Landcare Research - Manaaki Whenua

Landcare-Research -Manaaki Whenua

Drugstore beetle

Stegobium paniceum (Linnaeus)


Order: Coleoptera
Family: Anobiidae

Size range

  • Small beetles about 2 mm long

Distribution

  • Worldwide

Life History

  • Larvae and adults infest stored organic products including food and spices
  • Similar in lifestyle to the Tobacco beetle