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Acantoscelides
Acantoscelides obtectus
Acarus farris
Acarus siro
Acheta domestica
Advena, Ahasverus
Aleurobius farinae
Alphitobius diaperinus
American cockroach
Americana, Periplaneta
Anagasta kuehniella
Anobiidae
Ant, common black
Ant, pharaoh
Apion
Apodemus flavicollis
Araeocerus fasciculatus
Arboreal furniture beetles
Auricularia, Forficula
Australian spider beetle
Bacon beetle
Bean moth, cocoo
Bean weevil, common
Bean weevil
Bees
Bisquit beetle
Black ant, common
Black rat
Black-legged ham beetle
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
Clavicornia spp
Cleridae
Cloth beetle, bolting
Cocoa moth
Cockroach, American
Cockroach, brown-banded
Cockroach, German
Cockroach, Oriental
Coffee bean weevil
Common bean weevil
Common black ant
Common earwig
Common house-mite
Columba livia domestica
Confused flour beetle
Confusum, Tribolium
Copeognatha
Copra beetle
Copra beetle, red-breasted
Corn weevil
Cosmopolitan blue bone beetle
Crickets
Cricket, house
Cryptolestes ferrugineus
Cryptolestes minutes
Cryptophagus
Dark flour beetle
Darkling beetles
Dermatophagoides farinae
Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus
Dermestes frischii
Dermestes haemorrhoidalis
Dermestes lardarius
Dermestid beetle
Destructor, Glycyphagus
Destructor, Lepidoglyphus
Destructor, Tribolium
Diaperinus, Alphitobius
Domestic pigeon
Domestica, Acheta
Domestica, Colomba livia
Domestica, Musca
Domestica, Thermobia
Domestica, Passer
Domesticus, Glycyphagus
Dominica, Rhyzopherta
Dove, European rock
Drosphila
Drugstore beetle
Dust mite, house
Earwig, common
Elutella, Ephestia
Enicmus
Ephestia cautella
Ephestia elutella
Ephestia kuehniella
Erythrocephala, Calliphora
Eruditus , Cheyletus
European rock dove
Fannia canicularis
Farinae, Aleurobius
Farinae, Dermatophagoides
Farinae, Tyroglyphus
Farris, Acarus
Fasciculatus, Araeocerus
Ferrugineus, Laemophleus
Ferrugineus, Cryptolestes
Firebrat
Flat grain beetle
Flavicollis, Apodemus
Flies
Flesh fly, grey
Flour beetle, confused
Flour beetle, dark
Flour beetle, rust-red
Flour mite
Flour moth, mediterranean
Fly, common house
Fly, fruit
Fly, grey flesh
Fly, lesser house
Fly, vinegar
Forage mite
Forest cockroach
Forficula auricularia
Frischii, Dermestes
Fruit flies
Furniture beetles
Furniture mite
Fur, Ptinus
German cockroach
Gibbium psylloides
Glycyphagus destructor
Glycyphagus domesticus
Golden spider beetle
Grain beetles
Grain beetle, flat
Grain beetle, merchant
Grain beetle, saw-toothed
Grain beetle, rust-red
Grain borer, lesser
Granarium, Trogoderma
Granarius, Sitophilus
Granary weevil
Grey flesh fly
Haemorrhoidalis, Dermestes
Ham beetle, black-legged
Ham beetle, red-legged
Hofmannophila pseudopretella
Hololeucus, Niptus
House cricket
House fly
House fly, lesser
House moth, brown
House dust mites
House mite, common
House mouse
House sparrow
Hymen optera
Imaginary pests
Indian meal moth
Interpunctella, Plodia
Jackdaws
Khapra beetle
Kuehniella, Anagasta
Kuehniella, Ephestia
Lactis, Carpoglyphus
Laemophloeus ferrugineus
Lardarius, Dermestes
Larder beetle
Lardoglyphus zacheri
Lasioderma serricorne
Lasius niger
Lathridius
Leather beetle
Lepidoglyphus destructor
Lepidoptera
Lepisma saccharina
Lesser grain borer
