Destructive flour beetle
| Dark flour beetle | |
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| Tribolium destructor | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Tenebrionidae |
| Genus: | Tribolium |
| Species: | Tribolium destructor |
| Binomial name | |
| Tribolium destructor Uyttenboogart, 1934 | |
The destructive or dark flour beetle (Tribolium destructor), one of the species of darkling beetle known generally as flour beetles, is a common pest insect known for attacking and infesting stored flour and grain.
It is a very dark brown beetle (darker than other Tribolium species) 5–6 mm. long. T. destructor is found in North America, Europe and Africa.
As well as damaging flour and grain, it attacks animal food pellets, rolled oats and poultry food.
References
- Granousky TA. 1997. Stored Product Pests. In Handbook of Pest Control, 8th Ed. Hedges SA, Moreland D (editors). Mallis Handbook and Technical Training Company.
See also Home stored product entomology.
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- Tribolium species are hard to identify. Here are four species side by side. Note that several species of Tribolium may occur in the same infestation.Colpolon