Anobium
Anobium
Classification
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Hexapoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Coleoptera
- Suborder: Polyphaga
- Superfamily: Bostrichoidea
- Family: Ptinidae
- Subfamily: Anobiinae
- Tribe: Anobiini
- Genus: Anobium
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Anobium: /əˈnoʊbiəm/
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Summary
The common furniture beetle (Anobium punctatum) is a woodboring beetle that infests seasoned sapwood timber and is known for creating exit holes and wood dust as signs of infestation.
Physical Characteristics
Adult Anobium punctatum measure 2.7–4.5 millimetres in length, with brown ellipsoidal bodies and a prothorax resembling a monk's cowl.
Identification Tips
Can be distinguished from the drugstore beetle and cigarette beetle by their lack of antennae and darker prothorax.
Habitat
Typically infests seasoned sapwood timber in old wooden structures, not live or fresh wood.
Distribution
Originally from Europe but now distributed worldwide.
Diet
Larvae bore in wood and feed upon it, particularly the starchy part of the wood grain.
Life Cycle
Eggs hatch after about three weeks, larvae spend 3–4 years boring through wood before pupating for up to eight weeks before emerging as adults.
Reproduction
Adults mate and reproduce after emerging from wood, with females laying eggs in wood cracks or old exit holes.
Misconceptions
Commonly confused with other wood-boring beetles due to similar appearance.
Tags
- Anobium
- common furniture beetle
- woodboring beetle
- pest control