Confused Flour Beetle
This beetle got its name because of the confusion regarding its identity. One of the most important pests of stored products found in the home.
- Common Name: Confused Flour Beetle
- Scentific Name: Tribolium confusum (duVal)
- Class/Order/Family: Insecta/Coleoptera/Tenebrionidae
- Metamorphosis: Complete
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Size
Adults about 1/8" long.
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Color
Reddish brown.
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Biology
Deposits 300-500 clear-white sticky eggs among food materials in cracks.
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Habit
Unable to feed on whole kernels or undamaged grain.
Milwaukee, Waukesha, Ozaukee, and Washington Counties