Grain beetles

6698.      We had a few in our window ledge then suddenly a tonne in the crumbs under child’s stool and then moved the oven and found them all through our drawers. Killed a bunch with insecticides but still coming out of the crevices in our floor but much less so. We also had bites in a line on my husbands foot so concerned these are bed bugs? But they are not flat and seem to hoard on crumbs. Help! Ottawa, Ontario. Canada

 

Number 6698.  These are grain beetles (Coleoptera: Silvanidae) in the genus Oryzaephilus (saw-toothed and merchant grain beetles). These are cosmopolitan species that can infest a wide variety of dry stored food products. Click here for more detailed information. They would not be responsible for any bites.