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
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Size
Adults about 1/16 to 1/8" long.
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Color
Uniformly reddish brown.
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Biology
Lays eggs singly or in clusters of 2-3.
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Habit
Scavengers feed on plant, animal debris and fungi.
Milwaukee, Waukesha, Ozaukee, and Washington Counties