Drugstore beetle

Found worldwide, particularly indoors in pantries, kitchens, and warehouses where dried foods are stored.

Broad range of dried plant materials including grain products, flour, bread, spices, dried herbs, books, and even pharmaceutical drugs.

Adults are active and can fly; they are often attracted to light. They lay eggs in food sources, and the larvae are the primary stage responsible for damage as they tunnel through material.

Significant economic pest of stored products. Causes damage to food supplies and museum collections; however, they pose no direct physical risk to humans as they do not bite or sting.