The objectives of this study were to investigate the effect of felling season, age and position on the chemical compositions of Moso bamboo and Thorny bamboo, in order to explore the relationship between the chemical compositions and pest damage, with the hope to improve the bamboo anti-pest ability, in order to improve the service life of bamboo products. The experimental results are summarized as follows: The extractives and starch content of Moso bamboo and Thorny bamboo showed seasonal variations, starch content of higher age bamboo are higher than those of bamboo with lower age. The pest test showed that Moso bamboo felled from Oct. to Mar., Thorny bamboo felled from Feb. to Apr. and from Jul. to Aug. were susceptible to powderpost beetle. It seemed that the pest damages were directly related with the extractives and starch contents of bamboos, high starch content will lead to the bamboo susceptible to pests especially. To control the pest injury, it is important to fell bamboo in the right seasons.