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Sat Mar 30 2013
Keeping the Carpet Beetles Away
I have a new customer who needs to know if there is any simple, safe preventive for clothes moths/carpet beetles. She claims to have had them in the past, but as a new customer to me I don't know the history.
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Submitted by Ron, GA -
Wed Dec 19 2012
Borax - Not For Everyone
Will borax kill carpet beetles?
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Submitted by Nicholas, NC -
Wed Oct 17 2012
Carpet Beetles in Odd Places
We have a customer who has carpet beetles coming up from the drains. Customer originally put drain gel and bleach down drains and they never went away. So, we treated the entire house outside and inside with Talstar and Demand CS. We also put a fogger in the crawlspace, but they have come back after a few days. First of all, why are carpet beetles in the drains and second what treatment would w...
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Submitted by Scott, ID -
Thu Sep 6 2012
Pet Foods and Pests
How do you get rid of or control red legged ham beetles and the black beetles found in pet food stores?
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Submitted by Armand, AZ -
Thu Aug 30 2012
Take The Fight To The Source
What is the best method for treating carpet beetles?
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Submitted by Joseph M., NJ -
Thu Aug 2 2012
Food or Wood - It Really Matters
I have a sample of what looks like drugstore beetles a customer is seeing in the kitchen of their house. They had them identified by another source that said they were Anobiids. They indeed did have Anobiid in the substructure that we have treated for. My concern is these sample beetles are not Anobiid and they have a drugstore beetle problem also. As the two beetles are very similar, what can ...
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Submitted by Nancy, WA -
Tue Jul 24 2012
Getting To The Source
The local entomologist ID'd a sample as the carpet or hide beetle that has infested the fireplace area of our client's home. Inspecting both under and in/over the fireplace we are unable to locate a nesting area that would support this pest. The 4' crawl space was inspected twice. A chimney sweep took care of the upper works. I would like to hear any eradication ideas and recommended pesticides...
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Submitted by CECIL, NV -
Fri Jun 15 2012
Seek out the Source
What are the best IPM methods to deal with a moderate to heavy infestation of Red and confused flour beetles in a warehouse?
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Submitted by Marcus F., FL -
Mon May 28 2012
Bugs On Rugs
In checking out damage to oriental rugs I confirmed the customer's suspicions. They were told by carpet cleaners that they should be treated first, if in fact it was carpet beetles. The rugs will be washed, not dry cleaned. Is this normal a procedure and would treating first actually help? It would seem the cleaning alone should solve the problem. If I were to treat would an adulticide plus an ...
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Submitted by William, MA -
Sun May 27 2012
A Need To Kill?
How do I control Eleodes armata in Arizona? I do work for a pest control company but I am only advised to look at the labels. I have and have used numerous products claiming to control these beetles, but with little to no results. I would also like to know if the heat in Arizona would have much effect on the concentrated chemicals I carry in my service truck.
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Submitted by Douglas, AZ -
Tue May 22 2012
Importing Problems
I work in a hospital for mental patients. One of the "services" provided here is to have Native American ceromonies for our Native American patients. One patient has asked if he can bring in dried Pheasant wings for one of the ceremonies and then they can remain here in the hospital. I have tried to explain about carpet beetles and even furniture or hide beetles. Am I wrong to be concerned abo...
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Submitted by Casey, CA -
Wed May 16 2012
Finding Food Pests
I would like to know more about the chemical control methods and IPM measures necessary to control a really bad case of Sitophilus oryzae - the Rice weevil. Can you help me?
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Submitted by Marcus F., FL -
Mon Apr 23 2012
Ladybugs - Good, Bad, Indifferent?
What do you use on a vegetable garden for yellow ladybugs?
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Submitted by Bill, OK -
Mon Apr 2 2012
Japanese Beetles Forever
What is the best chemical to control Japanese beetles?
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Submitted by RICK, AZ -
Thu Mar 15 2012
One Group of Many Kinds
What is a carpet beetle as opposed to the Varied carpet beetle?
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Submitted by Brian, CA -
Mon Jan 16 2012
Importance of Identification
I recently found an apartment that had American spider beetles in the bathroom, which the resident mistook as bedbugs. I mistakenly thought it was a flea except for the red, smooth shininess of its abdomen. My questions are where does the beetle come from this time of the year, what is its biology, and is this a blood feeding pest?
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Submitted by james, OH -
Wed Jan 11 2012
Food And Fabric For Thought
What has contributed to the increase in carpet beetle infestations in recent years?
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Submitted by waco, CO -
Tue Nov 1 2011
You Say Pharmacy, I Say Drugstore
What is a pharmacy bug and how do you treat for them?
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Submitted by Deborah, IN -
Sun Aug 28 2011
Pine Bark Beetles Are Tough
If I wanted to treat pine bark beetles with a liquid on a tree that is already infested, what chemical, if any, would you recommend?
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Submitted by Kenneth, TX -
Sun Aug 21 2011
A Prowler In The Pool
I pride myself in being good at pest ID's. Several days ago however, I was baffled by what appeared to be a hybrid bug/beetle creature crawling on the wall about 5 feet down UNDERWATER in my swimming pool. It has an oval-shaped back that looks like half an egg shell, maybe 1/2 inch long, and shiny, dark emerald green color with black spots. The closest thing in appearance would be a tick or coc...
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Submitted by Tino, CA
