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Rice weevil
Sitophilus oryzae
The rice weevil is a small, reddish-brown beetle known for infesting stored grains such as rice, wheat, and corn. Adults typically measure 2-3 mm in length and feature a distinctive elongated snout. Rice weevils are capable flyers and can rapidly infest stored food products, cau…
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- Rice weevils have developed resistance to several common insecticides, making them especially challenging to control in large-scale grain storage.
- Rice weevils can fly, unlike some other grain weevils, allowing them to spread rapidly between storage facilities. Females chew a hole in a grain kernel, lay a single egg inside, and seal it with a waxy plug. Entire generations can develop undetected inside stored grains.
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