This Food Moth Kit includes 10 NoSurvivor™ Hanging Traps and 10 pheromone Bullet Lures™ for Indian Meal Moths (Plodia interpunctella), Mediterranean Flour Moths (Ephestia kuehniella), Almond Moth (Ephestia cautella), Tobacco Moths (Ephestia elutella) and other food moths.

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 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.

Newly emerged adults have bi-colored (copper and tan) wings and measure about 1/2" from top to bottom. The IMM larvae most commonly feed on grain products including flour, cereal, nuts, bird seed, and pet food.

In the quiet corners of our warehouses, homes and pantries, a stealthy insect with ninja-like qualities lurks – the saw-toothed grain beetle (Oryzaephilus surinamensis).

Today, our focus is on the Spotted Lanternfly (SLF), a devastating invasive pest threatening the heart of US farming. But this story features not one, but two invaders - the second being the SLF's preferred host, the Tree of Heaven. Click to view…

Saw-toothed Grain Beetle Life Stages - The saw-toothed grain beetle, Oryzaephilus surinamensis is a common pest in kitchens, pantries, food processing plants and other food storage settings.

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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.

Female grain beetles will deposit 50-300 eggs in food during a 6-month -3 year life span. Eggs hatch in 5-12 days, and the larvae can mature within 35 days or if 50 days depending on temperature. These insects are very good at crawling on any surface including glass, and steel. Despite their size, they can roam some distance from infested food products.

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

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.

Following the theme this month, the Hide Beetle, Dermestes maculatus' biology, habits and life cycle are covered in this video.

The All Beetle Hide Beetle Kit combines the power of Insects Limited’s signature pheromone lures for Hide Beetle, Dermestes maculatus, with the innovation of the three-part All Beetle Trap™

All Beetle Hide Beetle kits feature Insect Limited’s signature pheromone lures that use a blend of 8 different pheromones mixed into a food attractant, to draw-in hide beetles over a 3-month period.

The hide beetle is often found on dried meat products such as pet food and is most often discovered as a hairy larva in the bottom of pet food bags. These larvae can burrow into paper, cardboard, Styrofoam insulation and wood, leaving a round hole approximately 6mm (0.25”) in diameter.

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.