Red flour beetle

Found worldwide in indoor environments where grain, flour, and other dry food products are stored.

Scavenger that feeds on stored grain products, cereals, flour, dried fruit, nuts, and crackers.

Adults are long-lived, sometimes surviving up to three years. They are active crawlers and can fly short distances. They lay eggs directly in food sources where larvae develop.

Major pest of stored products; they contaminate food with their presence and odorous secretions. They do not sting or bite humans but cause significant economic losses in the food industry.