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Powderpost beetles feed on deciduous trees, including certain hardwoods or softwoods depending on the species. Some hardwoods are naturally immune if they have low starch content or if their pore diameters are too small for the female beetle's ovipositor to lay her eggs in. Wood preservatives can be used to
The Bostrichidae are a family of beetles with more than 700 described species. They are commonly called auger beetles , false powderpost beetles , or horned powderpost beetles . The head of most auger beetles cannot be seen from above, as it is downwardly directed and hidden by the thorax.
Lyctus brunneus is a xylophage (wood-eating) insect [1] a species of beetle in the family Bostrichidae. It is a member of the subfamily Lyctinae, the powderpost beetles. It is known commonly as the brown powderpost beetle [2] or brown lyctus beetle. Today it is distributed worldwide but it was probably originally native to the Neotropical realm ...
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Heterobostrychus is a genus of beetles in the family Bostrichidae, the horned powder post beetles. Like other beetles of the family, these live in wood, often inflicting significant damage on timber and other wood products. This genus can also be found in crop plants such as cassava, potato, coffee, oilseeds, and pulse crops. [1]
Some beetles invade wood used in construction and furniture making; others limit their activity to forests or roots of living trees. The following lists some of those beetles that are house pests. Ambrosia beetle; Common furniture beetle; Deathwatch beetle; Flat-headed wood-borer; Powderpost beetle (Ptinidae, Bostrichidae) Old-house borer
Lyctus linearis is a species of beetle in the family Bostrichidae. It is a member of the subfamily Lyctinae, the powderpost beetles. It was originally native to tropical regions, but it can now be found worldwide. It is a common pest of wood and wood products and it is transported around the world with them.
Amphicerus bicaudatus, known generally as the apple twig borer or grape cane borer, is a species of horned powder-post beetle in the family Bostrichidae. [1] [2] It is a pest of cultivated orchard trees as well as grapes and other tree species. [3]