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INTRODUCTION - THE IMPORTANCE OF BEETLES - WOOD BORING & PESTIFEROUS BEETLES |
WOOD BORING AND PESTIFEROUS BEETLES
Family Lymexylidae (Ship timber beetles)
Ship timber beetles are typically long (16-18 mm) and elongate soft bodied beetles.There are only three species in this family; all occur in central Europe (Harde 1984).
The larvae of Hylecoetes dermestoides cultivate fungi in the holes it bores and then feeds on it.
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| Hylecoetes dermestoides | Damage caused by Hylecoetes dermestoides |
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| Hylecoetes dermestoides larva |
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INTRODUCTION - THE IMPORTANCE OF BEETLES - WOOD BORING & PESTIFEROUS BEETLES |