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Woodworm - Definition and Overview

A woodworm is not a specific species. It is the larval stage of certain wood-boring beetles including:

  • Ambrosia Beetles (Platypodidae, Scolytidae)
  • Bark Borer Beetle / Waney Edge Borer (Ernobius mollis)
  • Common Furniture Beetle (Anobium punctatum)
  • Death Watch Beetle (Xestobium rufovillosum)
  • House Longhorn Beetle (Hylotrupes bajulus)
  • Powder Post Beetle (Lyctus brunneus)
  • Weevils (Pentarthrum huttoni, Euophryum confine)

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