Pest identification
Identify a pest
Answer two quick questions and PestMan will suggest what you’re likely dealing with — and what to read next.
- 1. What did you find?
- 2. Describe it
- 3. Likely pest
It’s likely to be…
Likely match
Pantry Pests
Small beetles, weevils or moths living in dry food are stored-product (pantry) pests. They usually arrive inside a product and spread to other packets.
Check these features
- Pantry moths: small (about 8–10 mm) moths fluttering in the kitchen; larvae are cream caterpillars that leave silk webbing in food.
- Weevils: 2–4 mm dark brown beetles with a long snout, often in rice, wheat or pasta.
- Flour beetles: 3–4 mm reddish-brown, flattened beetles in flour and baking mixes.
- Other beetles: tiny round brown beetles in spices, dried herbs and pet food (cigarette and drugstore beetles).
Describe it in your own words
Try something like “tiny brown bugs in the pantry” — PestMan will search its answers for a match.