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.

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