By eating the wood.
There are many different kinds of wood eating insects in the state of California. These insects can be found anywhere.
Termites are wood-eating insects and can be devastating to wood-framed houses.
to get at insects inside the wood
Isopterophobia is the name of the phobia relating to the fear of insects that eat wood
Termites feed on wood.
It doesn't effect the wood, It CURES the WOOD!
Chip degradation is obviously degradation of chip (wood). Chip degradation occur during open storage. Degradation may be due to insect attack or due to atmospheric decomposition. Chip degradation lower the pulp yield and lower fiber strength resulting in lower paper strength.
termites eat wood for food.
Attenuation
Tapping on wood is how woodpeckers locate grubs and insects inside the wood. They will do this to just about any exposed wood. If they start boring into the wood after insects, you definitely have insects. Woodpeckers might also peck at the wood if they decide to bore out a nesting cavity.
yes
They don't eat wood, they eat insects, you may want to check your siding for wood boring insects