Tenebroides mauritanicus

Tenebroides mauritanicus

The beetle is shiny, black or reddish colored, length 12 mm.

Beetles and larvae feed on grain, pasta,

dried fruit, sunflower seeds, cotton, peanuts.

First it destroys the embryo and then the endospem.

Eats through bags, cardboard and paper packaging.

It is a predator to the other pests.