Cigarette Beetle
Attacks tobacco wherever it is stored. Distribution is worldwide.
- Common Name: Cigarette Beetle
- Scentific Name: Lasioderma serricorne (Fabricius)
- Class/Order/Family: Insecta/Coleoptera/Anobiidae
- Metamorphosis: Complete
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Size
Adults about 1/16 to 1/8" long.
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Color
Light brown.
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Biology
Lays about 30-42 oval, whitish eggs near food materials.
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Habit
Aside from tobacco, also attacks a host of food items.
Milwaukee, Waukesha, Ozaukee, and Washington Counties