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- any of various insects or larvae or mollusks that bore into wood (同)borer
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The term woodboring beetle encompasses many species and families of beetles whose larval or adult forms eat and destroy wood (i.e., are xylophagous).[1] In the woodworking industry, larval stages of some are sometimes referred to as woodworms. The three most speciose families of woodboring beetles are longhorn beetles, bark beetles and weevils, and metallic flat-headed borers.
Contents
- 1 Ecology
- 2 Invasion and control
- 3 See also
- 4 References
- 5 External links
Ecology
Woodboring beetles most often attack dying or dead trees. In forest settings, they are important in the turnover of trees by culling weak trees, thus allowing new growth to occur. They are also important as primary decomposers of trees within forest systems, allowing for the recycling of nutrients locked away in the relatively decay-resilient woody material of trees. Though the vast majority of woodboring beetles are ecologically important and economically benign, some species can become economic pests by attacking relatively healthy trees (e.g. Asian longhorn beetle, emerald ash borer) or by infesting downed trees in lumber yards. Species such as the Asian longhorn beetle and the emerald ash borer are examples of invasive species that threaten nature forest ecosystems.
Invasion and control
Fragment of a broomstick affected by woodworms
Woodboring beetles are commonly detected a few years after new construction. The lumber supply may have contained wood infected with beetle eggs or larvae, and since beetle life cycles can be one or more years, several years may pass before the presence of beetles becomes noticeable. If you have an infestation of woodboring beetles, it is best to consult a professional entomologist before contacting an exterminator. In many cases, the beetles will be of a type that only attacks living wood, and thus incapable of "infesting" any other pieces of wood, or doing any further damage.[citation needed] In other words, only some types of beetles should be of concern to a homeowner or a household (see list below)[clarification needed], and exterminators may be unable or unwilling to make this distinction.
Genuine infestations are far more likely in areas with high humidity, such as poorly ventilated crawl spaces. Housing with central heating/air-conditioning tends to cut the humidity of wood in the living areas to less than half of natural humidity, thus strongly reducing the likelihood of an infestation. Infested furniture should be removed from the house before the infestation spreads.
Methods of treatment include:
- Spot application of pesticides; however, most effective insecticides are obtainable only by certified professionals.
- Freezing. Infested furniture may be wrapped in plastic and placed in walk-in freezers for several weeks.
- Fumigation.
- Heat Treatment. Timber is heated to 50-70 degree Celsius for a few hours.
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 (Anobiidae, Bostrichidae)
- Old-house borers
See also
- Bark beetles and weevils
- Carpenter ants
- Longhorn beetles
- Metallic flat-headed borers
- Termites
- Wood ants
References
- ^ Hickin, Norman E. (19 June 1958). "Woodworm and its control". New Scientist 4 (83): 202–204.
External links
- V. R. Lewis, Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, UC Berkeley; and S. J. Seybold, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station, Davis, Calif. "Wood-Boring Beetles in Homes". University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources, UC Statewide IPM Program, UC ANR Publication 7418. University of California, Davis. Retrieved 2013-06-05.
- Barb Ogg, PhD, Extension Educator. "Wood-destroying Beetles". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Extension in Lancaster County. Retrieved 2013-06-05.
- John A. Jackman, Professor and Extension Entomologist. "Structure-Infesting Wood-Boring Beetles". Texas A&M AgriLife Extension (the Texas A&M University System). Texas A&M University Department of Entomology. Retrieved 2013-06-05.
English Journal
- Assessing the flight capabilities of the goldspotted oak borer (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) with computerized flight mills.
- Lopez VM, McClanahan MN, Graham L, Hoddle MS.
- Journal of economic entomology.J Econ Entomol.2014 Jun;107(3):1127-35.
- The goldspotted oak borer, Agrilus auroguttatus Schaeffer (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), is native to southern Arizona and is an invasive wood-boring beetle that has caused considerable mortality to native oak species in southern California. Assessing the dispersal capabilities of this woodborer may hel
- PMID 25026673
- Microbial communities in sunken wood are structured by wood-boring bivalves and location in a submarine canyon.
- Fagervold SK1, Romano C2, Kalenitchenko D1, Borowski C3, Nunes-Jorge A3, Martin D2, Galand PE1.
- PloS one.PLoS One.2014 May 7;9(5):e96248. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0096248. eCollection 2014.
- The cornerstones of sunken wood ecosystems are microorganisms involved in cellulose degradation. These can either be free-living microorganisms in the wood matrix or symbiotic bacteria associated with wood-boring bivalves such as emblematic species of Xylophaga, the most common deep-sea woodborer. H
- PMID 24805961
- Monoterpenes from larval frass of two Cerambycids as chemical cues for a parasitoid, Dastarcus helophoroides.
- Wei JR1, Lu XP, Jiang L.
- Journal of insect science (Online).J Insect Sci.2013;13:59. doi: 10.1673/031.013.5901.
- Anopiophora glabripennis (Motsch.) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) is a destructive woodborer, attacking many species of deciduous hardwood trees. Apriona swainsoni (Hope) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) is a woodborer of Sophora japonica L. (Angiospermae: Fabaceae). Dastarcus helophoroides (Fairmaire) (Coleo
- PMID 23906184
Japanese Journal
- Genetic variation of the white-spotted longicorn beetle Anoplophora spp. (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in Japan detected by mitochondrial DNA sequence
- Muraji Masahiko,Wakamura Sadao,Yasui Hiroe [他]
- Applied entomology and zoology 46(3), 363-373, 2011-08
- NAID 40018958897
- Olfactory orientation responses of the eucalyptus woodborer, Phoracantha semipunctata, to host plant in a wind tunnel
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