Evidence of flour beetle infestation, Tribolium castaneum, in dog chews left in cupboard with Chalcid wasps to parasitise larvae as biological control

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One of the most common secondary pests of all plant commodities in store, throughout the world, often confused with the confused flour beetle

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Location: Kemsing, Kent, UK
Photo credit: © Yon Marsh / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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