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…specimen was discovered by E.S. Smirnov, which is also the reason for the brown carpet beetle’s somewhat Russian-influenced species name Attagenus smirnovi. Originally, the brown carpet beetle originated in Africa, but the dating of the first specimen in Denmark is very accurate. It was found in 1963 in Herlev, but since then the brown carpet beetle has become very common and is now found in all parts of the country. Appearance The brown carpet b…

…etle Blowflies Bolting cloth bettle Bostrychidae Booklice Brown house moth Brown rat Brown-banded cockroach Bruchidae Bruchus Butterflies Cadelle Calandra Calliphora erythrocephala Callosobruchus Canicularis, Fannia Carnaria, Sarcophaga Carpoglyphus lactis Cartodere Casei, Piophila Casei, Tyrolichus Castaneum, Tribolium Cathartus quadricollis Cautella, Ephestia Cheese mite Cheese skipper Cheyletus eruditus Chocolate moth Cigarette beetle Clavicorn…

…but 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 named…

…genus name of beetles in the family Dermestidae, One of several genera of carpet beetles. Appearance The carpet beetle has roughly the same shape as the classic ladybug, but without the shiny surface and characterizes red color. Instead, the carpet beetles have a matte surface that is covered with small reddish yellow scales that form a pattern. The carpet beetle is 2-4 mm long, but its larvae can grow up to 5 mm long and are yellow brown. The la…

…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 a beautiful insect in its appearance with their brightly colors, the red-brown longhorn beetle can damage the woodwork of the house. If you find the insect in your home, it is important to react quickly as well as establish preventions. Appearance The red-brown longhorn beetle is 12-18 mm long and is characterized by the reddish brown or red colored cover wings. Color wise there are all kinds of variants. However, they have yellowish hair, which…

…to 1 cm long. One can take the ordinary fur- or carpet beetle larvae as a brown carpet beetle larva, as they are related. The easiest way to distinguish in between them, is by the location where they are 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 be…

…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. An adult deathwatch beetle larva grows about 1 centimeter long. The body shape of the larva is curved, and it is generally pale. However, its head is yellow-br…

…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…

…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…

…ics that have been stored too moist can also provide a hearty meal for the brown house moth. It is even worse if the brown house moth attack grain ceilings and seed stores or other places where different types of plant materials are stored. For instance, moist feed, flour, groats, or powdered milk. Here, the brown house moth can quickly do great damage to the stock. Prevention and pest control When it comes to keeping brown house moth from buildin…

…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…

…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…

…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…

…t other beetles, the flour beetle larva is larger than a fully grown flour beetle. A flour beetle is just 2.5-4 mm long. It has a reddish-brown color and a very long hind body. Like most other beetles, it has six legs and, of course, antennas on its head. If you are not sure of the species, it can be recognized by its lively behavior. Since the flour beetle is an insect, it has a larval stage. The flour beetle larvae are somewhat larger than an ad…

…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…

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…ey then leave the dog and seek refuge again, and over the next 23 days the brown dog tick changes skin and turns into a reddish-brown nymph with eight legs. After the transformation, it is time again to suck blood from a dog. This time the meal lasts for four to nine days, during which the nymph grows larger and again becomes gray and swollen. Once again, the tick leaves the dog and seeks refuge in a sheltered place where it again changes skin. Th…

…several years before they pupate and undergo development into fully grown brown wood beetles. When the fully developed brown wood buck is ready to leave the tree, it does so through a fly hole, which it gnaws at the surface of the tree. These fly holes are, like the aisles, oval and measure approximately 5 x 13 millimeters. The passages that the larvae leave behind are filled with drilling dust, which consists of the larvae’s excrement. This flou…

…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….

…around 1.0 – 1.4 cm when fully grown. The color of the cockroach is light brown, and down over the back runs two lighter brown bands that have given it its characteristic name. At the front of the head, it has two long feeler horns. The female’s wings do not completely cover the hind body and she is slightly wider than the male. Biology and behavior The brown-banded cockroach originates as described from the warmer countries. Therefore, it also r…

…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…

…Appearance The borer snout beetle has a dark color that changes from dark brown to a black-brown shade. The adult beetle measures between 3 to 4 millimeters. The larvae, on the other hand, are pale and have a curved shape, just as they are quite boneless. Biology and behavior The borer snout beetle has its very own preferences when it comes to choosing wood. The female lays her own eggs exclusively in wood that is affected by rot or that is other…

…ory horn is placed in a bent angle to the head. While the fully grown bark beetles are dark brown or black, the larvae have a less noticeable color. They are pale and are also curved and boneless. Biology and behavior In the warm spring months, bark beetles explore the forest, looking for chopped trees or trees that are otherwise weakened. These trees form the perfect basis for the bark beetle which can gnaw into the bark of the tree. The bark is…