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ANOBIID POWDER POST BEETLE

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Anobiid Powderpost Beetle: Family Anobiidae
Appearance: Dark brown to blackish-brown, about one-eighth to one-fourth inch; range in shape from slender and elongated to oval.
Habits: Larvae live in and create tunnels in hardwoods and softwoods, usually more than ten years old; create small, round holes of one-sixteenth to one-eighth inch diameter, which appear especially in structural timbers.
Diet: Larvae feed on both hardwoods and softwoods.
Reproduction: Life cycle averages two to three years, with the majority of time spent in the destructive larval stage; females lay about 50 eggs.
Other Information: The potential for damage is greatest in the early period of infestation, when the number of exit holes in the wood is low.