Saw-toothed grain beetles live in a symbiotic association with bacteria. Their bacterial partners provide important building blocks for the formation of the insect's exoskeleton, which protects the ...

Susceptibility of their microbial partners to the herbicide may be an underestimated weak spot of insects that could add to their decline. Saw-toothed grain beetles live in a symbiotic association ...

U.S. Customs and Border Patrol investigators said Tuesday that they intercepted a feared nonnative beetle in bags of rice that arrived at O'Hare International Airport from India, the latest in a surge ...

One of the world's "most destructive pests" — khapra beetle larvae — was intercepted at the International Falls port of entry last month, the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol said Tuesday. Found May 12 ...

The Khapra beetle is one of the world’s most destructive pests of grain and seed products. The beetle originated in India and was first discovered in Guinea corn in Nigeria in 1948. Smaller than a ...

Porter is an AgriLife Extension entomologist in Lubbock and professor in the Department of Entomology at the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. He has a background in stored grain ...

Capturing the full value of your soybean crop takes more than just harvesting them at the right time in the fall. Proper soybean storage is critical for protecting your hard-earned yield from ...

Tracking the red flour beetle in grain storage facilities could become easier, thanks to research to identify a key gene in this grain-feeding pest. Tracking the red flour beetle in grain storage ...