Controlling Wood Boring Beetles in Homes California

Adult Lyctid are ____.

Lyctids when viewed from above have heads that are _____.

Lyctid beetles can live in wood with a moisture content of ____.

Lyctid beetles are considered ____.

Anobiids can infest ____.

 Anobiids prefer wood with a moisture content above  ____.

Anobiids are the ____.

Most anobiids take ____.

Bostrichid beetles are referred to as ____.

Old house borers attack ____ .

After termites, carpenter ants are the most important wood-destroying insects in homes. True or False

Lyctid beetles infest only hardwoods, such as oak and walnut. True or False

Lyctid beetle adults and larvae damage wood.  True or False

The entire life cycle for most lyctid beetles takes 9 to 12 months. True or False

Anobiid beetles body segment just behind the head is hood-like and completely covers the head when the insect is viewed from above.  True or False

Only anobiid larvae feed on wood.  True or False

Unlike lyctid or anobiid beetles, both adults and larvae of the bostrichid beetle damage wood. True or False

Old house borer belongs to a group called cerambycid beetles, which are also known as long-horned beetles.  True or False

Old house borers infest softwoods, especially pine.  True or False

Lyctid beetles will reinfest wood in the same area adults emerged. True or False