Laddertongue grain beetle (Red flour beetle)

Indoor environments, particularly pantries, kitchens, grain storage facilities, and warehouses

Scavenges on stored grain products, flour, cereal, dry pet food, nuts, and dried fruit

Active year-round in warm indoor environments; they are nocturnal and attracted to light, often hiding in tight crevices of food packaging

Major pantry pest that causes economic loss through food contamination; it does not bite or sting humans and is not known to spread diseases