Cigarette/Drugstore Beetles Lasioderma serricorne & Stegobium paniceum

Color:
Dark red-brown

Size:
1/10 inch

Habits:
Live and feed in dry food products of plant origin. Also attack tobacco and spices. Both species fly well and most active at night. Eggs are laid in the food product and all life stages are found there.

Habitat:
Any dry food product of plant origin including pet foods, pasta, flour and cake mixes, spices.

Threat:
No health threat but can damage food products.

Prevention:
Store dry foods in insect-proof containers. So not store products for extended periods of time.