Wood Destroying Insects in Düzce Province

Authors : Süleyman AKBULUT, Akif KETEN, Beşir YÜKSEL

Pages : 343-350

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Publication Date : 0000-00-00

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Wood destroying insects were investigated in forest depots, imported timbers, and wood products in use in Düzce province. In the collection of insect material trap logs, storage decks, and samples of wooden materials were used. In total, 63 insect species belonging to 31 families of 4 orders were found, and 34 of the identified species were categorized as pest species. In forest depots, the most common insects were bark beetles and longhorned beetles. Several wood-destroying insects were found in imported timbers, such as Platypus cylindrus insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Fabricius);, Xyleborus sp., and Lymexylon navale insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Linnaeus);. In addition, the Coleopteran species Lyctus brunneus insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Stephens);, Hylotrupes bajulus insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Linnaeus);, Anobium punctatum insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(De Geer);, and Xestobium rufovillosum insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(De Geer);, which are economically very important, were found in wood products.
Keywords : Düzce, timber, insect, pest, exotic species, forest depot