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 True Powderpost Beetle]
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* Museum Pests: [https://museumpests.net/identification/identification-pest-fact-sheets/ Pest Fact Sheets]
  
 
* 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]
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* Lynda A. Zycherman, J.Richard Schrock, ''A Guide to Museum Pest Control'', FAIC and Association of Systematics Collections, Washington DC, 1988
 
* Lynda A. Zycherman, J.Richard Schrock, ''A Guide to Museum Pest Control'', FAIC and Association of Systematics Collections, Washington DC, 1988
 
  
  
  
 
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Revision as of 11:54, 7 August 2022

False powderpost beetle Xylopsocus capucinus

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

  • Lynda A. Zycherman, J.Richard Schrock, A Guide to Museum Pest Control, FAIC and Association of Systematics Collections, Washington DC, 1988

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