Flat Grain Beetle

Commonly found in grain storage facilities, flour mills, warehouses, and pantries where grain products are stored.

Secondary pest feeding on damaged grains, flour, cereal products, oily seeds, and sometimes the fungi growing on stored products.

They are small, flattened, and highly mobile. They often hide in small crevices and can survive in very dry environments. They undergo complete metamorphosis (egg, larva, pupa, adult) and are attracted to high-moisture conditions in grain.

Risk: Major economic pest that contaminates food sources with waste and promotes mold growth. Beneficial: Negligible; they are primarily considered a destructive indoor pest.