Wheat weevil

Wheat weevil

Taxobox
name = Wheat weevil


image_width = 250px
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Coleoptera
familia = Curculionidae
genus = "Sitophilus"
species = "S. granarius"
binomial = "Sitophilus granarius"A wheat weevil ("Sitophilus granarius") is a weevil that damages stored grain.

Wheat or grain weevils are approximately 3-4mm long and dark brown in colourFact|date=September 2008. A serious pest in grain and other hard cereal products, larvae and adults will feed on the grainFact|date=September 2008. Both granary and rice weevils, often known as "snout weevils," penetrate and feed on the internal portions of whole grains during the larval (immature) stage, making early detection of infestations difficultFact|date=September 2008. They are usually found in grain storage facilities or processing plants, infesting wheat, oats, rye, barley, rice, and cornFact|date=September 2008.

Weevils can contaminate the grain to such an extent that the pay of workers harvesting the grain can dropFact|date=September 2008.

distribution

Weevils can be found around the world.


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