Lesser house fly
Lesser mealworm beetle
Longipalpa, Supella
Lucilia
Mauretanicus, Tenebroides
Meal moth, Indian
Mealworm beetle, lesser
Mealworm beetle, yellow
Meat skipper
Mediterranean flour moth
Mercator, Oryzaephilus
Merchant grain beetle
Mice, house
Mice, yellow-necked
Minutus, Cryptolestes
Minutus, Lathridius
Mite, cheese
Mite, common house
Mite, flour
Mite, forage
Mite, furniture
Mite, house dust
Mite, mould
Mite, prune
Mite, storage
Mite, sugar
Molitor, Tenebrio
Monomorium pharaonis
Moth, brown house
Moth, chocolate
Moth, cocoa
Moth, Indian meal
Moth, Mediterranean
Moth, tobacco
Moth, tropical warehouse
Moth, warehouse
Mouse, house
Mouse, yellow-necked
Mycetaea
Mus musculus
Musca domestica
Niger, Lasius
Niptus hololeucus
Navale, Tribolium
Necrobia ruficollis
Necrobia rufipes
Necrobia violacea
Norvegicus, Rattus
Obtectus, Acantoscelides
Oriental cockroach
Oryzae, Sitophilus
Oryzaephilus mercator
Oryzaephilussurinamens
Paniceum, Stegobium
Passer domestica
Periplaneta americana
Pharaoh ant
Pharaonis, Monomorium
Pigeon, domestic
Piophila casei
Plasterbeetles
Plodia interpunctella
Prune mite
Pseudopretella,Hofmannophila
Psocoptera
Psylloides, Gibbium
Pteronyssinus, Dermatophagoides
Ptinus fur
Ptinus tectus
Quadricollis, Cathartus
Rattus norvegicus
Rattus rattus
Rat, black
Rat, brown
Red-breasted copra beetle
Red-legged ham beetle
Reesa vespulae
Rhyzopertha dominica
Rice weevil
Rock dove, European
Ruficollis, Necrobia
Rufipes, Necrobia
Rust-red flour beetle
Rust-red grain beetle
Saccharina, Lepisma
Sarcophaga, carnaria
Saw-toothed grain beetle
Serricorne, Lasioderma
Silverfish
Siro, Acarus
Sitophilus granarius
Sitophilus oryzae
Sitophilus zeamais
Skin beetles
Skipper, cheese
Skipper, meat
Smooth spider beetle
Snout beetles
Sparrow, house
Spider beetle, Australian
Spider beetle, golden
Spider beetle, smooth
Spider beetle, white-marked
Stegobium paniceum
Storage mite
Sugar mite
Supella longipalpa
Surinamensis, Oryzaephilus
Swallows
Synanthrope species
Tectus, Ptinus
Tenebroides mauretanicus
Tenebrio molitor
Tenebrionidae
Thermobia domestica
Tobacco moth
Tribolium castaneum
Tribolium confusum
Tribolium destructor
Tribolium navale
Trogoderma granarium
Tropical warehouse moth
True weevils
Tyroglyphus farinae
Tyrolichus casei
Vespoides
Vespulae, Reesa
Vinegar flies
Violacea, Necrobia
Warehouse moth
Warehouse moth, tropical
Wasps
Weevil, coffee bean
Weevil, common bean
Weevil, corn
Weevil, granary
Weevil, rice
Weevil, true
White-marked spider beetle
Yellow meal worm beetle
Yellow-necked mouse
Zeamais, Sitophilus
Zacheri, Lardoglyphus
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Henri Mourier
Biologist at Statens Skadedyrslaboratorium
Author of:
"Pests in House and Home"
"Bed Bugs - Bites, Stings and Itches"
"Food Pests"
"Husets dyreliv" (Insects Around the House - Only danish)
"Skadedyr i træ" (Timber Pests - Only danish)
"Stuefluen" (Common Housefly - Only danish)
Latest posts by Henri Mourier (see all)
    Food Pests
    Introduction
    An old problem
    Competition for food
    Pests can ruin stored goods
    Why not just eat the insects
    Some insects are unhealthy to eat
    Allergy to pests
    Transmission of infectious diseases
    Where do pests come from?
