''Dinoderus minutus'', the Bamboo borer, is a species of wood-boring

beetle Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...

. In tropical regions (and perhaps others), it is one of the main pests of

bamboo Bamboos are a diverse group of evergreen perennial flowering plants making up the subfamily Bambusoideae of the grass family Poaceae. Giant bamboos are the largest members of the grass family. The origin of the word "bamboo" is uncertain, ...

, attracted by the internal

starch Starch or amylum is a polymeric carbohydrate consisting of numerous glucose units joined by glycosidic bonds. This polysaccharide is produced by most green plants for energy storage. Worldwide, it is the most common carbohydrate in human diets ...

. It is native to Asia but has spread widely with the trade of infested bamboo wood and bamboo products.

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Bostrichidae Beetles described in 1775 Taxa named by Johan Christian Fabricius {{Bostrichidae-stub