Drugstore Beetle

	Class:	Order:	Family:
	Insecta	Coleoptera	Anobiidae

Size:	Drugstore beetle adult is 1/16-1/8 in (2-3.5 mm) long. Mature larva is about the same length.
Color:	Adult drugstore beetle is reddish brown to brown. Mature larva is white
Characteristics:	Antennae has club of 3 elongated and broadened segments; pits on wing covers are in long rows; head and thorax are bent downward, so that the head is not very visible from above, giving a strongly humped appearance. Mature larva is C-shaped, with many short hairs and well-developed legs with 4 segments.
Geographic Range:	Drugstore beetles are found all around the world.
Food:	Household food, such as bread, flour, and breakfast foods; spices, such as red pepper; drugs; hair; museum specimens; leather; books and manuscripts.
Biology:	The female drugstore beetle lays oval, whitish eggs in food materials. The eggs hatch in a few days, then go through 4-6 stages during the next 4-5 months. The full-grown larva pupates for about 12-18 days in a silk cocoon with some particles of food woven into it. The complete life cycle usually takes about 7 months. There are 1-4 generations per year, depending upon temperature.

• Found in grain or flour based food.
• Also found in leather and paper products.
• These pests can be found all ondoor structures, not just in areas with food.