Beetle

Flour Beetle
Order Coleoptera
Appearance
- Flat & rectangular shaped
- Reddish-brown colored
- About one-seventh inch long
- Larvae are one-fourth inch long and are white to yellow colored
Diet
- Feeds on a variety of foods, but most commonly grain and flour products
Habits
- Mainly infests stored grain products
- Small size allows them to sneak into most containers
Reproduction
- Females lay an average of 300 to 400 eggs
- Life cycle usually takes about seven weeks, but may last up to three months; four or five generations per year
Other Information
- Attracted to light
- Will run for cover if disturbed
- Adults may live as long as three years
- Leaves a foul odor as well as taste in the products they infest