Overview of Stored Grain Pests
Stored grain pests such as cabinet beetles and darkling beetles pose significant threats to grain products worldwide due to their ability to survive without food for long periods and resistance to insecticides. Infestations can lead to health issues and loss of stored food products. Understanding the characteristics and behaviors of these pests is crucial for effective pest management strategies.
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Study of the Stored Grain Pests
The adults are around 2 mm long with a long snout. The body color appears to be brown/black, but on close examination, four orange/red spots are arranged in a cross on the wing covers.
The granarium), also called cabinet beetle, is one of the world's most destructive pests of grain products and seeds. It is considered one of the 100 worst invasive species in the world. Infestations are difficult to control because of the insect's ability to survive without food for long periods, its preference for dry conditions and low-moisture food, and its resistance to many insecticides. Handling or consuming contaminated grain and seed products can lead to health issues such as skin gastrointestinal distress. (Trogoderma biscuit beetle irritation and
Callosobruchus chinensis is a common species of beetle found in the bean weevil subfamily, and is known to be a pest to many stored legumes. Although it is commonly known as the adzuki bean weevil it is in fact not a true weevil, belonging instead to the leaf beetle family, Chrysomelidae.
The of beetle in the family Tenebrionidae, the darkling beetles. It is a worldwide pest of stored products, particularly food grains, and a model organism for ethological and food safety research. red flour beetle (Tribolium castaneum) is a species
