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A bit more info. I see that there are 3 species of Lyctinae in Nova Scotia.=
See pages 5, 19 & 20.
http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Environment/NHR/PDF/Bostrichiformia-Majka.pdf
The Derodontidae, Dermestidae, Bostrichidae, and Anobiidae of the Maritime P=
rovinces of Canada (Coleoptera: Bostrichiformia)
CHRISTOPHER G. MAJKA
Nova Scotia Museum, 1747 Summer Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 3A6=
. E-mail: c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca=20
On 2016-01-26, at 8:31 PM, Donna Crossland <dcrossland@eastlink.ca> wrote:
> A colleague who lives in Caledonia, brought in some skeletonised wood from=
her home last week. We could not find any wood boring insects in the piece=
s she brought in, but I thought I would submit this mystery to the masses. T=
he holes are very tiny (see photos), quite unlike those of carpenter ants, a=
nd the sawdust is exceedingly fine. Most alarmingly, she has had to replace=
the wooden support posts in her basement (now made of steel), and tells me t=
hat this same beast is now chewing its way through her hardwood floors upsta=
irs. She is guessing that it is in other supporting structures of her home.=
Ykes. =20
> =20
> Anyone have any ideas? Photos taken as best I could. I suspect her home w=
ill require some sort of treatment.=20
> =20
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/137759708@N03/?
> =20
> Many thanks in advance.
> =20
> Donna Crossland
> =20
> =20
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<html><head></head><body bgcolor=3D"#FFFFFF"><div>A bit more info. I s=
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ent/NHR/PDF/Bostrichiformia-Majka.pdf">http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Environment=
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<p><span style=3D"font-size: 14.000=
000pt; font-family: 'Times'; font-weight: 700">The Derodontidae, Dermestidae=
, Bostrichidae, and Anobiidae of the Maritime
Provinces of Canada (Coleoptera: Bostrichiformia)</span></p><p><span class=3D=
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28, 180, 0.230469); ">CHRISTOPHER G. MAJKA</span></p>
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00pt; font-family: 'Times'; font-style: italic">Nova Scotia Museum, 1747 Sum=
mer Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 3A6. E-mail: <a href=3D"mailto:=
c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca">c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca</a> </span></p>
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><br>On 2016-01-26, at 8:31 PM, Donna Crossland <<a href=3D"mailto:dcross=
land@eastlink.ca">dcrossland@eastlink.ca</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></=
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oNormal">A colleague who lives in Caledonia, brought in some skeletonised wo=
od from her home last week. We could not find any wood boring insects i=
n the pieces she brought in, but I thought I would submit this mystery to th=
e masses. The holes are very tiny<span style=3D"color:#1F497D"> (see p=
hotos)</span>, quite unlike those of carpenter ants, and the sawdust is exce=
edingly fine. Most alarmingly, she has had to replace the wooden suppo=
rt posts in her basement (now made of steel), and tells me that this same be=
ast is now chewing its way through her hardwood floors upstairs. She i=
s guessing that it is in other supporting structures of her home. Ykes=
. <span style=3D"color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=3D=
"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Anyone have any idea=
s? Photos taken as best I could. I suspect her home will require=
some sort of treatment. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&n=
bsp;</o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><a href=3D"https://www.flickr.com/photo=
s/137759708@N03/">https://www.flickr.com/photos/137759708@N03/</a>?<o:p></o:=
p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Man=
y thanks in advance.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p><=
/p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Donna Crossland<o:p></o:p>