Lesser grain borer
Rhyzopertha dominica
Description
- Adults are dark reddish brown and 3 mm long with distinctly shaped, loose 3-segmented club.
- Larvae are white and c-shaped. They are immobile at maturity with dark head capsule.
Commodities affected
- Nearly all grains, especially wheat, barley, sorghum and rice
- Seeds, dried fruit, drugs, cork, wood and paper products
Signs of infestation
- Large amounts of flour
- Tunnels and irregularly shaped holes in commodity
- Sweet odour in the grain.
