Dinoderus minutus

Dinoderus minutus, the bamboo borer, is a species of wood-boring beetle.[1] In tropical regions (and perhaps others), it is one of the main pests of bamboo, attracted by the internal starch.[2] It is native to Asia but has spread widely in the trade of infested bamboo wood and bamboo products.[3]

Dinoderus minutus
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D. minutus
Binomial name
Dinoderus minutus
(Fabricius, 1775)

References

  1. "Dinoderus minutus (Fabricius)". Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation. 11 November 2004. Retrieved 24 July 2010.
  2. "Uso do Bambu na Construção Civil (Use of Bamboo in the Construction Sector), by Vitor Hugo Silva Marçal" (PDF) (in Portuguese). University of Brasília. December 2008. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
  3. CABI (2018). "Dinoderus minutus (bamboo borer)". CABI Invasive Species Compendium. CABI. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
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