Stored Product Pests Do Damage To More Than Just Food!

Stored product pests is a category that includes beetles, weevils, moths and  mites.   These pests cause customers to loose thousands of dollars in damaged  food every year.  So it is important to not only take action when you see these pest in your home, but to have a good strategy. 

Action Plan:
1. Remove infested items.
2. Inspect everything for damage...even new unopened products.
3. If you want to keep anything of value heat the material in shallow pans in the
oven at 130ºF for at least 30 minutes or place in a deepfreeze at 0ºF for four days.
4. Empty and vacuum cabinets and shelves to pick up loose infested material; then
wash them with soap and hot water.
5.  Treat previously infested areas using insecticides and growth regulators labeled
for treating these areas. 
6.  Use Traps for monitoring progress. 
7.  Replace products to shelves, but compartmentalize by keeping in air tight storage
containers.