
Community identification
Drugstore beetle
Stegobium paniceum
- Order & Family
- Coleoptera, Ptinidae
- Size
- 2 to 3.5 millimeters in length
Natural Habitat
Found indoors in pantries, kitchens, and areas where dry stored products are kept.
Diet & Feeding
Feeds on a wide range of dry plant- and animal-based products, including grains, spices, flour, and pet food.
Behavior Patterns
Active flyers that are strongly attracted to light. Females lay eggs directly on food sources where larvae bore inward to feed.
Risks & Benefits
Causes significant economic damage and contamination to stored pantry goods, books, and pharmaceuticals, but poses no direct medical threat to humans.