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…etable food stuff such as dried fruits, but over all they do not cause any great damage. Even though the beetles do not cause any great damaged, it is not enjoyable having them around. If there are countless mold beetles in moist straw, hay, or grain, which is placed on the attic on top of ones living room, thousands of larvae can sprinkle down. This is of course not suitable, and, in those cases, it is necessary to control the beetles as well as…

…near a forest, you are more likely to see and have problems with the yellow-necked mice. The yellow-necked mice seeks inside the house in the end of November. They rarely reproduce indoors, even though they still build nests to their own need. They will be more active guest, as they move when their feed stores are run-out. Damage Both the house mice and the yellow-necked mice are omnivorous, which can cause a major problem when they reside inside….

…wth of water voles. However, they typically have a short life span, just 15-20 months. Damage The water vole is especially harmful as it digs up gardens, and parks. It can also wreak an orchards and ornamental plants, as it gnaws at the roots of shrubs and trees. Much like the mole, the water vole makes systems and mole holes. In fact, it can be difficult to determine whether mole hole in one’s lawn are from moles or water vole, as the two leave s…

…o 30 mm long. It appears cubby compared to other larvae. It has a yellowish-brown color, almost a dark beige, and it has horizontal, dark strips down the body, which makes it resemble a worm. However, the surface of the mealworm is harder than that of a common earthworm, and it also has the glossy surface that its adult version has. Biology and behavior The mealworm beetle belongs to the family of shadow beetles (Tenebrionidae). Both adults and la…

…d lens-shaped (see p. 125). Fan bearing wood borer exit-holes in timber Fan-bearing wood-borer The exit-holes have a diameter of 0-1.5 mm. The larvae are found in the sapwood on deciduous trees. The wood dust is very fine and rat her like talc (see p. 125). Powder post beetle exit-holes in timber Powder post beetles The exit-holes have a diameter of 0-1.5 mm. The larvae most frequently occur in the sapwood of oak, but may also be found in various…

…n both the soft flesh and the dry parts such as cartilage, hides, and dried-in meat residues. Dermestes Lardarius is by no means picky. And in addition to the carcasses left in nature, the beetle can live well on foods such as smoked and salted meat, dry cheese, animal feed, dog biscuits or foods such as oatmeal and similar plant-based foods. Dermestes Lardarius lay eggs all summer. Once the egg has hatched, the larval development begins. The deve…

…n, suspicious items must be discarded or frozen for a minimum of 2 days at -18 ° C. It is even possible to perform a heat treatment of an infested item, which will kill the bean beetle. Depending on the size of the lot, it must be heat-treated between 2 to 24 hours at a temperature of between 55 and 60 ° C. In particularly severe cases, it may be necessary to control the bean beetle with phosphorus hydrogen. Please note, however, that this type of…

…e conditions, temperature, humidity, and available food sources, it takes 6-18 months for the brown carpet beetle to undergo its full development from egg to larva and to adult beetle. The larva changes skin 12 times. The optimum temperature is 24 degrees. As the beetle prefers to retreat indoors to reproduce, this also means that egg laying can take place all year round. The female likes to travel some distance to find the right location for her…

…l development normally takes about 2 years. The adult larva pupates in an L-shaped passage of 2-3 centimeters, which it gnaws itself. Once the larva has gone through the process from larva to adult tanbark borer, it goes back through the pupae. It then gnaws its way through the bark of the tree, leaving an oval fly hole with smooth edges of about 4 × 6 millimeters. Damage The tanbark borer lays its eggs in deciduous trees. This means that it is ra…

…it heat, such as a television. It is this behavior that has given the brown-banded cockroach the nickname “TV cockroach”. The brown-banded cockroach is not exactly a picky as it can devour pretty much anything. Ranging from dead insects to breadcrumbs and organic waste. It is categorized as nocturnal and likes to hide in places that are located high, such as shelves. When the brown-banded cockroach must lay its eggs, they are placed in capsules. E…

…ll into a ball if disturbed. The woodlouse has 7 pairs of legs and can be 1-2cm long. Some species that live by the beach can grow up to 3cm long. Biology and behavior Woodlouse are sensitive to light and prefer to be under rocks, at the bottom of the firewood pile, in compost piles or other similar places where there is often moisture as well. Their hunt for food often ends with decaying plant parts or fresh fruits and vegetables. Woodlouse can u…

…ae in the wall. Once they have learned the trick they will arrive and hack great craters in the mortar in order to get at the grubs. If one cannot tolerate this form of biological control it will be necessary to scrape out the larvae and make good the mortar. Sparrows Sparrows and tits often climb around walls searching for insects and spiders which they pull out of holes and crevices. Normally they do no damage to the wall, but sparrows and pigeo…

…idually. And if she has the circumstances in her favor, she can lay up to 5-600 eggs in her lifetime. The larvae are not particularly busy getting their lives started, and their development is slow. At the same time, factors such as temperature and humidity play a major role in the speed of their development. The development of the larvae can even come to a complete standstill if the conditions are not proper. This means that the larvae go into do…

…ore on the actual egg laying. A community of bumble bees can easily reach 4-500 individuals in a season. But their nest does not seem nearly as neat and tidy as you know it from the honeybees. Bumblebees do not grow the same cubist or regular cell division as honeybees. In them, storage jars and larval chambers are mixed in between each other. Damage The bumble bees are not harmful to humans. On the contrary, they are a great gift for the garden t…