What are the characteristics of foreign grain beetle?
Foreign grain beetle themselves are harmless, but due to the frequent appearance of them inside houses in certain regions, they are annoyed by people. In fact, foreign grain beetle is a great type of indicator insect. They actually remind you that your house is too damp or might even already have something that are growing mildew.

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Scientific Classification
Phylum
Arthropods

Class
Bugs

Order
Beetles

Family
Silvan flat bark beetles

Genus
Ahasverus

Species
Foreign grain beetle (Ahasverus advena)