Domain Eukaryota Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Rank Species | Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Hexapoda Order Coleoptera | |
Similar Darkling beetle, Sitophilus, Rice weevil, Rhyzopertha dominica, Indian mealmoth |
A quick guide to culturing rice flour beetles tribolium confusum
Flour beetles are members of the darkling beetle genera Tribolium or Tenebrio. They are pests of cereal silos and are widely used as laboratory animals, as they are easy to keep. The flour beetles consume wheat and other grains, are adapted to survive in very dry environments, and can withstand even higher amounts of radiation than cockroaches. They are a major pest in the agricultural industry and are highly resistant to insecticides.
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- A quick guide to culturing rice flour beetles tribolium confusum
- How to culture rice flour beetles
- Selected species
- Research
- References
The larvae of T. molitor, when full-grown, are known as mealworms; small specimens and the larvae of the other species are called mini mealworms.
How to culture rice flour beetles
Selected species
Research
In 2008, the Tribolium castaneum genome was sequenced by the Tribolium Genome Sequencing Consortium.
References
Flour beetle Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA