What is a beetle certificate?

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A beetle compliance certificate is a document that is often included in the Offer To Purchase (OTP) in the Western Cape and Kwazulu-Natal regions that certifies that a property is beetle-free.

In the Western Cape there are three Wood borer Beetles that are commonly specified:

  • Anobium Punctatium (commonly known as furniture beetle) - found predominately in wooden flooring
  • Hylotrupes Bajules (commonly known as the European house borer) - found predominately in roof trusses, fascia boards and wendy houses
  • Oxyplerus Nodieri (commonly known as the longhorn beetle) - found predominately in roof trusses, fascia boards and wendy houses
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