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Information pertaining to the insect borers of bamboos is presented. Of the various borers infesting live bamboo, the weevils, Cyrtotrachelus buqueti Guer., C. longimanus Fb., C. dux Boheman, and the bamboo Hispine borer, Estigmena chinensis Hope were the most important. Regarding borers associated with harvested culms, the powder-post beetles, Dinoderus minutus Fb. and D. ocellaris Stephens, caused severe damage to stored culms. Information pertaining to the biology, ecology, and possible management of various bamboo borers is presented.
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Mathew, G. (2022). Insect Borers of Bamboo and Their Management. In: Sundararaj, R. (eds) Science of Wood Degradation and its Protection. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-8797-6_11
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