Drugstore Beetle / Cigarette Beetle

Natural Habitat

Found worldwide in pantries, kitchens, warehouses, and locations with stored food or organic materials.

Diet & Feeding

Stored grains, flour, spices, dried herbs, pet food, leather, books (binding glue), and dried flowers.

Behavior Patterns

Adults are active flyers and attracted to light. Females lay eggs inside or near a food source; larvae burrow into the material to feed and pupate, often creating small holes in packaging.

Risks & Benefits

They are major pests of stored products, causing food spoilage and economic loss. While they do not bite humans or pets, they can infest and ruin wide varieties of household pantry items and organic collections.

Identified on: 3/6/2026