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Flat grain beetle ''Cryptolestes pusillus'' is a species of lined flat bark beetle native to Europe Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, th ...
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Foreign grain beetle ''Ahasverus advena'', the foreign grain beetle, is a species of beetle in the family Silvanidae. It is related to the sawtoothed grain beetle. Description The foreign grain beetle is approximately 2 mm ( in) in length. It can be dis ...
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Merchant grain beetle ''Oryzaephilus mercator'', the merchant grain beetle, is a small, flattened beetle about 2.5mm in length. It is a common, worldwide pest of grain and grain products as well as fruit, chocolate, drugs, and tobacco. The biology of ''O. mercator'' i ...
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Saw-toothed grain beetle ''Oryzaephilus surinamensis'', the sawtoothed grain beetle, is a beetle in the superfamily Cucujoidea. It is a common, worldwide pest of grain and grain products as well as chocolate, drugs, and tobacco. The species' binomial name, meaning "rice- ...


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Flour beetle Flour beetles are members of several darkling beetle genera including '' Tribolium'' and ''Tenebrio''. They are pests of cereal silos and are widely used as laboratory animals, as they are easy to keep. The flour beetles consume wheat and other ...
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