Tribolium castaneum
Common name (English)
Bran bug; Red flour beetle
Ηabitat
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Establishment status
Establishment status detail
Cryptogenic:
Impacts
Collected in stored grain (Georghiou 1977); a pest of stored grain, flour etc., also recorded from cotton balls (Morris 1937).
References
Morris HM (1937) Injurious insects of Cyprus. Agricultural Department of Cyprus, Bulletin 4 (Ent. Ser. ) 21 pp.
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.