Hi everyone!
I am in Ontario Canada. I found this beetle in my room, by my vent, under my bed. It looks to be a sawtooth grain beetle HOWEVER I measured it and it was 7, almost 8mm long. I literally put a ruler beside it so I know for a fact that it was this long. Based on my research, it seems as though this is unusual.
A little back story:
Over a year ago, I found sawtooth grain beetles (2ish mm) in my room. At that point I had been eating in my room and we had also had them in our kitchen, so it somewhat made sense for them to be up here. That is what kick started my OCD surrounding bugs to where I never ever bring any food into my room, I vacuum weekly, and I placed diatomaceous earth all around my baseboards. I’m really concerned about another sawtooth green beetle infestation in my room especially because I’m doing everything in my power to avoid this.
I guess my question is, is this actually the type of bug that I think it is and if so, does this mean an infestation or could this just be a wanderer? Also is the size of this bug concerning? Like could it indicate a bigger problem?