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Powderpost beetle

Tags: Furniture, Historic Frames, Insect Infestation

A beetle that lays eggs within and feeds on wood. The larvae and pupae feed on the starch in the wood while boring channels in its wooden host. Once developed into an adult, the insect bores out of the piece, leaving an exit hole.

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