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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

Size

Adults about 1/16 to 1/8" long.
Color

Reddish brown to brown.
Biology

Lays oval, whitish eggs in and around food materials.
Habit

Attacks foods, spices, drugs, hair, leather, etc.

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