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Insects that infest Stored Grain in the UK- a visual aid

Friday 4th October 2019

Want to identify the insect that you've found in your grain store? Look no further.

Isn't it annoying when you want to look up a grain store beetle but you come up against annoying facts and unnecessary sceince terms.

Here are some grain insect descriptions in plain English

If you want to talk to us about any of these, just use the little "get in touch" button below

If you want us to ID the insect for you please check out the sending instructions here:

https://www.dealey.co.uk/blog/free-insect-identification

 

insects in stored grain bugs wheat barley fumigation oats
Big and fat. Three balls on the end of the antennae. Feed on broken grains and have MASSIVE larvae
insects in stored grain bugs wheat barley fumigation oats
Rice weevils and Grain Weevils. Largely interchangable. They both infest all sorts of things so, don't be fooled by their names
insects in stored grain bugs wheat barley fumigation oats
Psocids, psocoptera, booklice. Call them any of these and people know what you are talking about. Small, almost transluscent, easy to squash, sometimes they have wings, sometimes they don't
insects in stored grain bugs wheat barley fumigation oats
Rust red grain beetle. Small and fast moving, with long thin antennae. They also fly if you put enough heat into them. Flying they look like rusty brown blurs
insects in stored grain bugs wheat barley fumigation oats
Foreign Grain Beetle, About the size of a flea beetle but with shoulder pads.
insects in stored grain bugs wheat barley fumigation oats
Like a foreign grain beetle, but with a hairy back
insects in stored grain bugs wheat barley fumigation oats
Sawtooth grain beetle. Long, thin and jagged on the sides

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