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Contamination Pest / role

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Drugstore Beetle
A tiny, humpbacked reddish-brown beetle that infests stored dry foods, spices, and even non-food goods, with larvae tunneling through the substrate to feed on almost anything dry in a pantry, kitchen, or warehouse.
Indianmeal Moth
A small, two-tone moth whose caterpillars infest stored dry foods such as grain products, cereal, dried fruit, nuts, pet food, and birdseed, leaving telltale silk webbing behind in the package.
Red Flour Beetle
A tiny, shiny reddish-brown beetle that infests flour, cereal, and other dried, finely ground foods in pantries, mills, and warehouses, contaminating far more than it eats.
Sawtoothed Grain Beetle
A tiny, very flat brown beetle with saw-like teeth along the sides of its thorax that infests stored cereals, pasta, dried fruit, and other pantry foods in homes, groceries, and grain stores worldwide.