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Commercial
Pheromone Traps for Moths
Commercial
Pheromone Traps for Beetles
Residential Traps for Grain Moths
There are numerous pests you
may bring home from the super market. In addition to roaches, there are beetles, weevils
and moths. Many items contain the eggs of these insects. Cereal, pasta, pet
food, birdseed, dried beans, granola, cookies, crackers, rat and mouse baits, chocolate,
spices, cake mix and even dried flower arrangements or decorative corn are just a
few. If the foodstuff is kept for some time, the eggs may hatch and go through their
cycle before you know a problem exists. To control an active infestation, follow
these steps:
If you have BEETLES,
WEEVILS
or MOTHS: Empty all cabinets, drawers and pantries where there is
evidence of insects. Try to identify which foodstuff is infested. Throw away any container
suspected of being a source. If you are unsure and want to save something which may be
infested, place it in Tupperware or zip lock bags. Inspect it a week or two later to see if
there is activity or not. You can also freeze food (in a baggy) for 5-10 days to kill any
possible pests. Be careful to inspect cans as these pests love to nest on the bottom
around the can’s rim. The lids of jars or bottles also provide excellent nest sites.
Now treat with a professional aerosol that has a crack and
crevice tip. We suggest using CB-Invader. Treat all cracks and crevices using the plastic
infection tip. You must make sure to get all sides, tops, corners and backs of doors
around their hinges. This treatment will kill the adult stages but some eggs and pupae
will survive. When eliminating Cigarette beetles, spraying with a solution of Precor IGR (in addition to
crack and crevice work) has given excellent results in reducing the beetle population.
Precor contains Methoprene.
For
other stored product pests (beetles, weevils, etc.,) Gentrol or
Gentrol Point Source
(insect growth inhibitors containing Hydroprene)
will help prevent immature pests from maturing into reproducing adults. For persistent pests such as beetles or weevils, two or three sprayings with
CB-Invader over
several weeks may be required, along with a treatment of Ficam
W, an odorless, long-lasting insecticide spray.
CB-Invader cannot be shipped to NY, NJ, CT, VT,
HI, CA, AK.
If you have INDIAN MEAL
MOTHS, MEDITERRANEAN MOTHS
or other flour moths/ grain
moths.: Set up Moth Traps in
areas where moths are flying. These traps are helpful because they will catch the adult
stages of any grain moth as they hatch from their pupae cocoons. The trap has a strong sex
pheromone which these pantry moths cannot resist. They will fly to the trap and get stuck
on the glue inside. Once trapped, they cannot mate and reproduce.
Place Moth Traps in
areas where moths are flying. These traps are helpful because they will catch the adult
stages of any moth as they hatch from their pupae cocoons. The trap has a strong sex
pheromone which these pantry moths cannot resist. They will fly to the trap and get stuck
on the glue inside. Once trapped, they cannot mate and reproduce.
Pantry pests are common in many households. Although a
nuisance, you may successfully control most problems by following the steps above. For
beetles or weevils, follow steps one and two. If some type of flour moth is the pest, follow
steps one, two and three. Expect to see some occasional adults for a few weeks following
the initial treatment. Once all the pupae have hatched, the cycle will be broken and you
should be bug free!!
Commercial situations often require very
specialized pheromones for trapping and monitoring
stored product pests in warehouses.
For these pest control problems, go to our Pheromone
Traps page.
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