Confused Flour Beetle (Also see Rust-Red Flour Beetle)
Granary Weevil (Also see Rice Weevil)
Mediterranean Flour Moth or Mill Moth
Red-legged Ham or Copra Beetle
Rice Weevil (Also see Granary Weevil)
Rust-Red Flour Beetle (Also see Confused Flour Beetle)
Tropical Warehouse or Almond Moth (Also see Warehouse, Tobacco or Cocoa Moth)
Warehouse, Tobacco or Cocoa Moth (Also see Tropical Warehouse or Almond Moth)
Appearance
Shiny black, 2.5-3mm long, with a distinctly oval gaster and the last segment of legs pale yellow to whitish in colour; node absent on petiole. Colonies are large, often containing a million (ten lakhs) or more monomorphic workers.
Notes
ften seen in gardens, forming longs trails and feeding on sources of nectar, also tending homopterans for their honeydew. Nests can also be found in flowerpots, under stones, firewood, bricks and heavy vegetation at foundations. Indoors, nests have been found in electrical circuit boards, cracks in walls and inside air-conditioners. Well-defined, easy-to-find foraging trails are tell-tale sign; commonly follow building guidelines such as edges, pavements, ledges and corners. Indoors, can be seen along the skirting and below carpet edges. Sweets are preferred food source.
