**Management of mealworms:**

Screening and fanning are the best methods for their removal from grain shipments. Good sanitation efforts, inspecting items, and keeping stored grain rooms fully ventilated can help to keep red flour beetles away from entering into food grains. The application of pesticides can be harmful because these pests are found in our food supply. Hence contacting experts for pest solutions at the first sign of an infestation is an effective way to protect food items from red flour beetles. Chemical control can be performed by applying 5% BHC at the rate of 0.15% by weight. Before storage of grains, godowns, containers, and bins should be sprayed with 0.02% Malathion or 0.4% BHC or DDT. Fumigants such as methyl bromide, ethylene dibromide, and HCN are also used for fumigation for 18 h in the closed godowns.
