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Correct identification is an important first step in pest control.
Sawtooth grain beetles are a small brown beetle measuring only 1/10 inch (2.5mm) in length. The edges of the thorax have 6 saw-like projections on each side.
Sawtooth grain beetles are a common pest indoors and attack cereal, dried fruits, breakfast cereals, sugar, chocolate, macaroni, flour, meal, bran, rolled oats, bird seed, and brown rice.
Identify the pest with our Sawtooth Grain Beetle gallery 
Any grain or processed grain product including oats; pet foods, seeds, dried fruits, rice grain meals, sugar, drugs, pasta, tobacco, and chocolate.
Name:
Plodia interpunctella
Diet:
Grains/grain products, cereals, dried fruits, seeds, nuts, powdered milk, biscuits, chocolate, candy, spices, dry pet food, bird seed, etc.
Light:
Yes, they are attracted to light
Tips for keeping sawtooth grain beetles away 
Find all infested food and discard.
Vacuum and clean up any spilled food and grain.
Remove food from the area and apply residual insecticides to cracks and crevices in the infested areas.
One of the most common culprits in residential homes is birdseed. If you begin finding these beetles, try to locate any bags of birdseed and inspect them. Tens of thousand of beetles can come from a single large bag of birdseed.
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