Occasional Invaders and Miscellaneous Pests
The number of pests that we deal with at Deluxe Pest Control for the past 50 years is as diverse as our treatment procedures - ranging from stored product pests, wasp and bees, silverfish and earwigs, clothes destroying pests, to pests who wander mistakenly into our environment causing us aggravation and frustration.
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Cigarette Beetle
Lasidoerma serricorne
Description: Adults are light reddish-brown and are covered with golden-colored hairs. They are about 1/10 inch long. The head is not visible from above. The wing covers do not have lines or pits. The antennae are serrated. The mature larvae are white, C-shaped and have many long hairs. The larvae are about 1/16- 1/8 inch long. They have well developed four-segmented legs.
Life Cycles: egg » larva » pupa » adult
Where to Look: Beetles attack a variety of items such as species, milled cereals, dry dog food, tobacco products, dried fruits, pyrethrum products, cockroach baits, rodent baits, some fabrics and books. They also attack animal material such a dried fish , fish meal, dried meat, leather silk and even dried insects.
Drugstore Beetle
Stegbium paniceumDescription: Adults are cynical, small, reddish-brown beetles about 1/8 inch long. The head is not visible from above. They resemble cigarette beetles, but the wing covers have pits arranged in longitudinal rows, and the antennae have a three-segmented club.
Life Cycles: egg » larva » pupa » adult
Where to Look: These beetles feed on spices, milled cereals, dried flowers, pyrethrum products, cockroach baits, rodents baits, some fabrics and books. They are unable to feed on whole kernels or undamaged grain.
Granary Weevil
Sitophilus granaries
Description: Adult weevils have a snout with elbowed and clubbed antennae They are reddish-brown and 1/8 to 1/4 inch long. The front wings do not have spots. There are oval (elongated) punctures on the thorax. They cannot fly. Larvae are white with a dark head and a humped backed appearance.
Life Cycles: egg » larva » pupa » adult
Where to Look: They infest all types of stored whole grains. Look for larvae/pupae inside grains, but they can develop in caked grain material.
Rice Weevil
Sitophilus oryzae
Description: Adult weevils are reddish-brown and about 1/8 inch long. The front wings have four reddish spots arranged in an Xpattern. The wings are well developed, and these weevils can fly. They have rounded punctures on the thorax. They have a snout with elbowed and clubbed antennae. Larvae are creamy white with a brownish-black head and a humped back appearance.
Life Cycles: egg » larva » pupa » adult
Where to Look: They infest all types of stored whole grains, beans, buts, cereals and wheat products. Look for larvae/pupae inside seeds.
Angoumois Grain Moth
Sitotoga cerealella
Description: Adult moths are a buff, tan or golden color and about 1/3 inch long. The wing span is 1/2 inch. Larvae are white with a yellowish head and dark reddish-brown mouthparts.
Life Cycles: egg » larva » pupa » adult
Where to Look: They feed on stored grain, especially whole corn. The larvae require whole kernels or caked material for development. They bore into the kernel, pupate and emerge through a hole cut on the outer surface of the kernel. They are active at low temperature and prefer barley, rye, corn , oats, rice and carious seeds.
Indian Meal Moth
Plodia interpunctella Plodia interpunctella
Description: The wings of these moths are pale gray, but the outer 2/3 of the front wings is covered in reddish-copper scales. The moth is 1/2inch long and has a wing span of 5/8 to 3/4 inches. Mature larvae are cream colored, but the color may vary depending on the food source. The larvae are 1/2 inch long.
Life Cycles: egg » larva » pupa » adult
Where to Look: Moths and larvae are found in food storage areas. They attack grain and grain products; milled or ground cereal such as wheat, graham flour and cornmeal; and starchy processed products like cakes, pasta, dog food and rodent bait. They also like nuts, dried fruit, some spices and bird seed. The larvae spin silk as they feed and feed in or near a funnel-like frass (insect fecal waste) and silk, producing a lot of webbing in an infested material.