or roots of living trees. The following lists some of those beetles that are house pests. Ambrosia beetle Common furniture beetle Deathwatch beetle Flat-headed wood-borer Powderpost beetle (Ptinidae, Bostrichidae) Old-house borer See also Bark beetles and weevils Carpenter ants Longhorn beetles Metallic flat-headed borers Termites Wood ants References External links Building defects Insect ecology