The red flour beetle (Tribolium castaneum) is a species of beetle in the family Tenebrionidae, the darkling beetles. The red flour beetle, and other closely related beetles like Gnatocerus cornutus, are a worldwide pest of stored products, particularly food grains, and a model organism for ethological and food safety [1] research.

2024年4月23日 · Like the confused flour beetle, the red flour beetle causes food damage through its feeding activities, fecal pellets, dead bodies, and foul-smelling secretions. Their presence also encourages growth of mold in food, rendering it unfit for consumption.

2021年11月8日 · The red flour beetle, belonging to the darkling beetle family is a pest of food grains like cereals and flour, alongcol3 stored products such as biscuits, nuts, and pasta. It is very similar to the confused flour beetle (Tribolium confusum) and is a model organism used by the UN to study development and functional genomics.

The red flour beetle is of Indo-Australian origin (Smith and Whitman) and is found in temperate areas, but will survive the winter in protected places, especially where there is central heat (Tripathi et al. 2001).

The red flour beetle (Tribolium castaneum) is a species of beetle in the family Tenebrionidae, the darkling beetles. It is a worldwide pest of stored products, particularly food grains, and a model organism for ethological and food safety research.

2023年4月14日 · The red flour beetle is similar in appearance. The main distinguishing characteristics are the shape of the antennae, the head margin, and the shape of the pronotum. The red flour beetle's antennae enlarge abruptly at the last segment giving the antennae a knobbed appearance.

The red flour beetle (similarly to the closely related confused flour beetle) is a common household insect pest that originates from infested grain or from dry, stored food products, particularly, cereal products such as flour, cake mix, cornmeal, crackers, dry pet food, and so forth.

Flour beetles are a reddish-brown, oval-shaped insect. They have clubbed antennae on their head. They range from around 1/8 to 3/16 inch. Tribolium castaneum, more commonly known as red flour beetles, are known to fly. Other species of flour beetles crawl. [4]

These beetles have chewing mouthparts, but do not bite or sting. The red flour beetle may elicit an allergic response (Alanko et al. 2000), but is not known to spread disease and does not feed on or damage the structure of a home or furniture. These beetles are two of the most important pests of stored products in the home and grocery stores.

Тhe Red Flour Beetle (Tribolium castaneum) is distinct reddish-brown coloration and petite size of 3-4 mm. Тhis remarkable beetle captivates the eyes of observers. Its elongated body is flattened and oval-shaped, providing it with a sleek appearance.