Powder-post beetles
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Eukaryota (domain) > Animalia (kingdom) > Arthropoda (phylum) > Hexapoda (subphylum) > Insecta (class) > Coleoptera (order)
Descripción
General name for many species belonging to three separate families of insects that have in common larvae that feed on and tunnel through seasoned wood, including furniture, wood floors, structural timbers, and lumber piles, often destroying the item. The name refers to the fact that the wood is converted to a fine powder.
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Otros términos
- 粉蠹蟲 [zh]
- fěn dù chóng [zh]
- fen du chong [zh]
- fen tu ch'ung [zh]
- powder-post beetle [en]
- beetles, powder-post [en]
- powder-post borers [en]
- 木蠹蟲 [zh]