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GRAIN BEETLE [8 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-11-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ferruginous flat bark beetle
1, record 1, English, ferruginous%20flat%20bark%20beetle
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- rusty grain beetle 2, record 1, English, rusty%20grain%20beetle
correct
- lined flat bark beetle 3, record 1, English, lined%20flat%20bark%20beetle
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The rusty grain beetle is distributed widely throughout the world, being a common pest in granaries and elevators. Both the larvae and adults feed on the germ, and also on damaged kernels and wheat dust. Heavy infestations contribute directly and indirectly(by spreading fungal spores through the grain mass) to heating problems. 4, record 1, English, - ferruginous%20flat%20bark%20beetle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An insect (order Coleoptera) of the family Laemophloeidae. 5, record 1, English, - ferruginous%20flat%20bark%20beetle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
lined flat bark beetle: common name also used to refer to the species Placonotus zimmermanni. 5, record 1, English, - ferruginous%20flat%20bark%20beetle
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lamophle ferrugineux
1, record 1, French, lamophle%20ferrugineux
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- cucujide roux 2, record 1, French, cucujide%20roux
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On trouve le cucujide roux partout dans le monde, en particulier dans les greniers et les silos. Les larves comme les adultes se nourrissent du germe ainsi que des grains endommagés et de la poussière de blé. Des infestations importantes contribuent directement et indirectement (par l'introduction de spores fongiques dans la masse des grains) à l'échauffement des grains. 3, record 1, French, - lamophle%20ferrugineux
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Insecte (ordre des coléoptères) de la famille des Laemophloeidae. 4, record 1, French, - lamophle%20ferrugineux
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-05-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
- Grain Growing
- Crop Storage Facilities
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- foreign grain beetle
1, record 2, English, foreign%20grain%20beetle
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Moisture requirements for the reproduction of stored grain insects vary from species to species.... Minor pests such as meal snouth moth and foreign grain beetle reproduce in high moisture mouldy grain. 2, record 2, English, - foreign%20grain%20beetle
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
- Culture des céréales
- Entreposage des récoltes
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cucujide des grains
1, record 2, French, cucujide%20des%20grains
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La quantité d'humidité requise par les insectes du grain entreposé pour assurer leur reproduction varie d'une espèce à l'autre. [...] Les insectes secondaires, comme la pyrale de la farine et le cucujide des grains, se reproduisent dans du grain moisi, à forte teneur en humidité. 1, record 2, French, - cucujide%20des%20grains
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Insecte parasite des céréales entreposées. 2, record 2, French, - cucujide%20des%20grains
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Insectos, ciempiés, arañas y escorpiones
- Cultivo de cereales
- Almacenamiento de las cosechas
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- gorgojo forastero de los granos
1, record 2, Spanish, gorgojo%20forastero%20de%20los%20granos
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El gorgojo forastero de los granos se alimenta de granos y productos húmedos, deteriorados por hongos. Ataca pellets de afrechillo de trigo, alfalfa y arroz. Se encuentra distribuido en todo el mundo. 1, record 2, Spanish, - gorgojo%20forastero%20de%20los%20granos
Record 3 - internal organization data 2016-03-04
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
- Animal Pests (Crops)
Universal entry(ies) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- red flour beetle
1, record 3, English, red%20flour%20beetle
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- rust red flour beetle 2, record 3, English, rust%20red%20flour%20beetle
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A reddish brown beetle(Triboluim castaneum) that feeds on grain, cereals, stored fruits and other products. 3, record 3, English, - red%20flour%20beetle
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
red flour beetle : term used at the Canadian Grain Commission. 4, record 3, English, - red%20flour%20beetle
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
- Animaux nuisibles aux cultures
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- tribolium rouge de la farine
1, record 3, French, tribolium%20rouge%20de%20la%20farine
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Insecte parasite des céréales entreposées. 2, record 3, French, - tribolium%20rouge%20de%20la%20farine
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
On le rencontre partout au Canada, surtout dans les cellules où le grain est entreposé longtemps comme dans les entrepôts des exploitations agricoles et les silos de collecte. 3, record 3, French, - tribolium%20rouge%20de%20la%20farine
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
tribolium rouge de la farine : terme en usage à la Commission canadienne des grains. 4, record 3, French, - tribolium%20rouge%20de%20la%20farine
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2016-03-04
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
- Animal Pests (Crops)
Universal entry(ies) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- confused flour beetle
1, record 4, English, confused%20flour%20beetle
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- bran bug 2, record 4, English, bran%20bug
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A cosmopolitan beetle(Tribolium confusum) that feeds both as larva and adult chiefly on damaged grain. 2, record 4, English, - confused%20flour%20beetle
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
- Animaux nuisibles aux cultures
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- tribolium brun de la farine
1, record 4, French, tribolium%20brun%20de%20la%20farine
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Insecte parasite des céréales entreposées. 2, record 4, French, - tribolium%20brun%20de%20la%20farine
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
On trouve le plus souvent le tribolium brun de la farine dans les moulins; il ne vole pas mais il se déplace sur les grains résiduels ou les vieux sacs de farine. 3, record 4, French, - tribolium%20brun%20de%20la%20farine
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2015-04-08
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Wood Products
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- specialty wood product
1, record 5, English, specialty%20wood%20product
