{"id":16622,"date":"2021-05-20T09:51:41","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T23:51:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/?page_id=16622"},"modified":"2025-05-06T20:38:35","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T10:38:35","slug":"stored-product-pests","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/stored-product-pests\/","title":{"rendered":"Stored Product Pests in New Zealand"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"16622\" class=\"elementor elementor-16622\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-789790f elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"789790f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><nav  aria-label=\"breadcrumb\"><ol class=\"breadcrumb\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BreadcrumbList\"><li class=\"breadcrumb-item active\" aria-current=\"page\" itemprop=\"itemListElement\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ListItem\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Home<\/span><meta itemprop=\"position\" content=\"1\"><\/li><\/ol><\/nav><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-481a3657 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"481a3657\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c3cc74f\" data-id=\"6c3cc74f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76c17c67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76c17c67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Stored product pests or pantry pests is the general name given to the group of pests which attack stored grains, cereals and any dry packaged foods.<\/li><li>There are a wide range of beetles and several moths that are significant pests of stored foods in commercial and domestic situations.<\/li><li>Although they physically damage the food material, their presence is a visible contamination, their body parts and faeces cause allergic reaction and fungal contaminants are often introduced by their activity.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-42b54c0e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"42b54c0e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-131aa332\" data-id=\"131aa332\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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href=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/stored-product-pests\/cigarette-beetle\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/shutterstock_768450454-small-e1621422439919.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16650\" alt=\"Cigarette beetle\" srcset=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/shutterstock_768450454-small-e1621422439919.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/shutterstock_768450454-small-e1621422439919-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/shutterstock_768450454-small-e1621422439919-267x200.jpeg 267w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/shutterstock_768450454-small-e1621422439919-253x190.jpeg 253w, 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data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fea8d3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1fea8d3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/stored-product-pests\/sawtoothed-grain-beetle\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/shutterstock_789998605-small.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16653\" alt=\"Sawtoothed grain beetle\" srcset=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/shutterstock_789998605-small.jpg 400w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/shutterstock_789998605-small-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/shutterstock_789998605-small-267x200.jpg 267w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/shutterstock_789998605-small-253x190.jpg 253w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/shutterstock_789998605-small-140x105.jpg 140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d7e92e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d7e92e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/stored-product-pests\/rice-weevil\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/shutterstock_442140073-small.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16649\" alt=\"Rice weevil\" srcset=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/shutterstock_442140073-small.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/shutterstock_442140073-small-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/shutterstock_442140073-small-267x200.jpeg 267w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/shutterstock_442140073-small-253x190.jpeg 253w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/shutterstock_442140073-small-140x105.jpeg 140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ee29fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8ee29fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/stored-product-pests\/rice-weevil\/\">Rice weevil<br><\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-621d2099 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"621d2099\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2606b257\" data-id=\"2606b257\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-540bfd4f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"540bfd4f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a7f3d06\" data-id=\"4a7f3d06\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b2ce4d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3b2ce4d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/stored-product-pests\/flour-beetle\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/shutterstock_1184300296-small.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16655\" alt=\"Stored product pests flour beetle\" srcset=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/shutterstock_1184300296-small.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/shutterstock_1184300296-small-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/shutterstock_1184300296-small-267x200.jpeg 267w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/shutterstock_1184300296-small-253x190.jpeg 253w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/shutterstock_1184300296-small-140x105.jpeg 140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dcb86ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3dcb86ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/stored-product-pests\/flour-beetle\/\">Flour beetles<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f927754\" data-id=\"4f927754\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71215aee elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"71215aee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/stored-product-pests\/lesser-grain-borer\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/shutterstock_787817590-small.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16651\" alt=\"Lesser grain borer\" srcset=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/shutterstock_787817590-small.jpg 400w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/shutterstock_787817590-small-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/shutterstock_787817590-small-267x200.jpg 267w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/shutterstock_787817590-small-253x190.jpg 253w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/shutterstock_787817590-small-140x105.jpg 140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ffd9a4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4ffd9a4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/stored-product-pests\/lesser-grain-borer\/\">Lesser grain borer<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f806642\" data-id=\"f806642\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d8759f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5d8759f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/stored-product-pests\/flat-grain-beetle\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/shutterstock_1609696165-small.