Dinoderus minutus

Dinoderus minutus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Bostrichidae
Genus:	Dinoderus
Species:	D. minutus
Binomial name
	Dinoderus minutus; (Fabricius, 1775)

Dinoderus minutus, the bamboo borer, is a species of wood-boring beetle.^[1] In tropical regions (and perhaps others), it is one of the main pests of bamboo, attracted by the internal starch.^[2] It is native to Asia but has spread widely with the trade of infested bamboo wood and bamboo products.^[3]

References[]

^ "Dinoderus minutus (Fabricius)". Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation. 11 November 2004. Retrieved 24 July 2010.
^ "Uso do Bambu na Construção Civil (Use of Bamboo in the Construction Sector), by Vitor Hugo Silva Marçal" (PDF) (in Portuguese). University of Brasília. December 2008. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
^ CABI (2018). "Dinoderus minutus (bamboo borer)". CABI Invasive Species Compendium. CABI. Retrieved 3 August 2018.

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[CSIRO_Ento_AICN_Dinoderusminutus-1] "Dinoderus minutus (Fabricius)". Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation. 11 November 2004. Retrieved 24 July 2010.

[Bamboo_in_Construction-2] "Uso do Bambu na Construção Civil (Use of Bamboo in the Construction Sector), by Vitor Hugo Silva Marçal" (PDF) (in Portuguese). University of Brasília. December 2008. Retrieved 3 April 2012.

[3] CABI (2018). "Dinoderus minutus (bamboo borer)". CABI Invasive Species Compendium. CABI. Retrieved 3 August 2018.

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