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Bark Beetles – Tiny Pests with Enormous Harms

July 12, 2019March 19, 2018 by Lavenda

Introduction Bark beetles are the members of the Scolytinae family which is a subfamily of Curculionidae family. There are around 6000 species of beetles out of which 600 species are bark beetles. California alone is home to more than 200 species of Bark Beetles. They exist worldwide and are usually cylindrical in shape and range …

Black Carpet Beetles: Interesting Facts & How to Get Rid of Them

June 12, 2018December 21, 2017 by Lavenda

Cаrреt bееtlеѕ are thе types оf insects соmmоnlу fоund in our hоmе all оvеr thе wоrld еѕресiаllу in Eurоре.Thеrе are a variety of ѕресiеѕ оf саrреt bееtlеѕ аmоng whiсh Vаriеd carpet bееtlе iѕ thе mоѕt common tуре.Appearance & Sizе The most соmmоn types оf аrе fur beetle аnd varied саrреt bееtlе. Bоth are fоund in Europe. …

Cigarette Beetles: 4 Interesting Facts & 2 Effective Repellents

August 10, 2019June 22, 2017 by Irina

Identifying cigarettes beetles Lasioderma serricorn is the scientific name for cigarette beetles, which belongs to the family of Anobiidae. These beetles are commonly known for attacking tobacco. Hence they are also called tobacco beetles and cigar beetles. In appearance, the cigarette beetles resemble closely to drugstore beetles, and people often get confused between the two. …

Larder Beetles: Infestation and How to Get Rid of them

June 12, 2018June 22, 2017 by Irina

The larder beetles come from the family of Dermestid beetles; commonly known as the skin or hide beetles. Larder Beetles are found worldwide and considered as household insects. Due to their habitat being not specific to certain sensitivities, the Larder Beetle Population thrives and infests anywhere it finds a sustainable food source.

The larva of the larder beetle is longer in contrast to the length of a fully matured adult larder beetle; which are shorter. The larva has a brown color with a bright glow of red or times black setae exterior. Both of these exteriors belong to 2 distinctive kinds of these beetles. The baby larder beetle and the black larder beetle have two curved at the back, appendages which look like a spine attached close to its rear end. The appendages in the Black Larder Beetles are weaker at the curve than the other beetles.

Basic Information about Darkling Beetles and How to Control them

June 12, 2018June 21, 2017 by Irina

The darkling beetle is the name given to the largest family of beetles. They vary in size and lengths. There are more than 100 species of beetle and one of them in the darkling beetle. They increase up to 1.5 inches in length. The color of their body is black or sometimes brown. They do not have any other color on the body. These beetles cannot fly because their wings are fused back together. The shape of their body varies as some are round shaped while others are oval shaped. Their antennas are emerging from their eye. The larvae are similar to a worm, and it moves with the help of six legs. The larvae depend on the decaying leaves and sticks found on the ground. They have the ability to make tunnels through insulation and results in reducing insulation effectiveness. The male darkling beetle can be identified from its smaller mandibles and the antennae which look unique than other female ones. The female stag beetle can be identified by the full black color wings it has on its body. These species vary in size from 18 mm to 22mm.

Darkling beetle: Basic Information Plus 5 Fun Facts & 3 Ways to Control Them

June 12, 2018June 21, 2017 by Irina

Basic information about darkling beetle

1. What do they look like

How to Get Rid of Japanese Beetles (Plus Fun Facts)

June 12, 2018June 20, 2017 by Irina

Introduction to Japanese beetles

The scientific name of Japanese beetles is ‘Popillia Japonica.’ It is 0.6 inches in length and 0.4 inches in width. These are small insects that serve as a great threat to our plants. They got their name since they got their origin from Japan. It affects about two hundred plants species including grapes, rose bushes, canna, linden trees and birch trees.

Damage caused by Japanese beetles

Japanese Beetle Traps: 6 Best Selling Traps in 2019 & 5 DIY Traps

August 10, 2019June 20, 2017 by Irina

What is a Japanese beetle trap?

Japanese beetle traps are pheromone traps containing lure from two different plants geraniols (Rose) and geranium. These pheromones then attract insects especially Japanese beetles, and they die because they cannot resist it. These are efficient methods of catching Japanese beetles and acts at huge distances.

Do the Japanese beetle work?

Japanese Beetle Control: 3 Instructions & 3 Control Measures

June 12, 2018June 20, 2017 by Irina

Japanese beetle perched on a white daisy.

Meet the enemy – Japanese beetle instructions

1. Identify adult Japanese beetles

The adult Japanese beetles measure around 3/8 -4/8 in length. They have a metallic dark green head with dark tan metallic wings. The characteristic features include two rear white colored tufts and five tufts of white lateral hair. There are several species of Japanese beetles which have different features.

Japanese Beetles: Basic Information, 6 Fun facts & 5 Ways to Get Rid of Them

June 12, 2018June 20, 2017 by Irina

Basic information about Jalpanese beetles

1. Appearance and size

The adult Japanese beetle is one which may be easily identified upon the first look. Measuring at almost half of an inch in length and a quarter in width, the beetle is a broadly backed insect with an overall oval shaped body. Sporting a metallic green body with tinged embedded gray streaks all over, the beetle is quite a looker. Upon the back of its shell’s sides, two copper colored wings with a brownish touch, rest against its back. The wings are not long or wide enough to cover the abdomen but are strong enough to carry the beetle around. Patches of white hair may be commonly observed on the sides of the abdomen of the Japanese beetle which brings it apart from the rest of the Popillia family (Latin name for Beetle).