Cigarette Beetle

Natural Habitat

Indoor environments, specifically pantries, warehouses, and locations where dried plant products are stored.

Diet & Feeding

Stored products including tobacco, flour, cereal, nuts, dried fruit, spices, and occasionally book bindings or leather.

Behavior Patterns

Active year-round in warm buildings; adults are capable of flight and are most active in low light; they go through a complete metamorphosis (egg, larva, pupa, adult) with life cycles lasting 40-90 days.

Risks & Benefits

They are a common household and commercial pest that contaminates food sources; however, they do not bite, sting, or transmit diseases to humans.

Identified on: 4/27/2026