Pest Management Professional, December 2017
Pest trends Compiled by HeatHer GoocH Editor Cigarette drugstore beetles see the UV light A recent study published in the Journal of Economic Entomology finds that the cigarette beetle Lasioderma serricorne and drugstore beetle Stegobium paniceum are more attracted to ultraviolet UV light over blue mercury vapor light The researchers based in Japan note that the findings could help pest management professionals Cigarette left and drugstore beetles are more ultraviolet light sensitive than previously thought fine tune an integrated pest management IPM program of using pheromone traps and UV light traps together for both monitoring and control As Ed Ricciuti reports in an article for the Entomological Society of Americas Entomology Today both stored product pest SPP species are voracious eaters In addition to tobacco for cigarette beetles he writes also on its menu are a host of other products ranging from dried fish to cereals even leather and upholstery and pyrethrum that can kill a cockroach Meanwhile the drugstore beetle goes it one better As its name implies its diet includes medicinal herbs and other pharmaceutical products including strychnine Both beetles which are only a couple of millimeters long prey on museum specimens and books as well More oNLINe entomologytoday org 2017 06 08 uv light best forluring cigarette and drugstore beetles M A T I N G D I S R U P T A N T F O R I N D I A N M E A L M O T H 96 REDUCTION INCORPORATED 26 december 2017 Pest Management Professional mypmp net Photos Clemson University UsDA CooPerAtive extension sliDe series BUgwooD org nAtAshA wright Cooks Pest Control BUgwooD org CIDETRAK IMM Dispenser Less Mating g Fewer Larvae Less Insecticide Reduced Infestation The Most Effective Moth Control Product available on the market today y CIDETRAK IMM is proven to be the most cost effective tool you can use for prevention and control of IMM and related moths CIDETRAK IMM has consistently reduced or eliminated season long IMM abundance and related insecticide applications in very large scale scientific trials And users report outstanding results from extensive commercial use in food processing commodity storage and retail facilities n 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 CT IMM Applied Fall 2011 Spring 2013 Fall 2013 36 Dispensers per application No of IMM Reduction of IMM at Retail Store APR JUN AUG OCT DEC FEB APR JUN AUG OCT DEC FEB APR JUN APR JUN AUG OCT DEC FEB 2013 2014 2012 2011 INSECT PHEROMONE KAIROMONE SYSTEMS Your Edge And Ours Is Knowledge Contact your local supplier and order now Visit our website www trece com or call 1 866 785 1313 2016 Trécé Inc Adair OK USA TRECE PHEROCON and CIDETRAK are registered trademarks of Trece Inc Adair OK USA TRE 0843 12 15
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