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Field Notes

Description:

Black bug

Habitat:

Rice and any dry food

Notes:

Waht is it

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (11)

It *may* be an Oryzaephilus laying on its back, but there's no way to be sure based on this picture. The body shape is too blurry and hardly visible. If it is in fact an Oryzaephilus, it could be either of the two cosmopolitan species O. surinamensis or O. mercator, which are both well-known "pests" in stored food (such as dried dates, cereals, nuts etc.). There's a number of other possibilities, but based on the habitat given, Oryzaephilus seems likely.
Oryzaephilus surinamensis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oryzaephilus_surinamensis
http://www.hel.fi/hki/ymk/en/Customer+Service/Pest+control+advice
Hi AkiKemppainen. This website is not for learning how to kill things.
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PublishedMarch 29, 2014

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