Tribolium castaneum and Tribolium confusum
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Description: Provides photographs and information on the red and confused flour beetles, common pests of stored products, their distribution, life cycle, habits and management.
red and confused flour beetles - Tribolium Spp. common name: confused flour beetle Jacquelin du Val (Insecta: Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) (Herbst) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) Red and confused flour beetles attack stored grain products such as flour, cereals, meal, crackers, beans, spices, pasta, cake mix, dried pet food, dried flowers, chocolate, nuts, seeds, and even dried museum specimens (Via 1999, Weston and Rattlingourd 2000). These beetles have chewing mouthparts, but do not bite or sting. The red flour beetle may elicit an allergic response (Alanko et al. 2000), but is not known to spread disease and does not feed on or damage the structure of a home or furniture. These beetles are two of the most important pests of stored products in the home and grocery stores. The confused flour beetle apparently received this name due to confusion over about its identity as it is so similar to the red flour beetle at first glance (Walter).
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| Page title: | red and confused flour beetles - Tribolium Spp. |
| Keywords: | red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum Tenebrionidae Thomas Fasulo Rebecca Baldwin |
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| NS | Name Servers: NS.NAME.UFL.EDU 128.227.30.254 RNS.NAME.UFL.EDU 8.6.245.30 |
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| Date | activated: 25-Mar-1986 last updated: 03-Feb-2014 expires: 31-Jul-2014 |