A small beetle which infests grain stores and warehouses.
谷物甲虫，锯谷盗（大批滋生于谷仓和仓库的小甲虫）
Cucujidae and other families: several species, in particular the tropical saw-toothed grain beetle (Oryzaephilus surinamensis), now found worldwide
Example sentencesExamples
The owner of a ‘filthy’ Hull bakery which was found to have an infestation of ants, silverfish and grain beetles has been fined £6,000 for a catalogue of offences that could have led to serious food poisoning.
In either case, damage to stored grain by the lesser grain borer, rice weevil, red flour beetle, and rusty grain beetle costs the U.S. wheat industry about $500 million annually.
Flour beetles, saw-toothed grain beetles and Indian meal moths are some of the more common pests.
Definition of grain beetle in US English:
grain beetle
noun
A small beetle which infests grain stores and warehouses.
谷物甲虫，锯谷盗（大批滋生于谷仓和仓库的小甲虫）
Cucujidae and other families: several species, in particular the tropical saw-toothed grain beetle (Oryzaephilus surinamensis), now found worldwide
Example sentencesExamples
The owner of a ‘filthy’ Hull bakery which was found to have an infestation of ants, silverfish and grain beetles has been fined £6,000 for a catalogue of offences that could have led to serious food poisoning.
In either case, damage to stored grain by the lesser grain borer, rice weevil, red flour beetle, and rusty grain beetle costs the U.S. wheat industry about $500 million annually.
Flour beetles, saw-toothed grain beetles and Indian meal moths are some of the more common pests.