Latin: Tenebroides mauretanicus. Also called the cadelle.
A rather large beetle, 6 – 11 mm long, black or dark brown and shiny. Belly side, legs and antennae are reddish-brown. The edge of the prothorax has two growths which flank the head, and between this part and the elytrons there is a deep necking. The bolting cloth beetle has sharp mouth parts and is primarily a grain pest, but it may also live in other products. Its main habitat is in the tropics where it has the status of a pest of great economic importance.
Biologist at Statens Skadedyrslaboratorium
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"Pests in House and Home"
"Bed Bugs - Bites, Stings and Itches"
"Food Pests"
"Husets dyreliv" (Insects Around the House - Only danish)
"Skadedyr i træ" (Timber Pests - Only danish)
"Stuefluen" (Common Housefly - Only danish)
"Pests in House and Home"
"Bed Bugs - Bites, Stings and Itches"
"Food Pests"
"Husets dyreliv" (Insects Around the House - Only danish)
"Skadedyr i træ" (Timber Pests - Only danish)
"Stuefluen" (Common Housefly - Only danish)
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