Search Results for: Broad-horned flour beetle, Gnathocerus cornutus

…its debut in Denmark, at least in comparison with other pests. Destructive flour beetle beetles were first found in Denmark in 1943, but they have since appeared more often. The Destructive flour beetle most likely came to Denmark from the tropics in Africa in connection with trade of goods between the two places. Anyhow it has also occurred in other countries that have traded with this part of the world. In Danish, the Destructive flour beetle is…

…aoh had been buried with 2,500 years before our era. Unfortunately for us, flour beetles still create destruction in modern times. Flour beetles are mainly a pest associated with foods in which they live and eat. They are found in flour and grains. The confused flour beetle has not always been a problem in Denmark. Like so many other species, the flour beetle came to Denmark through trade. In Denmark, flour beetles cannot survive in the wild, so e…

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…your flour less than 13%, then the flour mites will die. If you have found flour mites in flour or grain, you should immediately dispose of the infected goods. Afterwards you should vacuum thoroughly where the flour or grain have been stored. Avoid cleaning with water, as a damp stain can keep the flour mites alive until you have purchased new flour.Also try to keep the humidity down in the kitchen cabinets and the kitchen in general. Detection of…

…se also a problem, as it is the adult flour moth that lays the eggs in the flour. Flour can be difficult to control, as most insecticides are toxic to humans. Flour moths are also difficult to detect before the accidents are massive. They are harmful to the industry, as they both eat and spin. They eat flour and similar foods (grains, seeds, pasta, almonds, dried fruit and more), and spin their silk threads in the same foods. This silk thread crea…

…e can grow up to 8 millimeters long. Biology and behavior The brown carpet beetle is a beetle in the subfamily (Attageninae), which all share the same common feature. They live on the dry remains of plants and animals and are not unwilling to consume all that is left by other animals. The brown carpet beetle originates from Africa, where the temperature is somewhat different than in Denmark. This affects the beetle. It thrives best at temperatures…

…se also a problem, as it is the adult flour moth that lays the eggs in the flour. Flour moths can be difficult to control, as most insecticides are toxic to humans. Flour moths are also difficult to detect before the accidents are massive. However, private individuals can usually be calm; industrialists, make sure that the products from their inventories is safe. Prevention and control Flour moth is mostly seen in private households when they have…

…tles in roof constructions and other timber. Appearance The house longhorn beetle is a beetle that can grow 10-20 millimeters long. The beetle comes in several color variations that change from the light brown to the completely black. One of the most characteristic features of the house longhorn beetle is its woolly, whitish hair on both the back and fore chest, which forms two oblique whitish spots. On the chest it also has two shiny knots. The h…

…s has given it the name “death clocks”. Appearance Although the deathwatch beetle is the largest borer beetle that lives in Denmark, it is still quite modest in its size. An adult beetle is only between 6 and 9 millimeters long. The beetle has a brown color, but around the body it also has sporadic spots of hair that appear yellowish and almost metallic. It is these areas of hair that give the borer beetle its characteristic speckled appearance. A…

…ef and the common thief beetle. Biology and behavior The Australian spider beetle belongs to the woodboring beetle family (Anobiidae) and to the subfamily thief beetles (Ptininae). The Australian spider beetle is a diligent small size that can lay up to 1,000 eggs in its lifetime. The eggs have a unique texture that makes them stick to surfaces. The female lays her eggs individually or in small groups. She places her eggs in carefully selected and…

…or cardboard. Because here the holes can cause water infiltration, which can ultimately result in an increased risk that the wood may be attacked by fungus or rot. Prevention and pest control In most cases, it is not necessary to set heaven and earth in motion to combat the soft wood boring beetle, as most attacks from the beetle will die out on their own. It happens when the bast layer in the wood has been eaten. If you want to speed up the proce…

…t the Tobacco beetle has serrated feelers. Appearance Basically, a tobacco beetle is a small beetle species belonging to the woodboring beetles also know as Anobiidae. The size of the tobacco beetle is around 2-3 mm and a full-grown beetle can measure up to 4 mm. Therefore, we are talking about a very small beetle, that is difficult to spot. The tobacco beetle has a light brown color at the front and shield as well as long light brown hairs that a…

…or Although the wasp beetle tries its hardest to look like a wasp, it is a beetle. The wasp beetle is thus neither aggressive nor dangerous, but it tends to restless behavior, which can seem annoying to the people who do not like beetles and similar small animals. Before they are fully grown, wasp beetles also undergo a larval stage. While they are larvae, they prefer to stay in dead, dry deciduous tree in which they have hatched. It is only as ad…

…survive at temperatures below 9 degrees. If you are afraid of finding ham beetles or ham beetle larvae in your stock, a cool storage can do wonders. However, the beetles will begin to reproduce, pupate, and generally live again when the temperature rises, so this solution will not work if you have already found ham beetles in your stock. To prevent ham beetles, you can freeze your food to below -18 degrees. At this temperature, all stages of ham…

…e found. If the larva is found indoors, it is most likely the brown carpet beetle larva. A common carpet beetle larva is typically found outdoors. Biology and behavior During the summer, one can find the fur beetle near flowering plants. This is because the adult fur beetles feed on nectar and pollen. However, the larvae cannot live on this diet. The female fur beetle typically lay their eggs in mice or bird’s nests. Here there is plenty of fur an…

…e holes are confusingly like the holes in a tree that has hosted the borer beetle larvae. Bread beetles are not limited to one region, but are found all over the world. And often it is through shipping that the beetles are spread across the globe. Their history of shipping is not exactly good, as the bread beetles liked to be annoying and unwelcome guests on board the ships. This is not least due to their ability to plunder the crew’s meals. And i…

…nt merchant grain beetles in private homes. To prevent both merchant grain beetle and other beetles from trying to eat one’s food, one should make sure that all the foods that the beetles will go for, are properly packaged in air-tight concealers. In addition, you can minimize the risk by keeping the merchant grain beetles favorite foods (nuts, almonds, dried fruit, seeds, and the like) cool. If you live in an apartment and experience that the mer…

…l thoroughly, you will most likely encounter several the saw-toothed grain beetle in a period. This is because the beetles tend to wander around. They will, however, die out if you simply store this beetles’ favorite items in tightly closed containers in a cool environment. If you still after those measures encounter the sawtoothed grain beetle in larger numbers, investigate if the beetles are in neighboring apartments, as they can move around thr…

…acteristic way ( see p. 132), and not at random as in the common furniture beetle. Bostrychid beetles exit-holes in timber Bostrychid beetles Many species of tropical boring beetles of the family Bostrychidae occur in imported timber: in boxes, carved figures, baskets, etc. The exit-holes have a diameter of 1-5 mm, depending upon the species. Unlike the work of the powder post beetles they make distinct larval tunnels, circular in cross section….

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…peseed fields – especially in spring rapeseed. Appearance The rape blossom beetle is a small gloss beetle of just two millimeters. Its color is dark with a metallic shine that is usually greenish. Biology and behavior When the temperatures are warm, you can experience the rape blossom beetle flying around in even very large numbers. Like many other insects, the beetle is attracted to yellow colors. If you are wearing yellow clothes, it is therefor…

…rs. The small larvae usually take a year to develop into adult borer snout beetles, and the borer snout beetle can hatch all year round. When the adult beetles are ready to leave the tree, it does so through small fly holes that have a diameter of 1 to 2 millimeters. These fly holes are oval and have a slightly irregular outline. They leave passages with borer flour, which is a fine and dusting material that consists, among other things, of the la…