STORED GRAIN :: PRIMARY STORAGE PEST :: INTERNAL FEEDERS :: DRUG STORE BEETLE

6. Drug store beetle: Stegobium paniceum (Anobiidae: Coleoptera)
Bionomics :  Adult reddish brown small beetle has striated elytra and measured 3 mm long. Antenna is clubbed. It lays the eggs in batches of 10 – 40. Grub is not hairy but is pale white, fleshy with the abdomen terminating in two dark horny points. LP: 10 – 20 and PP: 8 -12 days.
Damage symptoms :Circular pin-head sized bore hole on turmeric, coriander, ginger, dry vegetable and animal matter.