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The lesser mealworm beetle

Latin: Alphitobius diaperinus. This beetle is an elongated, oval beetle. It is 5-6 mm, brown black and shiny. The lesser mealworm beetle originates from the tropics and can be found as it eats mould from very damps cereals, flour and feed residues. It had its first chance to form large populations when we began feeding […]

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