Color: Rust-red.

Size: 1/8 inch.

Habits: Eggs are laid in dry, milled grain flours. Cake mixes, cookies and chocolate are also attacked. The Confused flour beetle cannot fly and is most common in New Jersey. The red flour beetle can fly but is a more southern insect.

Habitat: All stages of the insect can be found in flour.

Threat: Pose no health threats to man. Will damage food stuffs.

Prevention: Keep foods in insect tight containers. Do not store dry goods for long periods.

Color: Wing base silver with remainder rust-red

Size: Wing spread approximately 1/4 inch

Habits: Weak fliers. Lay eggs in food materials. Cream colored 1/2 inch larvae feed and then crawl elsewhere looking for a crack or crevice in which to spin a cocoon. Larvae often seen crawling across ceilings and up walls near infestation source. Feed on a wide variety of dried foods of plant origin including dried fruits and nuts. Infested foods often covered with silk webbing.

Habitat: Any dried food of plant origin. Found in pantry and kitchen areas or where food or pet food is stored.

Threat: Spoils food but no known health threat to man.

Prevention: Store susceptible foods in insect-proof containers. Do not store foods for long periods. If moths seen flying in grocery store, inspect packages for webbing.

Mealworms