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any forest commodity made of wood and not intended for the high-volume conventional forest sector, thus excluding lumber, fibreboard, and pulp and paper. 1, record 5, English, - specialty%20wood%20product
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Examples include carvings, canoes, snowshoes, bowls, utensils, toys, jewellery, decorative boxes, and musical instruments. Specialty wood products often enhance the value of residual wood from forest harvesting(for example, tree stumps, knotted trees, and blue-stained wood attacked by the mountain pine beetle) or of shrub and tree species with a unique wood grain pattern(for example, bird's eye maple). 1, record 5, English, - specialty%20wood%20product
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Produits du bois
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- produit du bois spécialisé
1, record 5, French, produit%20du%20bois%20sp%C3%A9cialis%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tout produit en bois tiré de la forêt et non destiné au secteur forestier traditionnel de masse, ce qui exclut le bois de sciage, les panneaux de fibres ainsi que les pâtes et papiers. 1, record 5, French, - produit%20du%20bois%20sp%C3%A9cialis%C3%A9
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les sculptures, les canots, les raquettes, les bols, les ustensiles, les jouets, les bijoux, les boîtes décoratives et les instruments de musique en sont des exemples. Les produits du bois spécialisés permettent souvent de valoriser les résidus d'exploitation (par exemple, les souches, les arbres noueux et le bois bleui des arbres attaqués par le dendroctone du pin ponderosa) ou des espèces d'arbres et d'arbustes présentant une disposition unique du grain de leur bois (par exemple, l'érable piqué). 1, record 5, French, - produit%20du%20bois%20sp%C3%A9cialis%C3%A9
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2008-08-14
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
- Animal Pests (Crops)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- June beetle
1, record 6, English, June%20beetle
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- June bug 2, record 6, English, June%20bug
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any of numerous rather large leaf-eating scarabaeoid beetles that fly chiefly in late spring and have as larvae white grubs that live in soil and feed chiefly on the roots of grasses and other plants. 2, record 6, English, - June%20beetle
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
June beetle : term used at the Canadian Grain Commission. 3, record 6, English, - June%20beetle
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
- Animaux nuisibles aux cultures
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- hanneton
1, record 6, French, hanneton
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Insecte de l'ordre des coléoptères et de la famille des scarabéidés. Il existe plusieurs espèces de hannetons [...] le hanneton commun. Cette dernière espèce est la plus connue et la plus répandue en France. Sa larve souterraine, ou ver blanc, qui vit dans la terre, est, en cas de fortes pullulations, un ravageur important de la plupart des cultures. 2, record 6, French, - hanneton
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
hanneton : terme en usage à la Commission canadienne des grains. 3, record 6, French, - hanneton
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2004-05-25
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 7
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- mealworm
1, record 7, English, mealworm
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- mealworm beetle 2, record 7, English, mealworm%20beetle
correct
- yellow mealworm 1, record 7, English, yellow%20mealworm
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The larva of various beetles of the family Tenebrionidae that infests, feeds on, and pollutes grain products(as flour and meals) but is often cultured for food for insectivorous animals, laboratory use, or as bait for fishing; esp : a pale brown to yellowish larva of a cosmopolitan beetle. 1, record 7, English, - mealworm
Record 7, Key term(s)
- yellow meal worm
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 7
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- ténébrion meunier
1, record 7, French, t%C3%A9n%C3%A9brion%20meunier
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- ver de farine 2, record 7, French, ver%20de%20farine
masculine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Entreposées dans de mauvais locaux, les farines peuvent être attaquées par de nombreux déprédateurs : mites de la farine, blattes, ténébrions meuniers et leurs larves, lesquelles portent improprement le nom de «vers de farine». 3, record 7, French, - t%C3%A9n%C3%A9brion%20meunier
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le ver de farine est une larve allongée, presque cylindrique, qui atteint 35 mm de long et dont la couleur est jaunâtre ou brunâtre. Ses pattes sont courtes et épineuses. L'insecte adulte a le corps allongé, de forme parallèle, brun noir et de 20 mm de long. 4, record 7, French, - t%C3%A9n%C3%A9brion%20meunier
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2000-02-01
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Scientific Instruments
- Forage Crops
- Milling and Cereal Industries
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- Berlese-Tullgren funnel
1, record 8, English, Berlese%2DTullgren%20funnel
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Smith, L. B. 1977. Efficiency of Berlese-Tullgren Funnels for Removal of the Rusty grain Beetle, Cryptolestes ferrugineus, from Wheat Samples. Canadian Entomologist 109 : 503-508. 2, record 8, English, - Berlese%2DTullgren%20funnel
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
See record "Berlese funnel." 2, record 8, English, - Berlese%2DTullgren%20funnel
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Instruments scientifiques
- Culture des plantes fourragères
- Minoterie et céréales
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- appareil du type Berlese-Tullgren
1, record 8, French, appareil%20du%20type%20Berlese%2DTullgren
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] cette orientation de la recherche est favorisée par l'existence d'une des rares équipes pédozoologiques au monde permettant le tri complet d'échantillons du sol traités préalablement par des extracteurs automatiques de la microfaune (par exemple appareils du type "Berlese-Tullgren"). Un échantillon de 3 litres peut contenir des dizaines de milliers de microarthropodes appartenant à une cinquantaine de catégories taxonomiques. 1, record 8, French, - appareil%20du%20type%20Berlese%2DTullgren
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Voir la fiche «appareil de Berlese». 2, record 8, French, - appareil%20du%20type%20Berlese%2DTullgren
Record 8, Key term(s)
- appareil Berlese-Tullgren
- entonnoir Berlese-Tullgren
- extracteur Berlese-Tullgren
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
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