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Rhyzopertha dominica follows a 4-stage life cycle: egg, larval, pupal, and adult. [4] The mating behaviour in the R. dominica follows within 24 hour after the individual ecloses from the pupal stage. [4] The females do not display any courtship behavior such as initiation of mating or attempt to attract male beetles. [4]
Prostephanus truncatus is commonly referred to as larger grain borer (LGB) with reference to the related Rhyzopertha dominica, which is relatively smaller, and referred to as the lesser grain borer. P. truncatus is about 6 mm (0.24 in) long as compared to 3 mm (0.12 in) long in R. dominica.
Larvae typically feed on flour and processed grain such as cornmeal and flour. The metamorphosis from egg to adult can take between 40 and 90 days, and adults can live for three years. Female confused flour beetles are capable of laying 200-500 eggs during their life span. The beetle can be found in grain supplies at any stage of its life. [8]
A storage pest is an insect or other animal that damages or destroys stored food or other stored valuable organic matter. [1] Insects are a large proportion of storage pests with each type of crop having specific insects that gravitate towards them such as the genus Tribolium that consists of insects such as Tribolium castaneum (red flour beetle) or Tribolium confusum (confused flour beetle ...
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Location of Dominica in the Caribbean. This is a list of amphibians and reptiles found on Dominica, a Caribbean island-nation in the Lesser Antilles. Dominica is one of the few islands in that chain that has retained its original amphibian and reptile fauna over the last 200 years, and reptiles in particular form a significant part of its fauna ...
The beetles that are most likely to infest stored grains are Sitophilus zeamais (maize weevil), Rhyzopertha dominica (lesser grain borer), and Prostephanus truncatus (larger grain borer). Studies suggest that the maize weevil is able to detect the scent of methyl salicylate and tends to avoid it.
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