Sawtoothed Grain Beetle

Sawtoothed Grain Beetle General Description ·  The adult is 3 mm long and 1 mm wide. There are six waw-like projections on each side of the thorax. ·  The adult is unable to fly. ·  The larva is 4-5 mm long, narrow in body form, and it is yellowish white.  Each of its abdominal segments bears a yellowish plate on…

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Red Flour Beetle

  Red Flour Beetle   General Description ·  The adult is 3-3.7 mm long and 0.9-1.2 mm wide. ·  This insect resembles a flour beetle that is similar or confusing in appearance and color but differs in that the last three or terminal segments of the antennae are enlarged and enlarged suddenly from the previous ones so that the antennae…

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Confused Flour Beetle

Confused Flour Beetle General Description ·  The adult is 3-4 mm long and 1-1.2 mm wide.  Oval in shape. Its color is reddish brown. ·  Egg: very small, flattened, oval ,and white in color. · The larva is white-tinged with yellow, and the upper surface of the body segments is dark in color and covered with yellow hairs. The larva…

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