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These bugs are microscopic and they’re impossible to spot when their numbers are low. Grain mites are one of the most common mites in the kitchen that target stored food.

Firebrats are similar looking to silverfish, but they are a brown colourcolor instead of silver. Unlike silverfish, firebrats prefer warmer temperatures.Also known as flour weevils, these bugs are brown and look similar to a grain of rice. Weevils are one of the smallest insects you can see in a kitchen at around ⅛ to 1⁄16 inches in length and have orange hair on their thorax. Fruit flies The larvae of clothes moths can do plenty of damage in the home. The creamy-white worm-like maggots feed on clothes, carpets, rugs, upholstery, and other fabrics. House Bug Identification Consuming a few grain mites is safe and won’t cause you any harm. On top of that, extreme heat will neutralize the grain mites in grains and other food products. How To Prevent Grain Mites Whiteflies can be present in the indoor plants that you might have recently brought into your home from the outdoors. And they can wander into your kitchen too.

Also known to catch the eye of health inspectors, rodents are regular kitchen invaders as well. These are some of the common signs of a rodent infestation: Ants have very tiny wastes that section the body into two halves (looks like three when including their heads). Ants have bent antennas and are relatively small at around ⅛ to ½ inch in length.

After you throw away all the infested food, you need to revamp some areas of your kitchen to prevent future feeding as well as kill the bugs there.

A reddish-brown beetle about 1/7” long, this beetle has minute punctures decorating its head and thorax area. This beetle is similar to the Sawtoothed Grain Beetle, but its life cycle takes about six months, start to finish. Another clever way is to put pantry items that will be stored for a long time, like flours and large bags of rice, into airtight containers. This will stop bugs from getting into your flour.

Cigarette beetles are tiny reddish-brown beetles that grow between 2-3 mm in size. They have oval-shaped bodies with fine yellowish hairy bristles, giving them a fuzzy appearance. The moisture spreads to the stored grains. That leads to the formation of molds on the grains which attract grain mites and psocids mites too. A key way to avoid these pests is to use your dried food within two to four months of purchasing. Other foods can be kept longer as long as they are in airtight sealed containers. FAQs Should I worry about these tiny bugs in my kitchen? In more sensitive individuals, dust mites can also trigger allergic reactions like shortness of breath, running nose, sneezing, and itchy eyes.