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The drugstore beetle (Stegobium paniceum), also known as the bread beetle, biscuit beetle, and misnamed as the biscuit weevil (despite not being a weevil), is a small brown beetle that infests a wide variety of dried plant products, where it is among the most common non-weevils. It is the only living member of the genus Stegobium.
The "drugstore beetle", Stegobium paniceum, is known to infest a variety of stored materials, including bread, flour, cereal, prescription drugs, strychnine powder, packaged foods, and even Egyptian tombs. The "cigarette beetle," Lasioderma serricorne, is a widespread and destructive pest of harvested and manufactured tobacco.
Insects can be identified by examining the type of food and the character of the damage done in the absence of the insect itself, which helps determine what type of control is needed. Having an insect specimen and accurately identifying it can lead to eradication, and ultimately, prevention. [citation needed] Foods commonly infested include:
Stegobium paniceum (Linnaeus) Stegobium paniceum bl. The drugstore beetle feeds on books and paper products within the museum collection, including a variety of foods and spices. [10] Furniture Beetle: Anobium punctatum (DeGeer) Anobium.punctatum. The Furniture beetle are similar to the common carpet beetle and the two can be easily mistaken ...
Lasioderma serricorne, more commonly referred to as the cigarette beetle, cigar beetle, or tobacco beetle, is a small beetle that shares a resemblance with the drugstore beetle (Stegobium paniceum) and the common furniture beetle (Anobium punctatum).
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Some other beetles, although not closely related, bear the name "weevil", such as the leaf beetle subfamily Bruchinae, known as "bean weevils", or the biscuit weevil (Stegobium paniceum), which belongs to the family Ptinidae. Many weevils are considered pests because of their ability to damage and kill crops.