Borer Research – CSIRO – Samples Needed!
Calling All Pest Managers: Be Part of the Research to Protect Our Unique Ecosystems and Buildings The CSIRO’s Australian National Insect Collection needs YOUR expertise! They’re hunting for specific wood-boring beetles, and you’re their eyes in the field. What They Need: Auger Beetles (Family Bostrichidae), including Powderpost Beetles (Subfamily Lyctinae) Specifically looking for: • Heterobostrychus spp. • Dinoderus spp. • Lyctus spp. • Lyctoxylon detatum • Minthea spp. • Sinoxylon spp. • Trogoxylon spp. Why It Matters: These small brown beetles are often misidentified due to diagnostic limitations, which impacts
July 3, 2025
