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red-brown insect (Smooth Spider beetle)

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Smooth Spider beetle
by: Moni

John
You are correct it is a spider beetle. Yours is probably the smooth spider beetle which looks a little different than the American spider beetle. There are about 70 species in the US.
Like most spider beetles, the adult and larvae feed on a wide variety of dead plant and animal materials...being a stored product pest. Some of the products they feed on are grain products, seeds, dried fruits or meats, wool, hair, feathers, rat and mouse droppings, insect and other animal remains, plant and animal museum specimens, books, dried mushrooms, animal feeds and sugar.

Control of spider beetles, like most stored pest insects, is to find what they are feeding on and throw it out. It is good to clean out pantries and other food storage areas with a vacuum. Washing with soap, bleach or such products do NOT help. To prevent further infestations, store any susceptible products in tightly closed containers.

You can put any products/items you have that might be infested in the freezer for a few days to kill any insects that might be in them.
red-brown insect
by: Anonymous

looks like a red mite.

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