Insect Quiz December, 2005

December Quiz 2005

You are in your kitchen one evening cleaning up when you notice a small insect on the counter.  It is reddish brown and about 1/8th inch long.  It doesn’t seem to be walking anywhere in particular and you do not see it fly.  You remember seeing a couple more of these in your cupboards over the last few weeks but don’t really know where they are coming from.

1.  What is this insect?

2. Where is it coming from? 

3. What kind of damage, if any, does it cause?

4. What is the best control for this insect?