Tribolium castaneum

SPECIES: Tribolium castaneum ( order Coleoptera )

COMMON NAME: Red flour beetle

SIZE: adult 3-4 mm

LIFECYCLE: lives for two years

FEATURES: the last three segments of its antennae form a distinct club shape

HABITAT: powdery and starchy foods, such as flour, semolina, and bran

DIET: polyphagous, it feeds on a wide variety of plant material, such as dried fruit, cocoa, and cereal grains

DAMAGE: The flour tends to take on a brownish-pink colour with an unpleasant odour caused by glandular secretions.

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