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The sole species, Rhyzopertha dominica, is known commonly as the lesser grain borer, American wheat weevil, Australian wheat weevil, and stored grain borer. [3] It is a beetle commonly found within store bought products and pest of stored cereal grains located worldwide. [4] It is also a major pest of peanuts.
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.
The lesser grain borer has a dark coloured cylindrical structure with the head concealed. [4] When lesser grain borer eggs are laid, they are laid outside the grain, however they mature inside the shell of the seed which can take up to 6 weeks if the temperature is cooler, with the adult borers not living for longer than two months.
Rhyzopertha dominica (Fabricius) - lesser grain borer; Sinoxylon anale (Lesne) Xylion cylindricus Macleay; Xylobosca bispinosa (Macleay) Xylodeleis obsipa Germar; Xylopsocus gibbicollis (Macleay) Xylothrips religiosus (Boisduval) Xylotillus lindi (Blackburn) Species found in the United Kingdom. Bostrichus capucinus; Bostrychoplites cornutus ...
Rhyzopertha dominica – lesser grain borer; Stephanopachys substriatus; Trogoxylon parallelopipedum; Family Ptinidae [1] Anitys rubens; Anobium inexspectatum; Anobium punctatum – common furniture beetle; Caenocara affinis; Caenocara bovistae; Dorcatoma ambjoerni; Dorcatoma chrysomelina; Dorcatoma dresdensis; Dorcatoma flavicornis; Dorcatoma ...
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Historically, Liposcelis bostrychophila has been considered a minor pest of stored commodities, perhaps because the small size of the insect made them seem insignificant in comparison with more noticeable pests such as the rice weevil (Sitophilus oryzae), the maize weevil (Sitophilus zeamais), and the lesser grain borer (Rhyzopertha dominica ...
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