SIZE: Foreign grain beetles are small beetles that are about one tenth of in an inch in length.
DESCRIPTION: These beetles are a reddish brown color.
BEHAVIOR: Foreign grain beetles breed rapidly, finishing its cycle from egg to grown-up as quick as 30 days. They require wet conditions just when the overall humidity is over 65 percent, if given these conditions these beetles can become a huge infestation problem. Numerous property owners are acquainted with this creepy crawly when buying a house that is just a couple of years old. As the house is being built, downpour and dampness definitely fall onto exposed beams, rooftop and dividers, if enough dampness has been exposed to the wood, fungi may develop on the studs which will allow foreign beetles to feed on the fungi and eventually start breeding. Foreign grain beetles at that point start to rise by the hundreds from under baseboards, from behind electric outlets and from light fixtures in roofs. Larvae can be found on floors close to baseboards where adults are found.
At first, just a couple of bugs might be seen, however when hundreds start to develop, property holders may become irritated and would need to contact a professional exterminator. Luckily, the organisms in the dividers are not harming to the wood. Eventually these bugs die out once the wood dries out which can take up to 3 years. This problem can also occur in poorly ventilated, water leakage and damp areas.
HABITATS: The grain beetle can be found all over the world and as a fungus and mold feeder they are capable in surviving in many damp and moist areas. Since these pest feed on fungi they are not a big concern to most people since they feed on most foods that have already gone bad. The main foods these insects love are tobacco, cocoa, groundnuts, dates, figs, flours, beans, biscuits, cereal grains, yams, copra and palm kernels.
TIPS FOR CONTROL
