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Insects and mites in stored grain and grain stores These are the more common of over 50 species that may occur in grain stores. Correct identification is important. For advice and an identification service please contact Fera on +44 (0)300 100 0321 or [email protected]. Photographs: © Crown Copyright. For additional copies of this poster contact [email protected] or 0845 245 0009. AHDB Cereals & Oilseeds is a part of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB). © Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board 2016. All rights reserved. For best practice grain sampling and storage for cereals and oilseeds, consult the Grain sampling guide and the Grain storage guide, or go to: cereals.ahdb.org.uk/grainstorage Primary pest; grain-damaging species Secondary pest; mould or hygiene-related species Non-damaging or stray species Saw-toothed grain beetle Oryzaephilus surinamensis Rust-red grain beetle Cryptolestes ferrugineus Grain weevil Sitophilus granarius Foreign grain beetle Ahasverus advena Flour mite Acarus siro Cosmopolitan food mite Lepidoglyphus destructor Lesser grain borer Rhyzopertha dominica Brown house moth Hofmannophila pseudospretella White-shouldered house moth Endrosis sarcitrella Hairy fungus beetle Typhaea stercorea Plaster beetle Lathridiidae Booklice (two species shown) Psocoptera Rove beetle Staphylinidae White-marked spider beetle Ptinus fur Mould beetle Cryptophagus species Ground beetle Carabidae Narrow-necked harvest beetle Anthicus floralis Clover weevil Sitona species Predatory mite Gamasina Predatory mite Cheyletus eruditus Date: July 2016, Version 1

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Page 1: Insects and mites For best practice grain sampling in ...Insects and mites in stored grain and grain stores These are the more common of over 50 species that may occur in grain stores

Insects and mitesin stored grainand grain storesThese are the more common of over 50 species that may occur in grain stores. Correct identification is important.For advice and an identification service please contact Fera on +44 (0)300 100 0321 or [email protected]. Photographs: © Crown Copyright.

For additional copies of this poster contact [email protected] or 0845 245 0009.AHDB Cereals & Oilseeds is a part of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB). © Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board 2016. All rights reserved.

For best practicegrain samplingand storage forcereals andoilseeds, consultthe Grainsampling guideand the Grainstorage guide,or go to:cereals.ahdb.org.uk/grainstorage

Primary pest; grain-damaging species

Secondary pest; mould or hygiene-related species

Non-damaging or stray species

Saw-toothed grain beetleOryzaephilus surinamensis

Rust-red grain beetleCryptolestes ferrugineus

Grain weevilSitophilus granarius

Foreign grain beetleAhasverus advena

Flour miteAcarus siro

Cosmopolitan food miteLepidoglyphus destructor

Lesser grain borerRhyzopertha dominica

Brown house mothHofmannophilapseudospretella

White-shoulderedhouse mothEndrosis sarcitrella

Hairy fungus beetleTyphaea stercorea

Plaster beetleLathridiidae

Booklice(two species shown)Psocoptera

Rove beetleStaphylinidae

White-marked spiderbeetlePtinus fur

Mould beetleCryptophagus species

Ground beetleCarabidae

Narrow-necked harvestbeetleAnthicus floralis

Clover weevilSitona species

Predatory miteGamasina

Predatory miteCheyletus eruditus

Date: July 2016, Version 1