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FALSE POWDER POST BEETLE FALSE POWDER POST BEETLE IN FURNITURE FALSE POWDER POST BEETLE FALSE POWDER POST BEETLE IN FURNITURE

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FALSE POWDER POST BEETLE FALSE POWDER POST BEETLE

Photo by Brian Rineberg Photo by Brian Rineberg
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1.Antenna- 3 segmented club 6.Thorax FALSE POWDER POST BEETLE 1.Antenna- 3 segmented club 6.Thorax FALSE POWDER POST BEETLE
2.Eyes- 2 7.Petiole- none 2.Eyes- 2 7.Petiole- none
3.Head- pointing downward 8.Abdomen- large 5 elytra 3.Head- pointing downward 8.Abdomen- large 5 elytra
4.Legs- 6 9.Color- orange brown 4.Legs- 6 9.Color- orange brown
5.Wings- covered by hard elytra 10.Other- large sized beetle 5.Wings- covered by hard elytra 10.Other- large sized beetle

Life Cycle Life Cycle
Females deposit their eggs in a gallery in the infested wood. The eggs 8 Females deposit their eggs in a gallery in the infested wood. The eggs 8
hatch into larvae, which will also start boring tunnels in the wood for 3 hatch into larvae, which will also start boring tunnels in the wood for 3
up to a year or more. Adults will emerge from the exit holes in June, 4 up to a year or more. Adults will emerge from the exit holes in June, 4
reproduce, and enter new wood. Photo by Brian Rineberg reproduce, and enter new wood. Photo by Brian Rineberg
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Actual size ranges from 1/4” to 1/2 ” Actual size ranges from 1/4” to 1/2 ”
FALSE POWDERPOST BEETLE FALSE POWDERPOST BEETLE

Much larger than the true Powderpost Beetle, they are still the same color—reddish, dark Much larger than the true Powderpost Beetle, they are still the same color—reddish, dark
brown, or black. Some types can be up to two inches long, and have a humpbacked appear- brown, or black. Some types can be up to two inches long, and have a humpbacked appear-
ance. Adults bore into wood, creating tunnels where females deposit eggs. Larvae will also ance. Adults bore into wood, creating tunnels where females deposit eggs. Larvae will also
bore tunnels. They eat hardwoods such as flooring and even furniture, and will keep feeding in bore tunnels. They eat hardwoods such as flooring and even furniture, and will keep feeding in
the same area until they run out of wood. The frass they leave as deposits is much coarser than the same area until they run out of wood. The frass they leave as deposits is much coarser than
that of true powderpost beetles, and their holes are larger. that of true powderpost beetles, and their holes are larger.

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