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Eliminating, Preventing Beetles, Weevils, Moths
Grain Beetles
Pantry pests are beetles,
weevils, moths that attack grains and other items in food storage areas,
or where any item containing grains is stored or used. If you need
help with eliminating pantry pests in a home or small business, go
directly to Pantry Pest Elimination.
If you need bulk pheromone traps and monitors for warehouses and pest
control companies, go to Commercial Stored Product
Pests.
For
commercial applications there are several different types of pheromone
traps available in bulk lots. These pheromones are available for
different pests in warehouses and for the use of pest control operators
involved in monitoring or eliminating different stored product
pests:
There are numerous pests you
may bring home from the super market. In addition to roaches, there are beetles, weevils
and moths. Many items contain the eggs of these insects. Cereal, pasta, pet
food, birdseed, dried beans, granola, cookies, crackers, rat and mouse baits, chocolate,
spices, cake mix and even dried flower arrangements or decorative corn are just a
few. If the foodstuff is kept for some time, the eggs may hatch and go through their
cycle before you know a problem exists. To control an active infestation, follow
these steps:
If you have BEETLES, WEEVILS or MOTHS: Empty all cabinets, drawers
and pantries where there is evidence of insects. Try to identify which foodstuff is
infested. Throw away any container suspected of being a source. If you are unsure and want
to save something which may be infested, place it in Tupperware or zip lock bags. Inspect
it a week or two later to see if there is activity or not. You can also freeze food (in a
baggy) for 5-10 days to kill any possible pests. Be careful to inspect cans as these pests
love to nest on the bottom around the can’s rim. The lids of jars or bottles also
provide excellent nest sites.
Now treat with a professional aerosol that has a crack and
crevice tip. We suggest using CB-Invader. Treat
all cracks and crevices using the plastic infection tip. You must make sure to get all
sides, tops, corners and backs of doors around their hinges. This treatment will kill the
adult stages but some eggs and pupae will survive. When eliminating
Cigarette beetles, spraying with a solution of Precor
IGR (in addition to crack and crevice work) has given excellent results in reducing
the beetle population. For other stored product pests (beetles, weevils, etc.,) Gentrol or Gentrol
Point Source will help prevent immature pests from maturing into reproducing adults.
The use of an IGR hastens the pest elimination
and prevents re-infestation. For persistent pests such as beetles or weevils, two or three sprayings with
CB-Invader over several weeks may be required, along
with a treatment of Suspend SC, an odorless, long-lasting
insecticide spray.
If you have INDIAN
MEAL MOTHS, MEDITERRANEAN MOTHS or other flour moths/ grain moths.: Set up
Moth Traps in areas where moths are flying. These traps are helpful because
they will catch the adult stages of any grain moth as they hatch from their pupae cocoons.
The trap has a strong sex pheromone which these pantry moths cannot resist. They will fly
to the trap and get stuck on the glue inside. Once trapped, they cannot mate and
reproduce. Place Moth
Traps in areas where moths are flying. These traps
are helpful because they will catch the adult stages of any moth as they hatch from their
pupae cocoons. The trap has a strong sex pheromone which these pantry moths cannot resist.
They will fly to the trap and get stuck on the glue inside. Once trapped, they cannot mate
and reproduce.
Pantry pests are common in many
households. Although a nuisance, you may successfully control most problems by following
the steps above. For beetles or weevils, follow steps one and two. If some type of flour
moth is the pest, follow steps one, two and three. Expect to see some occasional adults
for a few weeks following the initial treatment. Once all the pupae have hatched, the
cycle will be broken and you should be bug free!!
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