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RidX box Bug

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From: Edward Ridley
City:
Palm Bay, FL
Not a question but an answer

they are Drug Store beetles in my box at least I positively ID'd them today

https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=drugstore+beetle&iax=images&ia=images

link provided to look for yourself

 
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From: Richard Hentschel
Extension Educator, Horticulture
DuPage/Kane/Kendall Unit
hentsche@illinois.edu
in other cases they have been indentified as confused or red flour beetles. Glad you have an answer. Best management practices are to only purchase what is to immediately be used and and not to store unused or unopened product.

 
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