Difference between revisions of "False powderpost beetle"
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== Resources and Citations == | == Resources and Citations == | ||
| − | * Museum Pests: [https://museumpests.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/True-Powderpost-Beetle.pdf Powderpost Beetle] | + | * Museum Pests: [https://museumpests.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/True-Powderpost-Beetle.pdf True Powderpost Beetle] |
* Conserve-O Gram-(National Park Service): [https://www.nps.gov/museum/publications/conserveogram/03-11.pdf#:~:text=Museum%20objects%20made%20of%20wood%20are%20susceptible%20to,are%20usually%20wood-bor%C2%AD%20ing%2Fpowderpost%20beetles%20and%20drywood%20termites. Insect Pest Damage] | * Conserve-O Gram-(National Park Service): [https://www.nps.gov/museum/publications/conserveogram/03-11.pdf#:~:text=Museum%20objects%20made%20of%20wood%20are%20susceptible%20to,are%20usually%20wood-bor%C2%AD%20ing%2Fpowderpost%20beetles%20and%20drywood%20termites. Insect Pest Damage] | ||
Revision as of 10:51, 7 August 2022
Description
A beetle (Xylopsocus capucinus) from the family Bostrichidae, most often found in neotropical and tropical regions. The false powderpost beetle larvae feed on hardwoods leaving round to slightly oval emergence holes. The dark-colored adult insects are about 3-6 mm in length and can live up to two years. They are active flyers at night.
Synonyms and Related Terms
bostrichid; Xylopsocus capucinus
Physical and Chemical Properties
Distribution: most tropical areas
Resources and Citations
- Museum Pests: True Powderpost Beetle
- Conserve-O Gram-(National Park Service): Insect Pest Damage
- University of Florida, Department of Entomology and Nematology: False powderpost beetle (accessed Dec. 2004)
- Lynda A. Zycherman, J.Richard Schrock, A Guide to Museum Pest Control, FAIC and Association of Systematics Collections, Washington DC, 1988