Pantry Pests
Indian Meal Moths
The Indian meal moth is a very common household pest. The distinctive 1/2-inch long adult is easily recognized by the pale gray and coppery brown front wings. The dirty white to pink larval stage is a caterpillar that crawls away from the infested products to find a place in which to transform to the adult. The caterpillars feed on the surface and produce silk webbing throughout the food source. The life cycle can be as short as 25 days. Let our pest control technicians get rid of your moths, beetles, and pests in Cleveland, Lorain, Akron, and more.
Weevils
Stored product or pantry pests include several beetles, moths, and a mite that can infest whole grains or processed foods. Usually, the first sign of a problem is the appearance of small beetles crawling over counter tops, moths flying across rooms, or caterpillars crawling up walls or across ceilings. The solution requires finding and destroying all infested products in which these pests have developed, a general cleanup, and use of sealed storage containers to prevent recurring problems. Some stored product pests feed inside whole kernels. These include the granary weevil, rice weevil, and the Angoumois grain moth.Rice weevils are 1/8- to 1/4-inch long, reddish brown to black snout beetles. Adults can live for 6 to 8 months and may be found some distance from infested articles. The larval stage is a legless grub that develops inside kernels of wheat or corn, or other whole grains or caked materials. Development from egg to adult takes as little as 1 month. Let our pest control technicians get rid of your moths, beetles, and pests in Cleveland, Lorain, Akron, and more.
Drugstore beetles/Cigarette beetles
Drugstore beetles and cigarette beetles attack almost any household food and spice and leather articles. Cigarette beetles are most commonly found in dried dog food and paprika. Drugstore beetles are often in bread, flour, meal, breakfast foods, and spices like red pepper. Adults of both species can fly and are attracted to light. Let our pest control technicians get rid of your moths, beetles, and pests in Cleveland, Lorain, Akron, and more.