The Red Flour Beetle is a tiny, reddish-brown stored-product pest found worldwide in flour mills, grain storage facilities, and household pantries. It is one of the most thoroughly studied insects in genetics and physiology research due to its short generation time and ease of laboratory culture. A cosmopolitan species, it infests flour, cereals, dried fruits, and spices.
Habitat
Grain storage facilities, mills, and household pantries
Diet
Adults and larvae: flour, cereals, and stored grain products
How common
Common
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