    Synanthrope species
    (1) The house dust mite and the sugar mite
    (2) The firebrat and the silverfish
    (3) The German cockroach and the forest cockroach
    (4) The rust-red flour beetle and the confused flour beetle
    (5) The merchant grain beetle and the saw-toothed grain beetle
    (6) The cigarette beetle and the drugstore beetle
    (7) The rice weevil and the granary weevil
    (8) The pharaoh ant and the common black ant
    History of the dark flour beetle
    Pests in bird’s nests
    Mould fauna
    The Look and Behaviour of pests
    Insect appearance
    Internal
    Insect development
    Insect senses
    Behaviour
    Water and Moisture
    Temperature
    What insects live off and live in
    The Air
    Mites
    Bug Indentification
    The various species
    Mites
    The flour mite
    The sugar mite
    The common house mite
    The Lardoglyphus zacheri
    The prune mite
    The cheese mite
    The house dust mite
    The Cheyletus eruditus
    Silverfish
    The Silverfish
    The firebrat
    Cockroaches
    The German cockroach
    The Oriental cockroach
    The brown-banded cockroach
    The American cockroach
    The extermination of cockroaches
    Crickets
    Earwigs
    Booklice
    Butterflies
    The Mediterranean flour moth
    The warehouse moth
    Tropical warehouse moth
    The brown house moth
    The Indian meal moth
    Grain beetles
    The saw-toothed grain beetle
    The merchant grain beetle
    The rust-red grain beetle
    Flour beetles
    The yellow mealworm beetle
    The lesser mealworm beetle
    The dark flour beetle
    The confused flour beetle
    The rust-red flour beetle
    The bolting cloth beetle
    Furniture beetles
    The drugstore beetle
    The cigarette beetle
    Bostrychidae
    The lesser grain borer
    True weevils snout beetles
    The granary weevil
    The rice weevil
    The corn weevil
    Bean weevils
    The common bean weevil
    The coffee bean weevil
    Skin beetles
    The bacon beetle
    The dermestid beetle
    The leather beetle
    The khapra beetle
    The reesa vespulae
    Chequered beetles
    The red-legged ham beetle
    The red-breasted copra beetle
    The black-legged ham beetle
    Spider beetles
    The Australian spider beetle
    The white-marked spider beetle
    The golden spider beetle
    The smooth spider beetle
    Plaster beetles
    Flies
    The common house fly
    The lesser house fly
    Blowflies
    The grey flesh fly
    The cheese skipper
    Fruit flies
    Hymenoptera
    The common black ant
    The pharaoh ant
    Wasps
    Birds
    The domestic pigeon
    The house sparrow
    Prevention and control of birds
    Rodents
    The house mouse
    The yellow-necked mouse
    Mouse prevention
    Mouse control
    The brown rat
    The black rat
    Rat prevention
    Rat control
    Imaginary pests
    Niches of food pests
    A: The Waste Niche
    B: The seed niche
    C: The dead plant niche
    D: The sugary excrement niche
    E: The carrion niche
    Prevention and Control, Integrated Control
    A. Inspection of the company and its environment
    The environment
    The premises
    Examination of raw materials and food on site
    Sampling
    Laboratory methods for detection of pests in food
    B. Statement of the problem
    C. Prevention and control
    1. Proper organisation of the company
    2. Proper operation
    3. Exclusion, proofing buildings
    4. Packaging
    5. Non-chemical control measures
    6. Chemical control
    D: Effective monitoring and communication
    Practical information
    Index

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