Bug Identifier
Broad-nosed Weevil or Grain Weevil
Community identification

Broad-nosed Weevil or Grain Weevil

Curculionidae family

Order & Family
Order: Coleoptera, Family: Curculionidae
Size
2 mm to 10 mm depending on the specific species
See this bug in the Encyclopedia

Natural Habitat

Found indoors in pantries, kitchens, and grain storage areas, or outdoors in fields, gardens, and leaf litter.

Diet & Feeding

Primarily feed on stored grains, seeds, plant matter, and occasionally agricultural crops.

Behavior Patterns

They are typically slow-moving beetles that may play dead when disturbed. Females chew into grains or seeds to deposit eggs, where the larvae develop internally.

Risks & Benefits

They pose no direct health risk to humans or pets and do not bite, but certain species can become nuisance pantry pests that contaminate stored dry foods.