- Damage is mostly to sapwood but can extend into the heartwood – may only be obvious when timber is cut
- In framing timbers adults may emerge through covering materials
- Tunnels in heartwood may be filled with resin which may dry and fall out giving the impression of fresh damage
- Adults range from 5 – 85 mm
- Elongate rectangular body shape
- Long many-jointed antennae
Oval holes 3 – 15 mm diameter
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