Drugstore Beetle (also known as the Biscuit Beetle)

Natural Habitat

Commonly found in domestic kitchens and commercial food storage areas worldwide; often found in pantries or herb collections.

Diet & Feeding

Highly generalist feeders consuming various dry plant products including flour, bread, spices, dried herbs, cookies, and even non-food items like leather or books.

Behavior Patterns

Adults are capable of flight and are attracted to light. Females can lay up to 75 eggs on food sources; larvae are C-shaped, white grubs that tunnel through their food.

Risks & Benefits

A major household and commercial pest that can contaminate stored food products and damage museum specimens; they are not harmful to humans through bites or stings but cause economic loss.

Identified on: 6/27/2026