Featured insect of the month
Insect of the Month: Rice Weevil What do Red Rice Weevils look like? Rice Weevil Adults: Adults are 2-3 mm (0.125 inches) long, dull reddish-brown to black, having the prothorax pitted with deep, round punctures and with four light spots on the wing covers. Eggs: Female Rice weevils will chew a hole into a grain…
Insect of the Month: Red Flour Beetle The red flour beetle (Tribolium castaneum) is a common stored-product pest affecting grain, flour, and processed food products across Australia. It is primarily an issue in mills, food manufacturing, warehouses, supermarkets, and on-farm storage, rather than domestic environments. What do Red Flour Beetles look like? Red Flour Beetle…
Insect of the Month: Drugstore Beetle This month, we’re spotlighting the Drugstore Beetle (Stegobium paniceum) — a common but often overlooked pest in stored product environments. These small reddish-brown beetles are known for their broad diet and ability to infest everything from flour to pharmaceuticals. Understanding their habits, life cycle, and signs of activity can…
Insect of the Month: Casemaking Clothes Moth The casemaking clothes moth (Tinea pellionella) is a small, fabric-damaging moth known for its habit of constructing a silken case or “bag” around itself, which it carries for protection as it feeds. What do Casemaking Clothes Moth look like? Casemaking Clothes Moth Adults: Up to 8 mm (0.3…
Insect of the Month: Lesser Grain Borer The lesser grain borer is a primary pest of whole grains, especially corn and cassava root. The adults chew small holes in the kernel and then lay several eggs in the grain or in the grain mass. Damage is seldom noticed until exit holes appear and adults are…
Insect of the Month Tobacco Moth (Ephestia elutella) Description Tobacco Moth Adults: The wings from tip to tip are up to 16 mm (0.625 inch) and the hind wings are uniformly gray. The upper wings are grayish brown with two light colored bands extending across each forewing. Tobacco Moth Eggs: Oval, ivory in color and…