Drug
Store Beetle
| Saw
Toothed Grain Beetle | Indian
Meal Moth
Preparation
for Service
| After
Service
Drug Store Beetle identification: The drug store beetle is brown, and about 1/10 to 1/8 inch in length. The last three segments of the antennae are like a saw. It is said to feed upon almost anything except cast iron.
Health & property concerns: Their diet includes such odd materials as strychnine, books, flour, oatmeal, spices and other foods.
Control:
Sanitation is important for control. Identification of the pest determines
the process of control and products used.
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Saw Toothed Grain Beetle identification: The adult is an active brown beetle about 1/10 to 1/8 inch long. It has a flattened body and six saw-toothed projections on each side of the thorax. The larvae is yellowish-white with a brown head and about 2 to 3 mm long.
Life cycle: Females live from 6 to 10 months and deposit 45 to 285 eggs in food stuffs. Several generations may occur each year, as the life cycle requires only 3 to 4 weeks during the summer.
Health
& property concerns: It readily penetrates packaged cereals,
dried fruits and candies. It also attacks flour, meal, sugar, drugs, dried
meat and tobacco.
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Indian Meal Moth identification: About 3/8 inch long with a wing span of about 5/8 inch. The front half of the forewing is grayish-white, and the lower half is a rusty red-brown.
Life cycle: Similar to other moths, 40 to 350 eggs are laid on or near food. After hatching, small caterpillars begin spinning threads in the infested food, and feed from 2 to 3 weeks before maturing. They then crawl up to the surface of the food, or up walls and form within a cocoon — 30 days later the adult will emerge. This entire cycle last about 6 weeks and there from 4 to 6 generations per year.
Health & property concerns: Eggs are laid on food such as grain, dried food, and especially pet food. Infested material may appear webbed together.
Control:
Sanitation is important for control. Identification of the pest determines
the process of control and products used.
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Preparation
for service: Clean out all cabinets and drawers in the kitchen,
pantry and any other food storage area. All shelf paper must be removed
to help eliminate any possible nesting areas. If you wish to replace the
shelf paper, make sure there are no openings (pockets) around the edges.
All infested food must be put in plastic bags, sealed and then thrown
away immediately. Include any suspect food (unsealed or leaking), and
do not replace any food for 24 hours. Invest in plastic airtight containers,
or glass jars with a tight seal, this will help eliminate future occurrences.
Containers with loose fitting tops are not pest proof.
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What
to expect after service: With our combined effort the problem
will soon be eliminated. Remember, all eggs must hatch in order for any
remaining larvae to contact the residual product. It's the larvae that
do the damage, so be patient as it could take 2 to 3 weeks to eliminate
all 3 stages of pests.
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