See what I found at the feed store today.

[Reef_Haven]

Need a little help identifying these.
I stopped in my local feed store and asked if they had any feed infested with bugs. Their black eyed peas were completely infested, I got about 3 gallons for $6.00 I made sure they don't use any pesticides around their feed.
I tried some with some of my tincs, but they mostly did the tongue dragging thing like they taste disgusting.
So I'm trying to figure out what these guys are and if they can be cultured like rice flour beetles and feed out the larvae.

[fishman9809]

I had those in a bag of finch feed and they grew into those pesky, tiny moths and took over my house.....

That was at least 3 months ago and I'm still killing the stupid things.

Needless to say, I hate them with a burning passion.

[Reef_Haven]

I'm pretty sure beetles don't turn into moths. It would be a pretty neat trick though.
I think they may be red flour beetles based on their antenna segments.
This is my photo under microscope.

[Ed]

Well the fact that they didn't like the adults isn't any surprise since they are a species of Tribolium. I suspect T. confusum but they could also be T. castaneum.

You can tell them apart by looking that these diagrams red and confused flour beetles - Tribolium Spp.

Ed

[xm41907]

Based on the one picture, I'd say they're confused flour beetles.

[Reef_Haven]

I'm happy you saw this Ed. Can Red flour beetles be raised the same way as confused flour beetles? I can't find any larvae, and the beetles are within the beans, just like bean beetles; which I already have tons.

[Ed]

Yep, you can raise them the same way. Just make sure to dispose of the beans appropriately to keep them from contaminating foods in your house...

Ed

[Reef_Haven]

Strange; I hadn't heard that flour beetles will hatch and bore into beans. I thought they only lived in the dust.

I also found these tiny guys in with the beans. I think they are psocids.

Crawling on the top edge of a toilet paper tube.

Microscope image

Any idea?

[fishman9809]

Originally Posted by Reef_Haven

I'm pretty sure beetles don't turn into moths. It would be a pretty neat trick though.

Then I suppose the beetles and moths were living together off the seed, because there were moths and what you have posted above.

[hydrophyte]

Looks like some kind of tenebrionid beetle.