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Showing 1 to 3 of 3 for “"Wood-borer"”.
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A contribution to the study of the habits and bionomics of the Stenoscelis hylastoides (Woll.), a wood-boring beetle pest of the Western Cape Province
… (Woll.), first described in 1861 is a wood borer of quite considerable economic importance in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. Because it was not until recently that its effect on house timbers was noticed, it has never before been thoroughly investigated. Apart from the …
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African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) impacts on vegetation in a fenced area and the broader implications for elephant conservation.
… damage was identified as insects, where wood borers and termites were considered. Irrespective of tree height, termites were found to be more likely to colonise damaged trees without signs of recovery andwood borers were more likely to colonise damaged trees showing signs of recovery. …
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Are Weevils Picky Eaters? Community Structure and Host Specificity of Neotropical Saproxylic Beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
… role in forest nutrient cycling and making deadwood accessible to other decomposers. Understanding beetle host preferences and patterns of community assembly is critical for their conservation, and for predicting which species might become invasive. This project aims to investigate the …