(F.) Tobacco beetle/cigarette It is a major pest of dried processed Lasioderma serricorne beetle food and a minor pest of grain. CSIRO Division of Entomology is frequently Lasioderma serricorne found infesting a wide range of stored product. Newly hatched larvae are unable to attack undamaged grain. They search for cracks and crevices in commodities for an entry point. However, in grain storage, it is unimportant as it is primarily associated with residues (Rees 2004). has a very wide Lasioderma serricorne host range and feeds on many kinds of dried plant and animal material, including spices, flour, cereals, dog and cat food, tobacco, leather, wool, meal, seeds, and dried fruits. In addition, they will check through non-food material such as paper and fabric to get to a food source. They are said to feed "upon almost anything except cast iron" (Day 2010). Psocoptera Psocids or book lice Minor Pest of grain except Liposceli which is a Major Pest of stored grain. QDPI (dpi.qld.gov.au) Species that are associated with stored products mostly belong to four families: Lachesiilidae, Liposcelididae, Psylliposcidae and Trogiidae. Liposcelididae is considered the most important family of all the four mentioned above (Rees 2004). species eat almost any stored Liposceli product of animal or plant origin. They are traditionally thought to be only minor pests of stored grain and grain products. However, some recent research suggested that L. bostrychophila, L. decolor, L. and are entomorphila L. paeta, considered the most important species infesting stored products. Huge populations have been found infesting stored grain in warm temperate and tropical areas (Rees 2004). (Hubn.) Murky meal caterpillar The larvae feed in a silken tube or Aglossa caprealis gallery amongst hay or wheat stacks and on associated vegetable matter (UKMoth).
Lasioderma serricorne (F.) CSIRO Division of Entomology Tobacco beetle/cigarette beetle It is a major pest of dried processed food and a minor pest of grain. Lasioderma serricorne is frequently found infesting a wide range of stored product. Newly hatched larvae are unable to attack undamaged grain. They search for cracks and crevices in commodities for an entry point. However, in grain storage, it is unimportant as it is primarily associated with residues (Rees 2004). Lasioderma serricorne has a very wide host range and feeds on many kinds of dried plant and animal material, including spices, flour, cereals, dog and cat food, tobacco, leather, wool, meal, seeds, and dried fruits. In addition, they will check through non-food material such as paper and fabric to get to a food source. They are said to feed "upon almost anything except cast iron" (Day 2010). Psocoptera QDPI (dpi.qld.gov.au) Psocids or book lice Minor Pest of grain except Liposceli which is a Major Pest of stored grain. Species that are associated with stored products mostly belong to four families: Lachesiilidae, Liposcelididae, Psylliposcidae and Trogiidae. Liposcelididae is considered the most important family of all the four mentioned above (Rees 2004). Liposceli species eat almost any stored product of animal or plant origin. They are traditionally thought to be only minor pests of stored grain and grain products. However, some recent research suggested that L. bostrychophila, L. decolor, L. entomorphila and L. paeta, are considered the most important species infesting stored products. Huge populations have been found infesting stored grain in warm temperate and tropical areas (Rees 2004). Aglossa caprealis (Hubn.) Murky meal caterpillar The larvae feed in a silken tube or gallery amongst hay or wheat stacks and on associated vegetable matter (UKMoth).
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