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COMMON FURNITURE BEETLE - Anobium Punctatum

The common furniture beetle is a woodboring beetle. In the larval stage it bores on wood and feeds upon it. Adult Anobium punctatum measure 2.7–4.5 mm in length. They have brown ellipsoidal bodies with a pronotum resembling a monk's cowl

Timbers attacked

Sapwood of hardwoods and softwoods, plywood, wattling.

Damage

Tunneling in sapwood tends to run along the grain. Tunnels relatively short and contain a loose bore dust. Bore dust feels 'gritty', and under magnification it is uniform in color and contains 'lemon' shaped pellets.
Exit holes are round, about 1.5 - 2mm diameter.

Life cycle (3+ years)

i. Adult: Emerge May to August and mate
ii. Eggs: Laid in cracks, crevices, end grain, old exit holes; white, lemon shaped.
iii. Larva: Bores straight into wood from egg: feed and grow for 3 or more years. Larvae reach 6mm in length.
iv. Pupa: Develop below surface of wood. Pupal stage is 6-8 weeks prior to emergence.

Description

Medium dark brown not shiny, 3-5 mm with head tucked underneath. It's antenna have "club" shape

Notes

Damage can be confused with Ambrosia beetle, Waney Edge Borer and Weevil.

Quick Identification

Short tunnels, lemon shaped pellets present in gritty bore dust.