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The destructive or dark flour beetle (''Tribolium destructor''), one of the species of darkling beetle known generally as flour beetles, is a common pest insect known for attacking and infesting stored flour and grain. It is a very dark brown beetle (darker than other ''Tribolium'' species) 5–6 mm. long. ''T. destructor'' is found in North America, Europe and Africa. As well as damaging flour and grain, it attacks animal food pellets, rolled oats and poultry food. ==References== *Granousky TA. 1997. ''Stored Product Pests''. ''In Handbook of Pest Control'', 8th Ed. Hedges SA, Moreland D (editors). Mallis Handbook and Technical Training Company. See also Home stored product entomology. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Destructive flour beetle」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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