2021 Volume 36 Issue 2 Pages 77-80
Recently, triticale flour has come to be used in the human diet rather than solely as animal feed, in foods such as bread, pasta, and cookies. However, the value of triticale flour in the diet of stored grain insects has not yet been fully determined. Therefore, the growth of the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum was investigated to evaluate the dietary value of triticale flour compared with wheat flour and rye flour. The results of this investigation showed that among beetles feeding on the examined flours, the triticale flour group developed a higher total number of T. castaneum larvae and pupae compared to beetles feeding on the other flours, indicating that triticale flour is a suitable feed for this insect. Future research is needed to establish appropriate measures to protect triticale flour from such grain insects.
