exiguus only that is a phytophagous/
xylophagous termite affecting plants from the family Poaceae, being identified as pest in sugarcane cultivars in Brazil (Ferreira et al., 2009).
In its native area, this
xylophagous insect can attack healthy trees.
Neotropical tree species and their faunas of
Xylophagous longicorns (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in French Guiana.
Due to its extremely long ovipositor, elongate and tubular body, long legs and the fact that specimens have been collected on dead or fell trees, it is suggested that the species of Leptofoeninae could be parasitoids of
xylophagous beetles (Boucek, 1959; Brues, 1924; Dodd, 1927; Hanson & Heydon, 2006).
[5], the microbial content of a
xylophagous beetle's gut is a hyperdiverse source of undescribed species.
(2011), decreased levels of physical and mechanical properties are due to the weakening of the cell wall of the wood caused by the action of
xylophagous fungus.
Screening and identification of newly isolated cellulose degrading bacteria from the gut of
xylophagous termite Microcerotermes diversus (Silvestri).
But according to some authors (ESTEVES; PEREIRA, 2009; HILL, 2006; XIE et al., 2002), it has long been known that thermal modification processes lead to chemical changes in wood's structure, which improves its dimensional stability and resistance against attack by
xylophagous. Successful results have been reported in the literature of thermal modification processes to improve the dimensional stability of eucalypt wood (BATISTA et al., 2011; BRITO et al., 2006; CALONEGO et al., 2012; ESTEVES et al., 2007a, 2007b).
Nondestructive evaluation of wood decayed by
xylophagous organisms.
Characterization of the proteases in the midgut of the
xylophagous larvae of Oemona hirta (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae).