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Learn more about common pantry pests in Tennessee
Pantry pests, also known as food infesting pests, in Tennessee, include both moths and beetles and are sneaky, little pests who love to infest our groceries. They can infest stored food products, turning our pantry staples into a buffet for them. Learn more about these pests who call Middle Tennessee home.
Cigarette beetles are a species of stored product pest that is known for their humped appearance which is due to their head being bent downward at a right angle. Cigarette beetles are oval and can be red, yellow or brown.
Cigarette Beetles
The drug store beetle received its name because they are frequently found feeding on drugs in pharmacies, but they will also happily feed on dry food goods like flour products, spices, seeds, dry pet food, along with non-food items like wool, aluminum foil, leather, and books.
Drug Store Beetles
Granary weevils are a type of stored product pest and are a brownish red color. An interesting fact of granary weevils is that when adults are disturbed they will play dead.
Granary Weevils
Indian meal moths are also referred to as pantry pests, stored product pests and/or food infesting pests. They are winged insects that are capable of flying.
Indian Meal Moths
Adult merchant grain beetles are brown in color, they have 6 legs, antennae, and have an oval narrow shaped body with a flattened head. They also have 6 saw-like teeth that are found on either side of their head.
Merchant Grain Beetles
These winged insects are reddish-brown to black and have four yellow or reddish spots on the corners of their forewings. Their “nose” is very distinctive as it is about 1/3 of its total body length.
Rice Weevils
Adult sawtooth beetles grow to be about 1/8th of an inch in length and have a long, flattened, narrow body. As their name suggests, they have rows of saw-like teeth located on the first body segment found behind their head.
Sawtooth Beetles
