Sawtoothed & Merchant Beetles
This is a small, flattened beetle about 1/10-inch long. It has six saw-like teeth on each side of the prothorax, but a hand-lens might be needed to see this characteristic. Its varied food preferences make it one of the most common kitchen pests. It prefers processed grains, oats, pet food and seeds, but also feeds on rice, cereals, dried fruits, breakfast foods, grain meals, sugar, chocolate and pastas.
Ants enter buildings in their search for food. Most ants feed on the same foods that humans do. Some types of ants are attracted to greasy foods, while others prefer sweets. Whichever type they are, when workers locate the food that their colony likes, they will lay down a chemical signal as a trail for other workers to follow to the source of the food. This is why large numbers of ants can be observed in the same spot.
Follow the links below to identify a pest.
Indian Meal Moth - Sawtoothed & Merchant Beetles - Dermestid Beetles
