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Full Length Research Paper
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Wood-destroying Coleopteran species in the historical
buildings in Kastamonu, in Turkey
S. Unal1, E. Ozcan1
and A. T. Kaygin2*
1Kastamonu
University, Faculty of Forestry, Department of Forest
Engineering, Kastamonu, Turkey.
2Bartın
University, Faculty of Forestry, Department of Forest
Engineering, 74100 Bartın, Turkey.
*Corresponding author. E-mail:
azize_toper@yahoo.com.
Tel.: +903782277422. Fax: +903782277421.
Accepted 3 March, 2009 |
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Abstract |
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The aim of this study is to identify the harmful insects
causing damage in the historical wooden buildings of
Kastamonu. Accordingly, 15 of those historical wooden
buildings situated in the city were periodically controlled
between the years 2002 and 2005. During those periodic
controls, damages caused by insects were detected and
additionally, dead and alive insects were collected from the
damaged materials. As a result of this study, 7 species from
4 families were identified; these species are Anobium
punctatum De Geer, Xestobium rufovillosum De
Geer, Ernobius mollis (L.), Ptilinus pectinicornis
(L.) (Anobiidae), Lyctus brunneus (Steph.) (Lyctidae),
Hylotrupes bajulus (L.) (Cerambycidae) and
Rhizopertha sp. (Bostriychidae). Except A. punctatum
and H. bajulus, the rest are considered as the first
records gathered in Kastamonu region.
Key words:
Kastamonu, wood-damaging insects, historical wooden
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