Common furniture beetle
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| Anobium punctatum De Geer, 1774 |
The common furniture beetle (Anobium punctatum) is a woodboring beetle. In the larval stage it bores on wood and feeds upon it. Adult Anobium punctatum measure 2.7–4.5 mm in length. They have brown ellipsodial bodies with a pronotum resembling a monk's cowl[1].
[edit] Pest control
Infection is most commonly detected in domestic timber by the appearance of small round holes of up to 1 mm diameter. Active infections feature fine dust around the holes.
Anobium punctatum has a three year life cycle, meaning that timber or timber products bought containing an A. punctatum infection may not manifest holes for years after the timber has been acquired. Infestation can be controlled by application of insecticide (such as permethrin) to infected areas, professional fumigation, or by replacing infected timber[2].
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Pest Control of Timber Borers. Fumanest Group (2006-10-22).
- ^ Anobium punctatum (Anobiidae). University of British Columbia.
