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…ees. The wood dust is very fine and rat her like talc (see p. 125). Powder post beetle exit-holes in timber Powder post beetles The exit-holes have a diameter of 0-1.5 mm. The larvae most frequently occur in the sapwood of oak, but may also be found in various exotie deciduous timber, and in bamboo. The wood dust is extremely fine and feels like talc (see p. 125). Lymexylon navale exit-holes in timber Lymexylon navale Very small exit-holes, less t…

…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…

…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…

…hs for the brown carpet beetle to undergo its full development from egg to larva and to adult beetle. The larva changes skin 12 times. The optimum temperature is 24 degrees. As the beetle prefers to retreat indoors to reproduce, this also means that egg laying can take place all year round. The female likes to travel some distance to find the right location for her egg laying. And the brown carpet beetle is quite an excellent aviator. On hot summe…

…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…

…eetle has two antennas that are divided into 11 joints. The house longhorn beetle larva is almost milky white, but also has some dark chitin parts placed around its mouth. The larva is equipped with small legs that are barely visible to the naked eye. It can be up to 25 mm long. Biology and behavior The house longhorn beetle belongs to the family wooden bucks (Cerambycidae). It is rare to see the adult house longhorn beetle as they mostly stay in…

…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…

…e 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-brown, while its jaws are dark brown. Biology and behavior In the period from March to June, it is mating time for the deathwatch beetle, and here it is noticed by a special kind of knocking. Through 6 to 8 quick knocks – which are repeate…

…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 a dark head. The larva becomes about 3 to 4 millimeters long. The merchant grain beetle is sometimes confused with the sawtoothed grain beetle, as the two species are closely related. However, there are easy ways to tell the difference between the two, for instance by keeping an eye on the behavior of the specif…

…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…

…with you from the nature. Appearance As like most 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 fl…

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…be a typical pest in various types of tobacco, but in general, both larvae and beetles can live on both plant, animal and dried food stuff. Some of the most typical food stuff will be rice, plants, dates, as well as different types of dried fruit. In addition, the tobacco beetle is a pest, that in rare cases can damage books and furniture. Prevention and pest control The tobacco beetle can be extremely difficult to control. If you have identified…

…also a risk of finding ham beetles in stored fishmeal, medicinal products and in powdered eggs and milk. When they are not eating carrion or dried food, they like to prey on other insects. Both ham beetles and ham beetle larvae like to eat smaller insects. However, the larvae are the hungriest, and therefore eat significantly more than ham beetles. Damage Although, as mentioned, there are three different species of Necrobia in Denmark, there are…

…as a diameter of about 1 to 2 millimeters. The larvae pupate in the spring and the adult beetles can be seen in June and July. The adult beetles do not feed and only live for a few weeks. The female lays an average of 40 eggs after mating. The passages left are filled with flour consisting of the excrement of the larvae. This flour is dark where the larvae have eaten off the bark. Otherwise, the flour has a yellowish color that is the same as that…

…nt of the individual larva depends on variables like temperature, humidity and the quality and nature of the wood. The larva will usually be fully grown after two or three years. Once the larva is fully developed, it will pupate, which happens in the 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 charac…

…s, and dried fruit. In fact, it is the larvae that primarily eat the grain and foods and not the adult saw-toothed grain beetle. However, it is the presence of the beetles that is unwanted. Prevention and control The sawtoothed grain beetle feeds on grain products and food in a warm environment. Preventing the pest is best done by storing food stuff as cool as possible in tightly closed containers. If the household or warehouse is attacked by the…

…laid. After about 3 to 4 weeks, the eggs hatch and small white woodboring beetle larvae emerges. The larvae gnaw further into the tree, as they undergo their full development. The woodboring beetle larvae live exclusively inside their holes in the tree, where their full development takes place. The development is a slow process that normally lasts between 2 and 3 years. The development from larvae to fully grown woodboring beetle can take up to 8…

…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…

…o 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 adult wasp beetle that dare to head for flowers. Damage In general, the wasp beetle is not harmful to humans. Wasp beetles do not thrive indoors, so it is un…

…all species of ground beetles are predators, and they prey on both larvae and beetles. In fact, they are considered useful as they eat many pests. Their large size allows them to eat worms, snails and larger insects. And they have even been set out in American forests where they could eat harmful butterfly larvae. The ground beetle has a special way of digesting its feed, namely by vomiting digestive fluid on its prey. The prey will thereby be pa…

…oidalis can be quite practical when it is out in nature. If, on the other hand, the beetle enters the home, the enthusiasm is not so great. Here, the beetle will not only settle for the waste, but will just as well go for goods consisting of animal material such as animal feed or dried fish and meat. Fortunately, most meat products are stored in the refrigerator or freezer, where the beetle does not have access to, which is why they rarely do grea…

…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…