Do you need help with an issue with weevils in Ennis?
Weevils are small beetles that love to target our food supplies. Some species, like the boll weevil, are a serious menace to farmers and our agricultural community. Others are a bane to homeowners because they get into our cupboards. In Ennis, it is the cupboard-invading variety that causes the most trouble. They contaminate grains like rice, corn and wheat most of all.
Weevils typically go unnoticed in the larval stage because they’re so tiny. But by the time that bag of flour hits your pantry shelf, it’s likely already too late. This is why weevils are such a problem and why it can seem like they are never really gone. If you are experiencing a weevil infestation in Ennis, the best way to really get rid of them is with the assistance of a weevil control company.
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Sureguard Termite & Pest Services is Ennis’s leading local weevil control specialist. Our skilled technicians have decades of experience combatting weevil infestations in our community and nobody knows how to deal with them better than us. We’ll put together a customized extermination plan just right for your home to get rid of them and keep them gone.
Once your weevil infestation has been eliminated, you can also count on us for ongoing maintenance and highly effective exclusion programs. We do it all!
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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.
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