Talk:Drugstore beetle

Some species of this beetle have serrated antennae (notched like teeth of a saw).

This information is incorrect. The cigarette beetle, which looks very similar, has serrated antennae, while the drugstore beetle has antennae ending in 3-segmented clubs.

Additionally, the images on this article, except for the Drugstore_beetle_02.jpg, appear to be images of the cigarette beetle. The drugstore beetle also has grooves running longitudinally along the wing covers, while the cigarette beetle is smooth, as in the other photographs.

Changed the text to reflect this, though the pictures remain. 209.112.221.192 03:39, 3 July 2006 (UTC)Reply

The drugstore beetle is an important storage pest, as is the Cigarette beetle. The previous commenter is correct--the photos on the left are of the cigarette beetle. The photo on the right is the drugstore beetle.The two are very similar and easiely confused, but their differences are as the other person mentioned. Checkout these websites: http://entomology.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures/urban/stored/cigarette_beetle.htm and http://entomology.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures/urban/stored/drugstore_beetle.htm (view but don't copy) ````Foxmead2 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Foxmead2 (talk • contribs) 00:04, 26 April 2009 (UTC)Reply

How can the picture be of an actual size beetle? For starters, it appears massive on my screen yet is listed as 3.5mm (max) in size. More specifically, the image is of a fixed pixel size, yet the ratio of pixels to physical units (eg. millimetres) varies between display devices. The title of the image should probably be changed.. Grahame (talk) 08:06, 7 July 2009 (UTC)Reply

Many sources indicate both species can fly and are attracted to light in some stages of life. The Wiki does not reflect this, it is critical information. I just had a heated argument with a friend who insisted they could not fly, because the wikipedia didn't say they did, and it would be insane not to mention that. I argued that they had wings, and was pretty sure the females could at least do some serious leaping and that the wiki didnt mention they could NOT fly... so he argued back that "the wiki doesn't mention that Leopards CANT fly, that doesnt mean they can"

except from http://www.ca.uky.edu/entomology/entfacts/ef612.asp

Drugstore beetles (pictured left) and cigarette beetles attack almost any household food and spice and leather articles. Cigarette beetles are most commonly found in dried dog food and paprika. Drugstore beetles are often in bread, flour, meal, breakfast foods, and spices like red pepper. Adults of both species can fly and are attracted to light. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.51.20.207 (talk) 03:55, 23 March 2010 (UTC)Reply

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— Assignment last updated by Cvj.005 (talk) 21:07, 29 February 2024 (UTC)Reply

This article has a lot of great information. The sections are generally written well and are of an appropriate length. I went ahead and corrected for some instances of passive voice and small grammar mistakes. I would recommend going through to make sure your sentences flow well. I also moved the "Evolutionary history and origin" section to the top so it would be closer to the "Life history" section. I was a bit confused when the article ended with more history, so I moved the section up to the top. Overall, nice article! Oroblancos (talk) 01:57, 21 March 2024 (UTC)Reply

This article has a great information and helpful but their some area I suggest to be improve and add more in-depth information. I focused on important areas like Evolutionary History, Interactions with human and livestock, and the recently added Economic Impact part. Based on historical data, I emphasized the beetle's old lineage in the Evolutionary History section and discussed its early adaptations. I also included more detail to the section on interactions with humans and livestock to highlight the beetle's effects outside of agriculture, such as its infiltration into cities and pharmaceutical facilities, which calls for strong pest management methods. Last but not least, the recently included Economic Impact section emphasizes the considerable financial losses brought on by beetle infestations and stresses the significance of all-encompassing pest control techniques to lessen these consequences. Abeer.hreedeen (talk) 16:58, 21 March 2024 (UTC)Reply

This is very thorough and extremely well-written! I only made some minor grammatical changes and split some bigger paragraphs and sentences up into two. I looked at some other research on this beetle but couldn't find anything significant that should be added, so great job on that end as well. I don't have any major suggestions, besides adding citations to the end of some of the paragraphs in the Mutualism & Pest control sections. Esacchetti (talk) 21:46, 21 March 2024 (UTC)Reply