Lyctus planicollis
Lyctus planicollis is a wood-boring beetle in the family Bostrichidae (formerly in the family Lyctidae, which is now a subfamily of Bostrichidae), commonly known as the southern lyctus beetle or lyctid powderpost beetle. It is a serious pest of hardwoods including ash, hickory, oak, maple and mahogany and can infest many products in the home including hardwood flooring and structural timbers, plywood, furniture, tool handles, picture frames, baskets and ladders. Timber can be infested in one location and then be transported large distances by ship, after which the beetles can emerge and spread the infestation to new areas.
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Lyctus planicollis
Lyctus planicollis is a wood-boring beetle in the family Bostrichidae (formerly in the family Lyctidae, which is now a subfamily of Bostrichidae), commonly known as the southern lyctus beetle or lyctid powderpost beetle. It is a serious pest of hardwoods including ash, hickory, oak, maple and mahogany and can infest many products in the home including hardwood flooring and structural timbers, plywood, furniture, tool handles, picture frames, baskets and ladders. Timber can be infested in one location and then be transported large distances by ship, after which the beetles can emerge and spread the infestation to new areas.
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Lyctus planicollis é uma espéc ...... sente no território português.
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Lyctus planicollis
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Southern lyctus beetle
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L. planicollis
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Lyctus planicollis is a wood-b ...... the infestation to new areas.
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Lyctus planicollis é uma espéc ...... sente no território português.
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Lyctus planicollis
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Lyctus planicollis
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Southern lyctus beetle
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