Wood Borer
In many cases eggs are laid in the wood by adult beetles. The larvae then feed on the wood and excavate holes in the wood. Sometimes frass can be seen at the hole indicating the activity of the larvae. The larvae pupate in the hole and then emerge as adults.
Any of various beetles of the families Anobiidae, Buprestidae, etc, the larva of which bore into and damage wood and any of various other unrelated invertebrates that bore into wood.
Biology and habits: Wood-boring beetles have four life stages: egg, larva, pupa and adult. The eggs and pupae do not feed. Larva or grubs are the main damaging stage, but the adults of some species can also damage wood.
Adults are 2.5 to 5mm in length. The weevils are reddish brown to back. They have a long snout, a cylindrical body and short legs.
There is five types of wood borer found in India are:
1. Lyctidae
(True powder post beetles)
2. Bostrichidae
(False powder post beetles)
3. Anobiidae
(Furniture beetles)
4. Cerambycidae
(Longhorned beetles old house borer)
5. Buprestidae
(Metallic wood-boring beetles)