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Anobium punctatum (Furniture beetle)
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> Insecta
(insects) > Dicondyla > Pterygota > Metapterygota > Neoptera > Eumetabola >
Holometabola > Coleoptera
(beetles)
> Polyphaga > Superfamily: Bostrychoidea > Family: Anobiidae
The furniture beetle (2mm) infests dry, untreated wood,
especially in coastal regions. It is a serious pest and is distributed
throughout southern Africa. They infest coniferous and hard woods. Usually dry
timber is preferred but they also infest freshly seasoned timber. Their presence
can be detected when small piles of dust accumulate near small holes in the
wood.
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Anobium punctatum adult, 2mm. [image by David Pinniger
©, used with permission].
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Damage caused to wood. [image by David Pinniger
©, used with permission].
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Infestation can be identified when small holes and
small piles of dust can be seen in and next to wood. [image by David Pinniger
©, used with permission]. |
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