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| Dermestid beetle |
The control of these pests is generally the same, whichever species you have infesting your larder.
Identification
- Species – Biscuit beetle, larder beetle, spider beetles, fur beetle, weevils, and more
- Eat many dried products found in kitchen larders, and other materials made from animal and plants
- Biscuit beetle and others bore holes into products and packaging similar to borer holes in timber
- Biscuit beetle look very like borer beetles – related
- Larvae do most damage in dried products
Breeding
- Female beetles lay eggs on product or packaging
- Eggs hatch as larvae that burrow into product
- After weeks-months larvae pupate and adult beetle bores its way out
- More activity in summer months
Infested foodstuffs should be disposed of. Dried foods should be kept in sealed containers – glass jars, Tupperware, tins etc. Clean up spilled foods.
Cupboards can be sprayed with NO Bugs Super when empty. Leave to dry completely before putting foodstuffs back.
Feeding habits
- Biscuit beetle eat starchy food – biscuits, grain, flour, pasta, cereals etc.
- Fur beetle – leather, fur
- Weevils – biscuits, grain, flour, pasta, cereals etc.
- Spider beetles – biscuits, grain, flour, pasta, cereals etc.
Spread
- Do not usually survive outdoors
- Transported in foods or on packaging as beetles, larvae or eggs.
NO Bugs Super fly/spider treatment may help but prevention is best done by checking for any affected product before putting in pantry and storing in jars/Tupperware/tins etc.
Other pantry pests include pantry moth and booklice (see specific learning notes for these).
What do you call a gingerbread man with one leg?
Limp biscuit.
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