Problem
Insect pests of wood
Nature:
Various insects can cause extensive damage to wood products.
Incidence:
The particular enemies of structural timbers and furniture are anobiid and lyctid beetles, notably the furniture beetle, the deathwatch beetle and the powder-post beetles. The majority of termites are earth-dwelling species that attack any wood in contact with the ground; but the dry-wood termites, which are independent of the ground, include several destructive and widely transported species. In many parts of the world, the old house borer, wood wasps and wood-boring caterpillars seriously infest timber and wooden structures.
Narrower Problems:
Teredos as pestsTermites as pestsWood-boring beetles Related Problems:
Pests of plantsWood deterioration and decay Aggravates:
Structural failure Strategies:
Improving wood preservatives to protect the environmentStudying insect pestsDestroying pests of wood Subject(s):
Industry → TimberInvertebrates → Insects
Societal Problems → Pests
Problem Type:
D: Detailed problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST