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Flour Beetle

Flour Beetle

Flour Beetles have adapted well to extremely dry conditions. Furthermore, they are extremely hardy, cause damage to stored food products and are known to transmit a type of parasite that can cause allergic reactions in humans.

Flour Beetle

Appearance

Reddish-brown
3–6 mm long

Habits

Flour beetles enjoy eating flour and cereal products
Common in homes and grocery stores, can also infest mills and food processing areas

Life Cycle

Polyandrous mating behaviour, females mate with several males in one cycle
This behaviour allows them to produce more offspring

Signs of Infestation

Sighting of small tubular beetles near or in stored products
Adult flour beetles are able to crawl into product packages that appear to be sealed
Infestation can easily spread from one product to another on a shelf

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