Alphitobius diaperinus

(Panzer, 1797)

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Common name (English)

Lesser mealworm; Litter beetle

Ηabitat

J1 Buildings

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Habitat detail

Collected from flour (Georghiou 1977)

Establishment status

Indoors

Establishment status detail

Alien: Casual

First detection year

1934

Impacts

Negative

Collected from flour (Georghiou 1977).

Pathway

3 TRANSPORT CONTAMINANT - Food contaminant – Food

3 TRANSPORT CONTAMINANT - Transportation of habitat material – THM

Pathway detail

CBD pathways per EASIN (2023).

References

Georghiou GP (1977) The insects and mites of Cyprus. With emphasis on species of economic importance to agriculture, forestry, man and domestic animals. Benaki Phytopathological Institute. Kiphissia, Athens, Greece, 347 pp.

EASIN (2023) European Commission Joint Research Centre: European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN). https://easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu/