PANTRY PESTS

flour beetle

Confused Flour Beetle

Appearance

Reddish-brown, with the flat, oblong body; 1/8-inch.

Drugstore Beetle

Appearance

Reddish to dark brown,
oval in shape; 1/10- to
1/8-inch; its head is not visible from above.

Indian Meal Moth

Appearance

Reddish copper color on its otherwise white wings; small, up to 5/8-inch.

Larder Beetle

Appearance

Dark brown with yellow spotted bands across the front of their wings; 1/4- to 1/2-inch.

Rice Weevil

Appearance

Dark brown with four light-colored patches on its wings; the head extends into a long thin "beak". 1/8-inch in length.

Saw-Toothed Grain Beetle

Appearance

Brown, very flat, narrow oval shape; 1/10-inch.

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