Tribolium infestation affects the elasticity and the viscosity of flour. Heavy infestation turns flour a pinkish tinge which becomes brown upon oxidation. Adults give off a characteristic secretion soluble in water. This secretion may be the cause of the marked effect which Tribolium has on the physical properties of flour colloids.
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