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Wood affected by woodworm. Signs of woodworm usually consist of holes in the wooden item, with live infestations showing powder (faeces), known as frass, around the holes.. The size of the holes varies, but they are typically 1 to 1.5 millimetres (5 ⁄ 128 to 1 ⁄ 16 in) in diameter for the most common household species, although they can be much larger in the case of the house longhorn beet
The wood pigeon is widely hunted over large parts of its range, with millions of birds being shot annually, [24] in part because it has been regarded as an agricultural pest, especially of cereal crops. In 1953, the British Government introduced a subsidy for the cost of cartridges to sport-hunters of wood pigeons, which was later abolished in ...
Lyctus carbonarius is a wood-boring beetle in the family Bostrichidae (formerly in the family Lyctidae, which is now a subfamily of Bostrichidae), commonly known as the southern lyctus beetle. It is a serious pest of hardwoods including ash, hickory, oak, maple and mahogany and can infest many products in the home including hardwood flooring ...
The female lays her eggs in cracks in wood or inside old exit holes, if available. The eggs hatch after some three weeks, each producing a 1 millimetre (0.039 in) long, creamy white, C-shaped larva. For three to four years the larvae bore semi-randomly through timber, following and eating the starchy part of the wood grain, and grow up to 7 ...
Euwallacea fornicatus, also known as tea shot-hole borer, or polyphagous shot-hole borer (PSHB) is a species complex consisting of multiple cryptic species of ambrosia beetles known as an invasive species in California, Israel, South Africa, and Australia. The species has also been unintentionally introduced into exotic greenhouses in several ...
Their presence is only apparent when they emerge as adults, leaving behind pinhole-sized openings, often called "shot holes". [2] They may also leave piles of powdery frass below. Shot holes normally range in diameter from 1 ⁄ 32 inch (0.79 mm) to 1 ⁄ 8 inch (3.2 mm), depending on the species of beetle. If wood conditions are right, female ...
Full grown northern flickers are preyed upon by larger birds and hunting birds. [25] The entrance hole of their nest is roughly 5 to 10 cm (2.0 to 3.9 in) wide. The hole entrance is often facing east to southeast. On average, the northern flicker can have one to two clutches each breeding season. [23]
With this species a nest is not located in the vicinity of the previous season's nest. [9] The entrance hole is oval in shape, and situated about 2 meters from the ground. The glossy white eggs, 1 to 3 in number, are laid on a layer of wood chips. [9] They are laid at one day intervals and incubation starts with the first egg.