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As the Red Flour Beetle continues to plague many residents in Socorro, we reached out to an Entomologist - a bug expert - about what residents should expect and what they can do to stymie the pests.
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The team discovered that red flour beetle (Tribolium castaneum) larvae perform best on rough, fibrous surfaces like paper and cardboard. On these substrates, the larvae use a wave-like walking ...
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.
Today, is the last day for Socorro and Mission Valley residents to drop off their pecan shells. The pecan shells are the primary food source for the red flour beetle. ABC-7 spoke to Commissioner Ilian ...
Miyatake and his colleagues used red flour beetles, each measuring less than 5 millimeters long, to study their reactions to different predators. Red flour beetles, which can damage stored grain ...
Mating behavior and mating position were studied for Anthrenus flavipes LeConte, furniture carpet beetle; Trogoderma glabrum (Herbst); Tribolium castaneum (Herbst), red flour beetle; T. confusum ...
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 ...