About Lesser Grain Borer
A cylindrical dark brown beetle that bores into whole grain kernels, reducing them to powder. It is especially destructive in warm tropical grain stores.
Did You Know?
It produces a distinctive sweet, musty odor that can taint infested grain.
Distribution
Where Lesser Grain Borer can be found
Seasonal Activity
Peak activity
Moderate
Low / dormant
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APA:
Orbitrock. (2026). Lesser Grain Borer (Rhyzopertha dominica). Retrieved from https://orbitrock.com/insect/lesser-grain-borer
MLA:
"Lesser Grain Borer." Orbitrock, https://orbitrock.com/insect/lesser-grain-borer.