Infestation found in: Coriander seed
Fig. Infested Coriander spice
Macrostructure image of infested pest:
Fig: Infested pest found in Coriander spice
Assumed pest: Drug store beetle (Stegobium paniceum)
Morphological characteristics ( as observed under Foldscope)
- Antennae ending with three enlarged segments(Fig 1)
- Elytra have rows of pits giving them a striated (lined) appearance (Fig 2)
- Five segments in tarsus of hind leg (Fig 3)
- Hind wing with folding lines and has dot like cells between the lines( Fig 4)
Fig. 1: Antenna of Drug store beetle under foldscope
Fig. 2: Elytra of Drug store beetle under foldscope
Fig. 3: Hind leg of Drug store beetle under foldscope
Fig. 4: Hind wing of Drug store beetle under foldscope
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