Confused Flour Beetle

Found in households and food processing facilities, specifically in stored grain products, flour, and cereals.

Feeds on processed grains, flour, cereal, dry pet food, and spices; they cannot feed on whole, undamaged grain.

They are highly prolific and long-lived, sometimes exceeding one year. They typically hide in cracks and crevices near food sources and do not fly.

They are major pests of stored products that can cause food spoilage and impart a disagreeable odor and taste to flour; they pose no direct physical risk to humans but cause economic loss.