Insect damage to food (post harvest) amounts to about 9% in the United States. There are also indirect losses to manufacturers, processing plants, as well as the consumer Once a stored grain insect has established its presence in your business, control measures must be taken to avoid the spread and destruction of other stored products.

The following are the most common stored grain products Insects:

The Indian Meal Moth is one of the most common stored grain insects. They are found in pet foods, dried fruits, bird seed, nuts, and cereal.

The confused flour beetle is a tiny beetle capable of entering many types of containers or chewing through bags of flour, rice, cereal, etc. They are unable to feed on whole grain, and therefore often infest after rice weevils or lesser grain beetles. Flour is their main preference, but will infest dried foods, pet foods, etc. These pests are common in flour mills and they are able to breed throughout the year and live up to three years as adults.

The Red flour beetle looks almost identical except they can fly.

The cigarette beetle is most commonly known for infesting stored tobacco.. Cigarette Beetles also feed on books, cotton, rice, dried flowers, furniture, and a variety of other materials. They at times become overabundant in warehouses, and the adults, who are strong fliers, will invade neighborhoods from the warehouses by the thousands. They do not bite, but are a major annoyance and infest food supplies.