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flour beetle |
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| Then, they put two of each kind of chemically armored box, two untreated cardboard cartons, and hundreds of red flour beetles in a large container. Insects such as the lesser grain borer, the red flour beetle, and the rusty grain beetle not only devour vast amounts of stored grain, but add insult to injury by defecating on the kernels, triggering the growth of fungi and molds such as Fusarium and Aspergillus. The 18 new picks join the kangaroo, cow, red flour beetle, and several fruit flies, previously selected for studies funded by NHGRI. |
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flour beetle - an insect that infests flour and stored grains