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The confused flour beetle is one of the most destructive pests of stored products. The food spectrum of this species is very broad. In the experiments, an attempt to evaluate the susceptibility of selected gluten free products to feeding by Tribolium confusum was made. The best food for the confused flour beetle was buckwheat flour, on which the beetle showed the most rapid development. On buckwheat flour, the beetle produced the highest number of 2nd generation beetles and pupae as well as the lowest number of larvae in the experimental time period. The species can also be a threat to multigrain flour concentrate and bread dough, although the development of T. confusum was slightly slower on these products, and the number of larvae was the highest. Rice flour was the least susceptible to T. confusum infestation.