PANTRY PEST:

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General information: Pantry pests

Damage by Pantry pests

Recommended Control Measures for Pantry Pests: Moths and Beetles

Confused Flour Beetle and Red Flour Beetles

Cigarette and Drugstore Beetles

Sawtoothed Grain Beetle and Merchant Grain Beetles

Mediterranean Flour Moth

Indian Meal Moth

Identification:  Differences Between Beetles and Moths 

FABRIC PEST:


General information: Fabric pests:Moths and Beetles

Recommended Control Measures for Fabric Pests: Moths and Beetles

Casemaking Clothes Moth

Webbing Clothes Moth

Black Carpet Beetles:

Furniture Carpet Beetles:

Varied Carpet Beetles:

Saw-tooth and Merchant Grain Beetles

sawtooth beetle

Saw tooth Grain Beetle

The saw-toothed grain beetle and the merchant grain beetle are slender, flat, brown beetles that are about 1/10 inch long.

Both beetles are similar in appearance, with six saw-like tooth projections on each side of the thorax (section between head and abdomen).

The saw tooth beetle is found in warmer climates and does not fly. The merchant grain beetle flies.

The saw-toothed grain beetle has smaller eyes than the merchant grain beetle an a much larger area just behind the eyes.

In both larval and adult stages, these beetles feed on all food of plant origin, especially grain and grain products like flours, meals, cereals, dried meats, breakfast foods, stock and poultry feeds, coconut, nut meats, candies, and dried fruit; it is not uncommon to find these beetles infesting pet food, bird seed, and rodent bait.

They are small enough to very easily penetrate tiny cracks and crevices in packages food products.

The biology of both beetles is nearly identical and they are managed in the same manner so that it is not necessary to distinguish the two species.

The adult beetles live an average of 6 to 10 months, but some individuals may live as long as 3 years.

The female beetle of both species drops her eggs loosely among the foodstuffs or tucks them away in a crevice in a kernel of grain.

Eggs are laid either singly or in small masses in crevices in the food supply, or may be laid freely in items such as flour or cereal.

When the small, slender, white eggs hatch, the emerging larvae crawl and feed on the food stuff.

The larva nibble on finely divided food particles, it cannot feed on large particles such as whole grains.

They become full grown in about 2 weeks during summer weather and then construct delicate cocoon-like coverings by joining together small grains or fragments of foodstuffs with a sticky secretion.

Within this cell, the larva changes to the pupal stage. Development from egg to adult may take from 3 to 4weeks in summer.

 

Recommended Control for Pantry Beetles





With a "beetle" or "weevil"type of panty pest you should use:

Invite Multi Lure

InVite Multi-Lure Oil - five pheromones for various pantry beetles and moths combined in gelled food oil base.
Contains: One tube and 6 unscented glue boards
Target Insects: Beetles : Cigarette, Warehouse, Khapra, Flour, Saw-Toothed Grain, Drugstore and other beetles. Moths: Indian Meal, Almond, Tobacco, Mediterranean Flour, Cacao, Raisin and other Ephestia Moths

microcare pt aerosolMicroCare Aerosol a residual pryethrin aerosol ,with a crack and crevice tip , sprayed in the cracks and crevices, to kill the adult beetles .
You will need 2-4 treatments spaced about 3 weeks apart, due to the nature of their cycles.


Use one gallon of finished product per 1,000 sq. ft. to allow for proper penetration.
Retreat at least two more times, at intervals of 3 weeks.
When spraying rugs or area rugs it would be advisable to spray underneath the underside of the rugs a couple feet or the entire underside.

Although larva and adults may be easily killed, eggs and pupa are not, a complete vacuuming is important.

The first thing needed to done is the elimination of the source of infestation.
You should make a thorough inspection of infested premises to find all sources of infestation

 

 

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