Dinoderus minutus

TaxID: 1587246

Basic Information

Dinoderus minutus

Bamboo borer, Bamboo powder-post beetle, Bamboo shot-hole borer, Bamboo Powderpost Beetle

Dinoderus minutus, the bamboo borer, is a species of wood-boring beetle. In tropical regions (and perhaps others), it is one of the main pests of bamboo, attracted by the internal starch. It is native to Asia but has spread widely with the trade of infested bamboo wood and bamboo products.

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Taxonomic Information

Metazoa

Arthropoda

Insecta

Coleoptera

Bostrichidae

Dinoderus

minutus

unclassified

Photos (5 photos)

Dinoderus minutus
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(c) cdhsiao@BY-NC
Dinoderus minutus
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(c) jyhmml@BY-NC
Dinoderus minutus
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(c) longarms@BY-NC
Dinoderus minutus
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(c) cdhsiao@BY-NC
Dinoderus minutus
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(c) Swarochi Tathagath@BY

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (5 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Guatemala Absent —
Republic of Korea Quarantine pests —
Mexico Quarantine pests 2018
Panama Quarantine pests —
French Polynesia Absent —

Distribution (17 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Present
0
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Australia Present —
Brazil Present —
Switzerland Present —
China Present —
Colombia Present —
Germany Present —
France Present —
Indonesia Present —
Lao People's Democratic Republic Present —
Mexico Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

No DNA barcode records available.

Literature