Need help what is eating my wood?

stingray2309

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I hope to be moving soon the basement of the new house had some kind of workroom that I'm removing to put in my game room. The 2x4's on the floor all look like the one in this photo. None of the boards above them have any marks and it's only the underside that touched the floor. At first I thought the boards were just rotting away because of moisture but as you can see from the photo something was eating the boards. I looked at all of them and I could not find anything that looked like a living or dead bug just a lot of dust. I saw a post about termites but after reading it I don't think it's termites. I'm removing all the wood to be on the safe side I have to leave the steps but I don't want to take any chances before I move my games in I want to treat the basement. I don't see any bugs but I'm not going to risk it so I want to treat it then paint then treat it again then paint again. What do you guys think it is and what's the best way to treat it? Thanks for any help on this.
 

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In Oregon we have Post Bug Beetles. In my old house it had a crawl space big enough to walk in,and when we had it inspected before we bought it, the guy said it looked like we had them and could not find any. So he thought someone already treated for them. Your pic. is kinda small but that looks like the wood that was under my old house.
 
Your picture is really small, but it looks like it could be Powderpost Beetle damage.

I'd recommend calling an exterminator for treatment.
 
sorry about the small photo took it with my phone. i have been working in the basement for a few weeks now i have not seen any bugs ( i know i cant trust not seeing anything ) im removing all the old wood still once i get it cleaned up i want to treat the whole basement not just the area i found them in but like i said im removing any and all wood just the steps are staying i have a half wall that i was going to leave up but its all got to go now once its gone i will either hire someone or do it myself but i cant put my games down there until its treated but the funny thing is i have not seen one freaking bug i hope the old owner treated the house but i would rather be safe then sorry. damn i hate moving and this makes me hate it even more ugh
 
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