Red Flour Beetle
(Tribolium castaneum)
Description: Reddish-brown body 1/8” long; last three segments of antennae as distinct club.
Life Cycle: Egg to adult within 30 days; adults can live up to 18 months
Feeding Habits: Generally classified as a scavenger, immature stages feed on broken or damaged grains. A common pest in mills and warehouses that store milled/bagged grain products.
Signs of Infestation: Presence of adult beetles cause food to have pungent odor, foul taste and potentially a pink coloration.
Control Tips: Clean and spray grain bins with Gravista® Insecticide prior to grain storage. For treatments of six months or longer, inspect and treat incoming grain with Gravista® Insecticide; monitor grain throughout storage period. To bring a boost to short-term grain storage of six months or less, and for rescue treatments, treat with Centynal™ Synergized Insecticide.
Application Tips: When treating flowing grain on belts or at transitions, 2 or more nozzles are recommended; during auger or conveyor cup application, fewer nozzles may be used; position nozzles for full coverage of grain stream; avoid spraying onto sides of auger boots. Calibrate protectant flow rate and check often to help ensure proper application. Use automated switches to turn chemical pumps on when there is grain in the system and turn off when no grain is present.
Recommended Products
Centynal™ EC Insecticide
This stored grain insecticide can be used in empty grain bins/silos and on grain to knockdown weevils and other pests to prevent bugs in grain.
Centynal™ Synergized Insecticide
Centynal™ Synergized Insecticide brings a boost to short-term grain storage and rescue treatments by combining both an adulticide and a synergist.
Diacon®-D IGR
Diacon®-D IGR is a insect growth regulator, ready-to-use, dry formulation option for controlling insects at on-farm and off-premise storage sites.
Diacon® IGR
Diacon® IGR is approved virtually everywhere stored product insects are a problem. Diacon® IGR interrupts the life cycle, providing long-term control.
Diacon® IGR PLUS
This stored grain insect control contains an adulticide and insect growth regulator for quality grain protection to help get rid of weevils and other pests.
Gravista® Insecticide
Featuring 3-in-1 insect control with an adulticide, an insect growth regulator (IGR) and a synergist, Gravista® Insecticide kills labeled insects and breaks their life cycles.
Gravista®-D Insecticide
Gravista®-D Insecticide helps provide the end-user with a ready-to-use solution for protecting post-harvest stored grains from weevils and other costly insects. Ideal for on-farm storage, Gravista®-D Insecticide is the only dual-purpose, dry product on the market that combines a synergized adulticide with an insect growth regulator.
Pyronyl™ Crop Spray
Pyronyl™ Crop Spray features a high ratio of active ingredients to synergist for the flushing and rapid knockdown of multiple stored product insects.
