The common furniture beetle is an introduced pest to Australia. The adult beetles are brown with yellowish hairs, and reddish-brown legs. The first segment of the thorax forms a hood which hides the head. The antennae are club shaped with last three segments forming a club. The elytra (hardened front wings) have rows of dimples along their length. The beetle attacks seasoned sapwood timber. It does not attack fresh wood, and usually does not feed on heartwood timber. They can cause serious structural damage if left unchecked. Infestation can be controlled by applying a residual insecticide such as permethrin (via professional fumigation) to infected areas.