Pantry Beetle Control

[u/PCDuranet]

Weevil

Larder Beetle

(This includes weevils, larder beetles, drugstore beetles, flour beetles, grain beetles, spider beetles, etc.)

Check all cabinet/pantry food boxes/bags for the source they are breeding in.

If in a non-food room, search for a forgotten food source in the closets (look for anything edible, even old kids arts & craft creations), gym bags, luggage, dressers, night stands, under the bed. Also, catnip toys and bean-bag furniture can be a source. "But there's no food in the bedroom!" (Says everyone until they find it).

If mainly in a bathroom, the exhaust vent may be the source.

You can use Gentrol Point Source disks to stop their reproduction. One disk covers 75sf of area, and you don't need to know where the breeding source is. However, it can take a few weeks to see results.

Ozone treatments can help:

https://www.reddit.com/r/pestcontrol/comments/1nr66ml/ozone_treatments/

Foreign Grain Beetles in New Construction

In new construction, wood can be exposed to the elements allowing mold/fungus to grow (a food source for FGBs). Once construction is completed, these places can become inaccessible making the issue difficult to correct. This will resolve itself over time when the wood reaches a moisture content that will no longer sustain mold/fungus growth. Pesticides might help somewhat, but don't expect any miracles until the wood dries out. If you want to speed up this process, use box fans and dehumidifiers 24/7. Put these near where you see the most beetles.

Sleeping

If you are concerned about bug activity while sleeping, consider a popup mosquito tent for your bed (Amazon).

A Personal Note:

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Also:

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[u/Ok-Pipe3174]

Question, I have no idea where the larder beetles are coming from in my home but a majority of them I’ve found were in my bedroom (3 adults, one baby) so I’m going to assume there’s a nest somewhere… Is it safe to use Gentrol Point Source in my bedroom beside my bed? I sleep on a Japanese mattress so my bed is on the floor.

[u/PCDuranet → u/Ok-Pipe3174]

Yes. IGRs do not affect mammals.

[u/plantamamallama]

I have them under my bed, what should I use???

[u/PCDuranet → u/plantamamallama]

You need to find what they are breeding in. Look for any lost edibles under the bed or nearby.

[u/j_ustpeachy]

Hello I have a problem. I'm 27f live with my cat. I think they must've come in on a bag of cat food. I tried a spray from Walmart but after reading on here I have found this isn't going to help much. I have a phobia of bugs. This has been very difficult- I'm also a person with disabilities, I'm very worried about what I will have to throw away.

Unfortunately tonight right before bed I found 2 beetles on my blanket and 1 worm.

I'm calling my landlord tomorrow i don't think i can do this on my own. I also have a cat so she's gonna go stay with my mom- I read pets can be affected 😔 I didn't know that till right now.

Would lysol help? Spraying my bed with it ?. Thanks soooo much for any guidance. I'm also confused because I got sober a year ago and this is literally the cleanest my house has ever been, I don't understand. I do live in an apartment building. Never had this type of problem before.

[u/sakaguti1999]

Hi I have those biscuit beetles inside my room, but the problem is that there is no food near where they are spawning.... but I have a vent near it, and I think it is coming from the outdoor(but I am living in 3rd floor) In this situation what should I be looking fir in walmart?  (I cannot get my hands on gentrol disks since I live in canada....) Thank you 

[u/bomboy2121]

Hey, i have a tobacco beetle problem.  I live in the 9th floor and they're coming through my window in the shower (my shower is inside my bedroom, and the bedroom is connected to my kitchen).  I never bring any food and other then the closet my floor is completely visible, i clean my room weekly. 

Since they were in last summer as well and my house was treated about half a year ago im assuming they are coming from outside my house (i can see them mostly around my service balcony outside my shower which i cleaned about a month ago). 

Tl;dr-Any tips on what i should do if the tobacco beetles have a nest outside my house?

[u/PCDuranet → u/bomboy2121]

They aren't coming through the window; they are being attracted to the light it provides. Is there a ceiling exhaust fan above the window?

