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…The wood dust is powdery, but coarser than that made by powder post beetle larvae and more tightly packed ( see p. 128). Wood wasp exit holes in timber Woodwasps The exit holes have a diameter of up to 1 cm. They are circular, with completely smooth edges, and look as though they had been bored with a 10 mm drill. Wood wasps occur only in conifers, the larval tunnels being made in both sapwood and heartwood. The coarse wood dust is so tightly pac…

…of all the destruction they cause and not just because the eat food stuff and candles. Beside eating from ones food stuff in the kitchen, the house mouse and the yellow-necked mouse can also bite in various textiles, such as curtains, padding, and bed linen, which is used in their nests. They do also gnaw in woodwork, which is used in their nests too. Not even cabels are safe; the house mouse and the yellow-necked mouse also bites into various el…

…fficulties for the industry. The larva’s sticky silk attracts flour, dust, and the larva’s own excrement. This can give small pockets of extremely unsightly odor and contaminated flour. Both adult flour moth and their larvae will try to create a dark habitat or search for dark corners of wherever they live. Therefore, the moth larva is rarely seen, as it simply digs deep into the stock of flour until it is fully grown. As a full-grown larva, it be…

…eetle belongs to the family of shadow beetles (Tenebrionidae). Both adults and larvae are nocturnal. The adult beetles can fly and can be experienced in the middle of summer. The adult female beetle lays about 200 eggs during its 2–4-month adult life. The eggs are laid in starchy products, such as flour, grain, bread, and cereals. It takes a long time for the mealworm to develop; the development from egg to larva and to adult beetles can vary betw…

…le during the day. It is nocturnal and prefers to be active at night. Both larvae and the adult beetles all eat dried foods such as grains and bread products, cocoa, dried fruits, seeds, nuts, feathers, animal skin and dead insects. In heated houses, the beetles can have two to three generations in a year. Damage The Australian spider beetle can be an annoying guest to have in the home. Not only does it go into the cabbage and the contents of your…

…and treats for signs so that any outbreak is not overlooked. Bread beetles and larvae can be killed by heating infected products at 60°C for about 10 minutes. It is also possible to get rid of the bread beetles by freezing, but it requires temperatures below -18°C for several days to get rid of all stages of the bread beetle, which is a lot more complicated. In addition, you can control the bread beetle with insect spray. Please note, however, tha…

…egularly and thoroughly, as spilled food can be enough food for many moths and moth larvae. Control should be done quickly and effectively when moths are detected in the food industry. Control of moths in the food industry typically takes place with pesticides and other poisons, which will make a whole batch of food unsaleable, as it is impossible to prevent the pesticide from getting on finished products and raw materials. Treatment with phosphor…

…indoors. A real sign of problems is when you observe several adult beetles and larvae in your home, including damage to your textiles, especially wool. If there are branches hanging over one’s roof where there are clear signs of bird nests, then remove the nest as soon as the chicks have flown from there. You treat against fur beetles, just as you treat against moths, by thoroughly cleaning the infested textiles. For certain types of wool, you can…

…suck blood, grow spherical and become light gray. They 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…

…ar by animal tracks. The development of the tick consists of three stages: larva, nymph, and adult. A blood meal is required at each stage. The total life cycle of ticks is typically two to five years. The larvae are just ½ mm and suck blood from mice. The nymphs are 1 mm long and suck blood from mice and larger mammals such as humans, foxes, deer, and dogs. Adult tick also sucks blood from larger mammals. The tick climbs into vegetation and grabs…

…like Bornholm, Samsø, and Møn. A mole is an insectivore, just as hedgehogs and shrews, and it is something of a distinctive animal. Although they are useful in regards to the ecosystem, they can at the same time create a lot of damage in gardens and lawns, which is the most obvious reason why many people want to get rid of them. The mole is a powerful but annoying mammal, but useful, even when they leave molehills all over the place. The moles eat…

…fficulties for the industry. The larva’s sticky silk attracts flour, dust, and the larva’s own excrement. This can give small pockets of extremely unsightly odor and contaminated flour. Both adult flour moth and their larvae will try to create a dark habitat or search for dark corners of wherever they live. Therefore, the moth larva is rarely seen, as it simply digs deep into the stock of flour until it is fully grown. As a full-grown larva, it be…

…here they are where fur moth larvae seek cracks and fissures in walls and moldings, so those areas should also be treated. Infested woolen clothes should be treated by washing and drying, as this will kill both the adult moths, eggs, and larvae. You can also dryclean the cloth. Remember not to use insect repellant directly on your clothing, as it may cause irritation. Adult moths that are flying around should be controlled with insect spray so tha…

…er 9-12 days after the female lice have hatched, she can even start mating and laying eggs. And until her death, she can lay between five and eight eggs a day. As described, lice can neither fly nor jump. But that does not mean that they cannot move quickly around the hair. For this purpose, they use their claws, which they use to hold on to the hair strands. Should the lice risk falling off its host, it can survive for about 48 hours before dying…

…e insects that are winged, with almost glassy wings. The honeybee is brown and yellow and is almost furred on the front of the body. The workers will be between 12-13 mm long and the queen approx. 20 mm long. On the underside of the hind body, the bee has a series of glands from which it produces wax. It is this wax that is used to build new cells in the bees’ nest. Biology and behavior The bees are part of a highly developed organization that tog…

…are formed by a thin fold of skin that is located between the bat’s arm, hand, and fingers as well as the side and hind legs of its body and can be stretched out. There is also fly skin between the tail and the hind legs that continues all the way down to the feet. However, the feet are completely free of the skin. The feet have a completely different purpose, as the bat uses them when it hangs upside down and rests, or when it has to crawl aroun…

…grain beetles live in various grocery products, such as nuts, dried fruit and other dried and / or oily products. Appearance The merchant grain beetle grows to an average of 3 millimeters in length when fully grown. It has a warm, dark brown color all over its body and is very flat. It is longer than it is wide and has, as beetles typically do, six legs. As a larva, the merchant grain beetle larva has a yellowish-white color all over its body and…

…ut 6-8 mm long. It can be recognized by the four black stripes on the back and black and orange parts at the hind body. The fly larva is white and have approximately the same length as the adult fly. When the larvae hatch from the egg, they enveloped in a pupa for a few days, where they develop into an adult housefly. After the pupa stage they move along walls and crack to a dark hole. In the dark hole, they develop and unfold their wings. After 2…

…d behavior The stray pigeons prefer to build their nests high up on ledges and the like. And they can manage with quite a bit of nesting material for the purpose. Often a pigeon nest consists only of a mixture of excrement and a bit of twigs or straw. And once a pair of pigeons have found a location, they like to fight a stubborn battle with beaks and claws to maintain it. A pigeon gets about 10 fly-ready cubs. The pigeon begins its egg laying in…