Sawtoothed Grain Beetle

Found globally in pantries, kitchens, grain elevators, and warehouses where dried food is stored.

Stored dried food products including flour, cereal, pasta, chocolate, nuts, seeds, and dried fruit.

They are highly active crawlers but do not fly. They can squeeze into very small crevices in food packaging due to their flattened bodies; females lay eggs directly in food sources.

They do not bite or sting and do not carry diseases, but they are a major pest that causes food spoilage and economic loss.