IDENTIFICATION WOOD DESTROYING BEETLES

Adults are known as longhorned beetles


Roundheaded borers. Old house borers. Flatheaded borers. Anobiien beetles.

Active infestations of these beetles in structural wood is an indication that the wood was not kiln dried long enough or hot enough to kill the larvae

Roundheaded borers. Old house borers. Flatheaded borers. Anobiien beetles.

They develop most rapidly in wood with moisture content between 15-25% and cannot develop in wood with less than 10% moisture.

Roundheaded borers. Old house borers. Flatheaded borers. Anobiien beetles.

attack living and dying trees across the US.

Roundheaded borers. Old house borers. Flatheaded borers. Anobiien beetles.

in same family as emerald ash borer

Roundheaded borers. Old house borers. Flatheaded borers. Anobiien beetles.

rarely a problem in seasoned wood and rarely emerge inside buildings except from recently cut firewood

Roundheaded borers. Old house borers. Flatheaded borers. Anobiien beetles.

wood that has been previously damaged by _ _ is often used in structural lumber

Roundheaded borers. Old house borers. Flatheaded borers. Anobiien beetles.

AKA species golden buprestid, known to live up 50 years after initial infestation.

Roundheaded borers. Old house borers. Flatheaded borers. Anobiien beetles.

family is often AKA metallic wood boring beetles

Roundheaded borers. Old house borers. Flatheaded borers. Anobiien beetles.

They attack the sapwood of both hardwoods and softwoods when moisture exceeds 12-14%

Roundheaded borers. Old house borers. Flatheaded borers. Anobiien beetles.

minor pests of heated and occupied homes, except possibly in humid areas of the southeastern states.

Roundheaded borers. Old house borers. Flatheaded borers. Anobiien beetles.

damp crawlspaces are most frequently attacked.

Roundheaded borers. Old house borers. Flatheaded borers. Anobiien beetles.

sometimes called false powderpost beetles

Bostrichid beetles. Lyctine powderpost beetles. Wood boring weevils.

not considered to be important pests of seasoned structural wood, but they are frequently found infesting wooden objects such as furniture, grapevine wreaths, bamboo articles, tropical wood items.

Bostrichid beetles. Lyctine powderpost beetles. Wood boring weevils.

important pests of hardwood floors, cabinetry, trim, and bamboo

Bostrichid beetles. Lyctine powderpost beetles. Wood boring weevils.

capable of reinfestation and survive and reproduce in wood with low moisture content, less than 15%.

Bostrichid beetles. Lyctine powderpost beetles. Wood boring weevils.

can survive in buildings with year round heat and AC.

Bostrichid beetles. Lyctine powderpost beetles. Wood boring weevils.

prefer ring porous hardwoods and must have unfinished wood to lay their eggs.

Bostrichid beetles. Lyctine powderpost beetles. Wood boring weevils.

they will however oviposit into their own emergence holes, reinfesting the site of initial infestation.

Bostrichid beetles. Lyctine powderpost beetles. Wood boring weevils.

most infestations are due to wood improperly dried or stored.

Bostrichid beetles. Lyctine powderpost beetles. Wood boring weevils.

important pests of hardwood floors, cabinetry, trim, and bamboo

Bostrichid beetles. Lyctine powderpost beetles. Wood boring weevils.

they are capable of reinfestation and can survive and reproduce in wood with low moisture content less than 15%, even in buildings with year round heating and AC.

Bostrichid beetles. Lyctine powderpost beetles. Wood boring weevils.

prefer ring porous hardwoods. must have unfinished wood in which to lay their eggs.

Bostrichid beetles. Lyctine powderpost beetles. Wood boring weevils.

they will oviposit into their own emergence holes, reinfesting the site of initial infestation.

Bostrichid beetles. Lyctine powderpost beetles. Wood boring weevils.