Two distinct levels for inheritance of phosphine resistance were diagnosed in red
flour beetle where rph1 and rph2 genes were responsible for week and strong resistance, respectively (Bengston et al., 1999; Daglish et al., 2015).
Repellence activity of plant oils against red
flour beetle Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) in wheat.
The research team investigated the red
flour beetle to explore the effects of simulated heat waves on male reproduction.
Red
flour beetle Tribolium castaneum Herbst (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) is a cosmopolitan pest of wheat especially wheat by-products.
Among various stored grain insect pests, khapra beetle and red
flour beetle are pests of economic importance because they feed on a wide range of stored cereals and their products.
SPI that are commonly found in Malaysia include the cigarette beetle, rice weevil, sawtoothed grain beetle, and
flour beetle. They are normally grouped into two categories, for example rice weevil and lesser grain borer are known as 'internal feeders' as they feed within the kernel.
4,8-Dimethyldecanal, the male aggregation pheromone of the red
flour beetle. The red
flour beetle (Tribolium castaneum Herbst) is a major cosmopolitan pest of stored cereal grains and other agricultural products.
'Among the more important pests are the granary weevil, rice weevil, lesser grain borer, Angoumois grain moth, confused
flour beetle and the saw-toothed grain beetle.
The red
flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum, is a primary target of the team's research because it eats both raw and processed cereal grains.
To examine how movement behavior at edges might explain distribution at edges, we analyzed the movement paths of the confused
flour beetle, Tribolium confusum Jacquelin du Val (Tenebrionidae) in a resource-free arena (or "patch") bounded by a distinct but crossable edge.