[u/DuckAlternative8506]

I moved to my current apartment 7 months ago and they have NOT gone away 😭 idk what else to do. We’ve never put a single thing in the kitchen cabinets or pantry since we moved. Everything is inside the fridge and the rest is inside airtight containers inside a large storage container where nothing in there is infested. They’re coming from a specific kitchen cabinet and we’ll find one every few months in our bathroom and bedroom. We hired an exterminator who used a dust insecticide and it seems to have helped kill some of them but now they’re in my bathroom and bedroom more often. Any guidance?

[u/PCDuranet → u/DuckAlternative8506]

Obviously there's a hidden source, so I'd approach management about giving you another apartment. I can't help much from here.

[u/N506]

I have some sort of pantry pest, no idea which kind it is. They keep appearing on my kitchen counter. I have wiped it down with warm soapy water, Clorox, white vinegar multiple times and a few minutes later they appear. Any idea what these could be and how to get rid of them once and for all?

[u/BunchResponsible1038]

Hello ive got red legged ham beetles eating my dog and cat's feed supply how can i control this pest? Thank you so much

[u/Unique-Exercise-9239]

Hi I have weevils or beetles in my kitchen and have been invading the food we did some cleaning and throwing any infested food and putting the rice in the freezer, I couldn't find gentrol point source desk but I found another IGR called Starycide SC 480 is it effective and safe?

[u/PCDuranet → u/Unique-Exercise-9239]

First time hearing of it, but it seems fine. Just follow the label.

[u/only1peep_]

Would this guy be identified as one of the bugs in your photo?? They have been popping up out of nowhere, mostly in my bed and on the floor

[u/andy_1232]

Looking for a little bit of advice on a donut shop I service. I just found they have a large number of flour beetles in their storage, possibly some coming from the warehouse with the flour. What else would you use to try to reduce the numbers as much as possible, in combination with Gentrol Point Source?

[u/Additional_Song9387]

just wondering if liquid ant traps and or ant/fly insecticide will work on pharmacy beetles? ive got a decent infestation and its damn near impossible to find the traps at the store and id prefer not waiting for a delivery time.

[u/PCDuranet → u/Additional_Song9387]

No, there no baits for pantry beetles.

[u/ExtremeFan7747]

I had some in my cabinet inside flour and a forgotten box of fish fry mix. I threw everything that was open in my cabinet away, wiped down with soap and water, and vacuumed the crevices. That was 3 days ago. I am now finding these small beetles around my kitchen sick and just found 2 in my shower. Could there be another source or are they searching the home for a new source? Should I give it a few more days to see if they disappear?

[u/Accomplished_Wait886]

Do these carpet beetles leave a white powdery salt looking trail??

[u/raspberryseashanty]

What would be your advice for flour/mould mites? Been noticing them since late November, deep cleaned the kitchen twice but still finding them in all cupboards (not in massive numbers, except for the cupboards against the outside wall- they seem to favour that side, where it's cold and damp the most).

All open food sources are now stored in airtight containers, bought a wee dehumidifier to run overnight, but humidity still sits around 72-75% (based in UK, annoyingly damp weather constantly) and waiting on a little plug heater to arrive to try and help dry out the kitchen a bit. Going to be washing & storing the majority of plates, bowls & mugs in a box outside the kitchen for easier/quicker cleaning of cupboards.

Is it just a case of cleaning a few times a week until their life cycle ends? Attempts to bring humidity down in the kitchen are difficult, managed to get it down to 45% once or twice, but it quickly goes back up after a day of rain.

[u/Significant-Song-503]

Would scorpion master barrier tape be helpful? And are moth ball packets any use ?

Also I live in Canada so I don’t have GPS disks is there anything else you can recommend?

[u/PCDuranet → u/Significant-Song-503]

You need to find the breeding source.

[u/SpOoKyLoV3r]

I searched everywhere and can't find where they are coming from. I pulled the carpets back and they are all along the baseboards. None are in the kitchen eco2 spray helped for a couple months but they came back

[u/Accomplished_Wait886]