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Wood Biodeterioration Agents – Powderpost Beetles
2020
Abstract
Beetles are insects with front pair of wings hardened into wing-cases (elytra) that cover and protect the hindwings and abdomen (Figure 1). There are over 23,000 described beetle species in Australia. Fortunately, only a small percentage attack timber.
Most beetles that do attack timber do so in the living tree or shortly after the tree is cut. The larvae of these beetles tunnel through the wood to obtain nutrients. While some of these beetles can survive in the finished product, most do not survive through processing. However, there is one group of beetles that can attack the sapwood of dry timber in service. These beetles are collectively termed powderpost beetles.
Details
- Title
- Wood Biodeterioration Agents – Powderpost Beetles
- Authors
- Babar Hassan (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, National Centre for Timber Durability and Design Life
- Publication details
- 13 pages
- Date published
- 2020
- Copyright note
- Copyright 2020, the Author. Reproduced with permission.
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; National Centre for Timber Durability and Design Life
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99477008802621
- Output Type
- Other; Unpublished
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