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THE khapra beetle, Trogoderma granarium Everts, is a dermestid pest of stored grain from India, now established in British malt stores. Ecological work in these stores and laboratory experiments have revealed a very interesting life-cycle.
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Andrewartha, H. G., Biol. Rev., 27, 50 (1952).
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BURGES, H. Dormancy of the Khapra Beetle: Quiescence or Diapause. Nature 184, 1741–1742 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/1841741a0
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