Stored Product Pest Control Services
Stored product pests are small insects that invade and breed inside dry food items such as flour, rice, cereals, pasta, and pet food. Their presence in kitchen cabinets or storage areas can lead to widespread contamination and waste. Effective control focuses on finding and removing the source, followed by targeted treatment and prevention measures to avoid reinfestation.
Indian Meal Moth
Small moth with bronze-brown wing tips. Larvae are often found crawling inside food packages and pantry corners. They leave silk webbing in flour, cereals, and pet food. Dispose of infested items, vacuum pantry shelves, and use pheromone traps for adult control.
Saw-Toothed Grain Beetle
Flat, narrow brown beetles with saw-like ridges behind the head. Found in cereals, granola, dry pet food, and packaged grains. Sanitation and removal of infested goods is essential, followed by crack-and-crevice treatments in shelving joints.
Cigarette Beetle
Tiny, hump-backed brown beetles that infest stored spices, tobacco, dried herbs, and tea. Often confused with drugstore beetles. Control involves discarding infested items and using residual sprays or dusts in crevices and hinges.
Drugstore Beetle
Similar to cigarette beetles but slightly more cylindrical with straight-line grooves on their wing covers. Found in dry pet food, spices, and even non-food items like books or pills. Control includes removing contaminated items and sealing food in airtight containers.
Red Flour Beetle
Reddish-brown beetle that thrives in flour, baking mixes, and grains. Found crawling in food storage areas. Remove all infested food, vacuum thoroughly, and apply insect growth regulator in shelf cracks
Confused Flour Beetle
Almost identical to the red flour beetle but with differently shaped antennae. Common in grain storage and processing areas. Control mirrors that of red flour beetle: sanitation, disposal, and crack treatment.
Rice Weevil
Small dark beetles with snouts. Infest whole grains like rice, pasta, wheat, and corn. They bore into kernels to lay eggs. Discard infested foods and apply insecticide dust in pantry gaps.
Granary Weevil
Similar to rice weevils, but found more in wheat and dry corn. Cannot fly. Control includes freezing infested grains, deep cleaning, and sealing all food in pest-proof containers.
Warehouse Beetle
Oval, brownish beetles with varied hair patterns. Feed on a wide range of stored foods and even dead insects. Often found in warehouse settings or bulk storage rooms. Control includes vacuuming, discarding affected goods, and using traps or residual dust.
Red Spider Beetle
Small, round reddish-brown beetle that resembles a spider due to its humpbacked shape and long legs. Found in rodent bait, flour, birdseed, and decaying materials. Source elimination and crack treatments are key for control.
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