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The rust-red flour beetle

Latin: Tribolium castaneum (synonym: T. navale). This beetle differs from the confused flour beetle by the three external antennae joints being much thicker than the ones of said beetle. The antennae joints of the confused flour beetle are gradually thicker toward the tip. Both in terms of biology, harmfulness and extermination the rust-red flour beetle […]

Rust-red flour beetle

( Latin: Tribolium castaneum) This is very like the preceding species – the flour beetle, but is a little smaller and darker. It has similar habits, but requires even more warmth, and in an unheated warehouse will probably die during the winter in northern Europe.

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