Flour Beetle / Darkling Beetle

Pantries, kitchens, grain storage facilities, mills, and food warehouses.

Stored food products including flour, meal, cereals, grain dust, spices, dry pet food, and dried fruits.

Night-active or crawling in dark pantries, females lay small eggs directly into stored grains or flour, larvae feed inside food sources before pupating.

Pest risk: Infests and spoils stored grain and flour products, causing economic loss and food waste. No sting or bite hazard to humans or pets.