Dinoderus minutus
| Dinoderus minutus | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Bostrichidae |
| Genus: | Dinoderus |
| Species: | D. minutus |
| Binomial name | |
| Dinoderus minutus (Fabricius, 1775) | |
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]
References
- ↑ "Dinoderus minutus (Fabricius)". Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation. 11 November 2004. Retrieved 24 July 2010.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ CABI (2018). "Dinoderus minutus (bamboo borer)". CABI Invasive Species Compendium. CABI. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
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