Furniture beetles

Latin: Anobiidae

Common furniture beetle on wood with fly holes

The larvae of these beetles live mainly in timber. The adults are very small and brownish with an almost cylindrical body. It is typical that the thorax is arched to form a hood which almost conceals the head.

The larvae of the different species of furniture beetle are soft, curved, with very small legs, and they are difficult to distinguish from one another. They are known colloquially as woodworms. During the mating season the adults communicate with each other by banging the thorax against timber

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Henri Mourier

Biologist at Statens Skadedyrslaboratorium

Author of:
"Pests in House and Home"
"Bed Bugs - Bites, Stings and Itches"
"Food Pests"
"Husets dyreliv" (Insects Around the House - Only danish)
"Skadedyr i træ" (Timber Pests - Only danish)
"Stuefluen" (Common Housefly - Only danish)