Identify and Manage Indoor Insects

Rice weevils and granary weevils are beetles that may be found indoors in stored food products.

Phorid flies are one of several species of small black flies that may occasionally become pests indoors.

Sawtooth grain beetles, cigarette beetles, and drugstore beetles are common pests in home kitchens and and pantries where foods are stored.

Millipedes live outdoors and feed on decaying organic material or plants. They occasionally enter homes but cause no damage.

Fungus gnats are tiny, black flies that are commonly seen around lamps, windows, and indoor plants with moist soil.

The old house borer is an insect which feeds primarily on softwood timber, primarily pine.

Two main groups of wood-boring beetles: the old house borer which primarily feeds on softwood timber, primarily pine, and a variety of powderpost beetles, which prefer hardwoods. Beetles that bore into dead wood in homes can cause structural damage if activity is left unchecked for long periods of time.

Crickets found indoors are usually one of three kinds: camel crickets, house crickets, or field crickets.

Cluster flies resemble large house flies and may suddenly appear indoors around windows or lamps in the fall, spring, or winter.

House centipedes may be found indoors in damp areas such as bathrooms, basements, or closets.