Weevils are irritatingly invisible pests. These insects hide within packets of cereals, grains, and pasta before emerging to wreak havoc in your kitchen when the grubs hatch. As they eat their way through your supplies, weevils can reproduce quickly and contaminate any surviving food.
To get the weevil infestation in your Highland Park, TX home under control, call Sureguard Termite and Pest Services.
Weevil Control & Treatment
Having to replenish any food stores that get decimated by weevils is incredibly annoying and expensive. And because these beetles are so small, it’s nearly impossible to detect which food packets are infested. It’s also difficult to eradicate an infestation once it’s been established.
Thankfully, the professional pest controllers at Sureguard Termite and Pest Services can help. We’ve been beating these beetles for over 50 years using a specialized range of environmentally friendly treatments that won’t contaminate your kitchen. These can include liquid treatments and baiting stations.
To prevent weevils from taking you by surprise, get year-round pest protection by signing up for one of our four residential service programs. Each tier covers a range of common household pests and provides access to all relevant treatments. These solutions are then topped up on a quarterly or bi-monthly basis by our pest control crews.
Our weevil services are also available as one-off procedures such as:
- Environmentally Friendly Weevil Control
- Efficient Weevil Removal
- Full Decontamination of Infested Areas
- Quarterly or Bi-monthly Top-ups
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Keep weevils at bay in your Highland Park, TX home by contacting the experts at Sureguard Termite and Pest Services today.
Weevil Control in Highland Park Tx
The granary weevil (also known as the pantry weevil) can be found in stored food products. This insect does develop wings, which gives them the ability to travel great distances from the field to storage facilities. Inside the food storage warehouses is where they begin to infest food products. They chew through the grain kernels that exist in whole grain foods such as:
- Rice
- Cereals
- Seeds
- Flour
- Cake mix
- Cornmeal
- Spaghetti
- Crackers
- Cookies
- Oats
- Barley
- Wheat
The adults can chew from the outside as well as lay eggs. Once the eggs are layed by the female, they develop through several stages inside the grain kernels and eventually hatch. In warm conditions, the larvae can develop in a short as a month. Adult weevils often live for about 7 to 8 months while some can live up to 2 years.
For items that are going to be kept, it is recommended to place the food product in the freezer for several weeks to kill the adult weevils and the larvae. In most cases, it is safest to discard the contaminated items. Treatment would involve disposing the infested material, clearing out the pantry and treating the areas where the insects are located.
Call Sureguard today for a free estimate 972-406-8600 or 817-648-7400
