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WAREHOUSE GRAIN BEETLE

Warehouse grain beetle pupa & adult
Warehouse grain beetle adults

WAREHOUSE GRAIN BEETLE
This beetle is a voracious feeder, infesting seeds, cereals, grains, spices, dog food, dead animals, cocoa, cookies, candy, nuts, dried pasta, potato chips--a wide variety of organic products. It is about 1/8th inch in size, and is brownish-black. It can be a serious problem in museums, and will even attack preserved insect collections. It does best inside warm buildings.

Warehouse grain beetle anatomy

1.Antenna- short & clubbed
2.Eyes- compound
3.Head
4.Legs- 6
5.Wings- under elytra
6.Thorax
7.Petiole- none
8.Abdomen- oblong
9.Color- brownish black, yellow markings
10.Other- voracious feeder, good flyer

Warehouse grain beetle

Life Cycle
The female lays 5-60 eggs, which hatch in about two weeks. The larvae immediately start eating, males go through at least five molts and females six over the larval period of five months. The larvae pupates in their larval skin for 11-17 days, and become adults, which start reproducing three days after emerging.

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