Last summer, the city of Socorro was dealing with an unwanted guest - the red flour beetle. The invasive pest, which lives in ...

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When the larvae encounter more demanding conditions, such as steep slopes or the need to tunnel into flour, a key food source, they switch tactics by deploying tiny structures called pygopods at the ...

SOCORRO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — In efforts to prevent another red flour beetle infestation, the City of Socorro and El Paso County are offering free pecan shell disposal services until April 30.

To prevent a red beetle infestation, Socorro has set up a pecan shell drop-off site for all El Paso County residents.

Research from the University of St Andrews could help combat threats to global food security by dealing with flour beetles ...

Research from the University of St Andrews could help combat threats to global food security by dealing with flour beetles more effectively ...

It's estimated that 20% of the developing world's stockpiles of flour and grain are infested and spoiled each year by red flour beetles and pests like them, along with 9% of stocks in the rest of ...