{"id":2048,"date":"2021-02-18T16:58:19","date_gmt":"2021-02-18T21:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exterminateuramontreal.ca\/the-brown-lycte-and-its-damage-301\/"},"modified":"2021-02-18T16:58:21","modified_gmt":"2021-02-18T21:58:21","slug":"the-brown-lycte-and-its-damage-301","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/exterminateuramontreal.ca\/en\/the-brown-lycte-and-its-damage-301\/","title":{"rendered":"The brown lycte and its damage (301)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Brown Lycte is a larva beetle of the brostrichid family. So it has nothing to do with <a title=\"Carpenter ants\" href=\"https:\/\/exterminateuramontreal.ca\/fourmis-charpentieres\/\">ants <\/a>and <a title=\"Wasp and wasp nest\" href=\"https:\/\/exterminateuramontreal.ca\/guepe-et-nid-de-guepes\/\">wasps.<\/a> It is 2 to 8 mm long, has a very thin red body as it goes towards brown and its head is generally darker. Its thoracic part with three pairs of legs, which stand out very well.<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_2049\" style=\"width: 570px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/exterminateuramontreal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/lycte-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2049\" class=\" wp-image-2049 \" title=\"lycte [2]\" src=\"https:\/\/exterminateuramontreal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/lycte-2.jpg\" alt=\"lycte exterminates wood\" width=\"560\" height=\"313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exterminateuramontreal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/lycte-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/exterminateuramontreal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/lycte-2-300x167.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2049\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">the wood-eating lycte<\/p><\/div>The adult likes to lay on new wooded. The larva causes damage to the wood. It is about 6 mm long.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>lycte<\/strong> takes flight between April and mid-July. Its lifespan is at first glance one year in general.<br \/>\n<div class=\"green_box\"  style=\"width:630px;\">\r\n<div class=\"green_box_content\">\r\n<\/p>\n<table class=\"insect-top-table\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>French name<\/td>\n<td>Brown Lycte and Lined Lycte<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>English name<\/td>\n<td><em>Powderpost Beetle<\/em> and <em>European lyctus Beetle<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Latin name<\/td>\n<td><em>Lyctus brunneus<\/em> and <em>Lyctus linearis<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"hidden-mobile\">\n<td>Class<\/td>\n<td>Insects<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"hidden-mobile\">\n<td>Order<\/td>\n<td>Beetles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"hidden-mobile\">\n<td>Family<\/td>\n<td>Bostrichids<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/p>\n<h2>Lycte mores<\/h2>\n<p>Lycte feeds on wood species, it generally consumes:<a href=\"https:\/\/exterminateuramontreal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Lycte-brun-Lyctus1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-295 alignright\" title=\"Brown Lycte, Lyctus[1]\" src=\"https:\/\/exterminateuramontreal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Lycte-brun-Lyctus1-288x300.png\" alt=\"lycte exterminator montreal\" width=\"288\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exterminateuramontreal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Lycte-brun-Lyctus1-288x300.png 288w, https:\/\/exterminateuramontreal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Lycte-brun-Lyctus1-50x52.png 50w, https:\/\/exterminateuramontreal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Lycte-brun-Lyctus1.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The aubier,<\/li>\n<li>deciduous species,<\/li>\n<li>Oak<\/li>\n<li>Chestnut<\/li>\n<li>Ash trees<\/li>\n<li>Poplar<\/li>\n<li>big capillary woods<\/li>\n<li>exotic woods with starch content.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Damage to the lycte<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The type of damage caused by lycte larvae are of several natures:<\/li>\n<li>The holes are about 0.8 to 1.5 mm.<\/li>\n<li>Their canals resemble highways inside the wood and are closed by sawdust digested by the larva.<\/li>\n<li>Wood can accommodate several generations of insects that are gradually capable of completely destroying the foundations of a house, its beams or its furniture. It is therefore a question of spotting the signs of their presence and effectively treating their infestation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Furniture or beams attacked by the lycte are often discovered too late. Regular examination of contaminated areas is essential to avoid their presence and proliferation.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Exterminate it before it exterminates your furniture!<\/h3>\n<h2>A specialized exterminator<\/h2>\n<p><a title=\"The Pharaoh Ant\" href=\"https:\/\/exterminateuramontreal.ca\/\">&#8220;Exterminator in Montreal&#8221;<\/a>solves the problem at the source. We do a minimum of three treatments inside your home finally to avoid the proliferation of any contamination, we use micro synthesis in capsules to permanently harm this insect.<\/p>\n<h2>Pest management advice<\/h2>\n<p>When buying wood for your frame or floor, thoroughly check each piece and reject those marked with holes; they may be infested with this parasite&#8230; it will save you a lot of setbacks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brown Lycte is a larva beetle of the brostrichid family. So it has nothing to do with ants and wasps. It is 2 to 8 mm long, has a very thin red body as it goes towards brown and its head is generally darker. 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