch beetle.

In 2005 the bellcote was restored after it had been damaged by death watch beetle.

Pests do not only affect agriculture, but can also even affect houses, such as the death watch beetle.

The entire oak structure needed to be replaced as the original beams had been severely damaged by the Death watch beetle.

Henry David Thoreau had suggested in 1838 that the death watch beetles sound similar to a heartbeat.

Further structural repairs were carried out in 1979, including work to prevent infestation by Death Watch beetles.

The chancel roof, which had suffered severely from the ravages of the death watch beetle, was reconstructed in 1933.

In 1972, the shingles on the spire were found to need replacement again, and a death watch beetle infestation was found.

He uncovered extensive death watch beetle damage in the presbytery vault and oversaw the repair (1930-31).

In 1960, a death watch beetle was found in the roof and the roof was replaced.

Death watch beetle was found in some roof rafters and the church was re-roofed in 1958.

Between 1988 and 1990 the health care company carried out structural repairs to deal with damage caused by dry rot and the death watch beetle.

If his condition is believed to be true, what he hears at the end of the story may not be the old man's heart but death watch beetles.

One variety of death watch beetles raps its head against surfaces, presumably as part of a mating ritual, while others emit a ticking sound.

They cause damage to wooden furniture and houses, notably the death watch beetle and the common furniture beetle.

It now read: Our speciality: to examine, oil, polish, and repair Death Watch Beetles.

In 1949, it was discovered that the church tower has become infested with death watch beetles resulting in problems with ringing the bells.

The death watch beetle is also mentioned in the film "Practical Magic," and its characteristic ticking sound serves as the harbinger of death.

Anobiidae Fleming 1821 (death watch beetles)

It was found that one of the quarterbars in the trestle would need to be replaced due to damage done by Death Watch Beetles.

The death watch beetle, Xestobium rufovillosum, is a woodboring beetle.

In 1892 the wooden structure of the mill was found to be infested with death watch beetle and was then dismantled leaving only the brick roundhouse.

Inspection of the mill after the loss of a sail in 1976 revealed that the trestle had been weakened by Death Watch Beetles.

Mrs. Ford said the woodworm and death watch beetle would have done for the place and pretty quick if she hadn't come into the family in time.