Flour Beetle

Flour Beetle

Flour Beetle: Tribolium confusum

  • Habitat: Found in dry grain storage (even your flour jar at home!).
  • Size: 6-10mm long
  • Predators/Prey: They feed on grains and flour.
  • Population: life span 3yrs
  • Interesting facts: Commonly found in pantries and grocery stores because they infest stored flour and grain. They are a major pests in homes, as well as to farmers.

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Flour beetle

This is the original scanning electron microscope (SEM) image before it was colorized.

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