Biology and management of the red-legged ham beetle, Necrobia rufipes DeGeer (Coleoptera: Cleridae)

Abstract

The red-legged ham beetle, Necrobia rufipes DeGeer (Coleoptera: Cleridae), is an important world-wide insect pest of stored-products of animal origin, but it can also infest a wider range of commodities. A review detailing the biology of N. rufipes including the morphology, development and reproduction of this pest is presented. This review also illustrates various aspects of its integrated control and summarizes the current knowledge for N. rufipes management, given that there were additional data that have been produced towards this direction during the last decade. Furthermore, this paper identifies potential areas of further research on N. rufipes for practical implementation. © 2020 Elsevier Ltd