Foreign Grain Beetle

Foreign Grain Beetle

This beetle is a pest of damp and deteriorating stored product materials.

  • Common Name: Foreign Grain Beetle
  • Scentific Name: Ahasverus advena (Waltl)
  • Class/Order/Family: Insecta/Coleoptera/Cucujidae
  • Metamorphosis: Complete
  • Size

    Size

    Adults about 1/16 to 1/8" long.

  • Color

    Color

    Uniformly reddish brown.

  • Biology

    Biology

    Lays eggs singly or in clusters of 2-3.

  • Habit

    Habit

    Scavengers feed on plant, animal debris and fungi.

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