Drugstore Beetle
This beetle got its name because of its being a serious pest of stored herbs used as medicine in early apothecaries or drug stores.
- Common Name: Drugstore Beetle
- Scentific Name: Stegobium paniceum (Linnaeus)
- 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
Reddish brown to brown.
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Biology
Lays oval, whitish eggs in and around food materials.
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Habit
Attacks foods, spices, drugs, hair, leather, etc.
Milwaukee, Waukesha, Ozaukee, and Washington Counties