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…ome across them in Denmark. In Denmark, we have three different species of ham beetles, two of which can be a nuisance. As pests, the ham beetles eat lots of different foods, but they can also prey on other insects. For humans, however, ham beetles are most annoying when they show up at a warehouse or in a store as they eat their way through the inventory. Appearance The three ham beetles that you can encounter in Denmark are fortunately easy to r…

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…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…

…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…

…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…

…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…

…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…

…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…

…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…

…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…

…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…

…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….

…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…

…e fall, and within a few weeks, the pupa will have developed into an adult beetle. However, the beetle will remain inside the tree until May-June, and then it will emerge from the tree, through a characteristic fly hole of a diameter of 2-3 mm. The dust from the fly hole will be dark yellow, as the wood the beetle feed on is rotten. The natural habitat for the beetle is rotten coniferous trunks or branches. But they can also be found in fence post…

…especially soft woods as well as Masonite and plywood that the woodboring beetle prefers. Fortunately, beetle larval development is slow, so there is a high probability that you can fight them before they do too much damage and the woodwork is weakened. Prevention and pest control The common woodboring beetle thrived best in high humidity. Therefore, you can limit the damage from them by keeping your indoor climate dry and thoroughly heated. If a…

…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…

…ll into the splinter itself are also called ambrosia beetles or woody bark beetles. The bark beetle also goes by its Latin name Scolytinae. Appearance The bark beetles are small and grow between 2 and 8 millimeters long. The beetles have a cylindrical shape and are brown. On the frontal part, the bark beetles’ sensory 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 noti…

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…excrements. The drilling dust is easy to recognize from that of a longhorn beetles, as the excrement from the longhorn beetles is yellowish. The development from larva to adult violet tanbark beetle takes in average 1-2 years. When the larva is fully developed, it will gnaw a 3-5 cm long passage into the wood, thereafter it will pupate in an enlarged den. It will close the den with rough wood dust. When fully developed, the violet tanbark beetle w…