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Lyctus brunneus

Lyctus brunneus

SPECIES: Lyctus brunneus ( order Coleoptera )

COMMON NAME: Powder post beetle (accidentally introduced to Italy through trade in tropical timber)

SIZE: adults 3-8 mm; the larvae are from 4 to 8.5 mm long.

Eggs laid: from 50 to 60.

Egg incubation: 10-15 days at temperatures between 20 to 23°C.

Larval period: 6 - 12 months.

Adult lifespan: 10 - 45 days.

Adults emerge: April-May-July-August

Woods attacked: tropical hardwoods, and very porous softwoods, with a humidity level around 15%, such as oak, maple, hickory or ash.

Materials: furniture, back and sides of armchairs and sofas, floors, skirting boards, part-worked wooden items.

Larval burrows: meandering, straight lines and no changes due to mold.

Frass: abundant, very fine, powdery without balls.

Exit holes: numerous, circular in shape, with a diameter of 1.5 mm.

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