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Unknown bug in kitchen - Oryzaephilus mercator
Copyright © 2012 Henry Godnitz

Unknown bug in kitchen - Oryzaephilus mercator
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
September 28, 2012
Size: ~5 mm

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Unknown bug in kitchen - Oryzaephilus mercator Unknown bug in kitchen - Oryzaephilus mercator
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Contributed by Henry Godnitz on 1 October, 2012 - 5:51pm

Oryzaephilus mercator... nice pics!
this one seems to be much less common of the two cosmopolitan grain pests
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 1 October, 2012 - 5:53pm login or register to post comments

 
Are these bugs deleterious? V
Are these bugs deleterious? Vectors of any diseases? We've almost had them in this building, but sightings were sporadical. Lately, though, I have an infestation: I'm finding an average of a dozen per day. Even in the bathroom they've started to shew up. >:-(
… Henry Godnitz, 1 October, 2012 - 6:38pm login or register to post comments

 
Food pests
They feed on dried food products (stored grains, flour, pasta, breakfast cereals, cake mixes, and various other processed foods).
… Brad Barnd, 1 October, 2012 - 6:51pm login or register to post comments

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