The kitchen is at the heart of every home. So when an infestation of weevils demolishes your food stores, it can feel like a complete disaster. These greedy little beetles lay their eggs in grain packets, allowing the larvae to eat their way free before devouring the rest of your larder.
Don’t let your Carrollton, TX kitchen become a weevil waiting service. Call Sureguard Termite and Pest Services.
Weevil Control & Treatment Services
Although weevils aren’t technically harmful to humans, the husks of their eggs and the presence of their larvae can contaminate any food that they come into contact with. Spotting weevil eggs in a packet of pasta or rice is all but impossible, so you won’t know that an infestation is present before it begins to emerge.
Here at Sureguard Termite and Pest Services, we can wipe out weevil infestations once they’ve been identified. We’ve been dealing with these bloated beetles for over 50 years. Our environmentally friendly weevil control treatments have been rigorously tested to ensure that they won’t damage your home or food stores.
Each of our four residential service subscriptions provides thorough weevil services during your quarterly or bi-monthly appointments. We can also administer our full range of weevil control services to non-members.
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Don’t let weevils enjoy breakfast, lunch, or dinner in your Carrollton, TX property. Contact Sureguard Termite and Pest Services today.
WEEVIL CONTROL IN CARROLLTON 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.
