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The rust-red grain beetle

Latin: Cryptolestes ferrugineus or Laemophloeus f. The genus Cryptolestes is a complex of several species that are all very similar to each other. They can all occur in grains, bran, flour and the like, often in very large numbers. The rust-red grain beetle is 2 mm long and it is uni-coloured. The sides of the […]

Flat grain beetle

(Latin: Cryptolestes ferrugineus) This is a pest found mainly in grain warehouses, but it may also occur in private houses. It is not normally a very serious pest, but if the temperature and humidity are sufficiently high it can do quite a lot of damage, partly because the larvae eat the seed germ and partly […]

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