Signs of Red-Legged Ham Beetle infestation are white silken cocoons on infested food items, cracks/crevices, and fibrous or furry textiles such as meaty dog treats, tennis balls, and wooden furniture. Red-legged ham beetles eat many meat based products, similar in moisture to beef jerky. Click to view..

Following the theme this month in the video featured below, entomologist Patrick Kelley discusses the detailed life cycle of the warehouse beetle from egg to adult.

PTL represents the Plodia/Trogoderma/Lasioderma insects. ​​​​​The PTL Multi-Species Kit (IL-408-10) features the Insect Limited’s signature pheromone Bullet Lures™ that attract the most common pests of dried goods: Indian Meal Moth (Plodia interpunctella), Mediterranean Flour Moths (Ephestia kuehniella), Almond Moth (Ephestia cautella), Tobacco Moths (Ephestia elutella) and other food moth species; Trogoderma food beetles such as the Warehouse beetle, (Trogoderma variabile), Khapra beetle, (Trogoderma granarium) as well as (Trogoderma glabrum) and (Trogoderma inclusum); and also the Cigarette beetle (Lasioderma serricorne) species with a controlled release of pheromone over 3 months.

Warehouse beetles occur in all life stages in warm buildings, throughout the year with two or three generations occurring each year. Females mate within one day of emerging from the pupa. Five to sixty eggs are deposited near a food site. Larvae will molt 5 or 6 times before pupating.

Following the theme this month, in this video, Rizana Mahroof, Ph.D. goes into detail about Cigarette beetle pheromone research and field application.

Why Insects Limited customers have seen success with our products when monitoring and targeting Cigarette Beetle

Working closely with the pest control industry, Insects Limited recognized pest control operators and residential customers alike needed a Ready-To-Use (RTU) device to monitor for beetles that could fit in areas suspected of insect infestation without taking much space.

Packages and food products infested with cigarette beetles usually have shot holes where adults have emerged from pupation. Adults and larvae cause damage. Adults are excellent fliers and are attracted to lights. These beetles are commonly found in tobacco and other processed foods such as spices, flour, meal, and dog food, but can also attack horn, wool, hair, hide, pharmaceuticals and even book bindings. It is a common household pest.

Insects Limited's world-class education programs share the most recent, cutting-edge investigations into pest biology, pheromones, and trapping systems presented by researchers and field experts from around the globe.

In this video, Tom Mueller, Vice President at Insects Limited, goes into detail about the Indian meal moth, including life cycle, damage, detection, monitoring tips and tricks, fun facts, and more.

One insect is found more often than any other on stored food and grain in the United States. This is the dreaded Indian meal moth (IMM). Since they feed on any items containing grain or cereal products, the Indian meal moth alone is responsible for most of the insect problems associated with the food industry. This is one of the easiest stored food insects to identify because the adults have a colorful appearance and the larvae (which look like yellow worms) leave a silken webbing trail wherever they crawl.

This video, narrated by entomologist Patrick Kelley, will help you understand what makes keratin so difficult to break down and how the insects, including carpet beetles, do this.

This All Beetle AA Carpet Beetle Kit includes 10 or 100 (select your quantity) complete All Beetle traps, 10 or 100 dermestid attractant lures, 10 pheromone Bullet Lures™ for Varied Carpet Beetles (Anthrenus verbasci), and Black Carpet Beetle, (Attagenus unicolor), as well as a glue board specifically designed to fit the All Beetle trap removable tray.

Varied carpet beetles are commonly found in nests of bees, wasps, and birds, but can also attack, horn, wool, hair, silk, dead insects and are occasionally found in meal, spices, and biscuits. It is a common household pest.