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16656\" alt=\"Flat grain beetle\" srcset=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/shutterstock_1609696165-small.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/shutterstock_1609696165-small-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/shutterstock_1609696165-small-267x200.jpeg 267w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/shutterstock_1609696165-small-253x190.jpeg 253w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/shutterstock_1609696165-small-140x105.jpeg 140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58ebf65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"58ebf65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/stored-product-pests\/flat-grain-beetle\/\">Flat grain beetle<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8accab1\" data-id=\"8accab1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a27e74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5a27e74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/stored-product-pests\/warehouse-beetle\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/shutterstock_797719621-small.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16654\" alt=\"Warehouse beetle\" srcset=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/shutterstock_797719621-small.jpg 400w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/shutterstock_797719621-small-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/shutterstock_797719621-small-267x200.jpg 267w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/shutterstock_797719621-small-253x190.jpg 253w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/shutterstock_797719621-small-140x105.jpg 140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4025f75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4025f75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/stored-product-pests\/warehouse-beetle\/\">Warehouse beetle<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-bdf7040 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bdf7040\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fcc1fd8\" data-id=\"fcc1fd8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f7ef05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9f7ef05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdfd440 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fdfd440\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Moth Pests<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-36f434e\" data-id=\"36f434e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-839a535 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"839a535\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58cb2d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"58cb2d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Other Pests<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f4f164f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f4f164f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-65f0bed\" data-id=\"65f0bed\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6d9bb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f6d9bb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/moths\/pantry-moth\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Indian-meal-moth-small.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20745\" alt=\"Indian Meal Moth\" srcset=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Indian-meal-moth-small.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Indian-meal-moth-small-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Indian-meal-moth-small-267x200.jpeg 267w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Indian-meal-moth-small-253x190.jpeg 253w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Indian-meal-moth-small-140x105.jpeg 140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-216726f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"216726f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/moths\/pantry-moth\/\">Pantry moth<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-453ce39\" data-id=\"453ce39\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb27a76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cb27a76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/pest-control-stored-product-pests\/booklice-or-psocids\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/booklice-4x3-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21779\" alt=\"Booklice or psocid\" srcset=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/booklice-4x3-1.jpeg 520w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/booklice-4x3-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/booklice-4x3-1-267x200.jpeg 267w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/booklice-4x3-1-253x190.jpeg 253w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/booklice-4x3-1-140x105.jpeg 140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3f30ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d3f30ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/pest-control-stored-product-pests\/booklice-or-psocids\/\">Booklice<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9ed85a0\" data-id=\"9ed85a0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-99147e0\" data-id=\"99147e0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1949890b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1949890b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-49942d04\" data-id=\"49942d04\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a6c71b elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2a6c71b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/pest-control-near-me\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-map-marker-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Find a pest control company<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2107544b closed-accordion elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"2107544b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 id=\"elementor-tab-title-5541\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5541\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Pest Status<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5541\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5541\"><p>Stored product pests can be split into those than attack stored whole cereals and grains, and those that attach processed grains, cereals and other dried food. However, many species will attack both whole grains and a wide range of dried foods. There are a wide range of beetle pests, a few moth pests and a mite, that causes damage to stored grains and food.<\/p><p>In most cases it is the larval stage that causes most of the damage, although in some of the beetle species they also feed or cause damage to whole grains when they lay their eggs.<\/p><p>The real costs of stored product pests are significant:<\/p><ul><li>An estimated 1\/4 to 1\/3 of the world grain crop is lost each year in storage. <em>(Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia)<\/em><\/li><li>In the U.S. alone, stored product pests can damage, contaminate, or consume as much as 10% of the total food produced; in developing countries, that rate has been estimated at 50% or more. <em>(University of Wisconsin\/USDA)<\/em><\/li><\/ul><p>Although they physically damage the food material, their presence is a visible contamination, their body parts and faeces cause allergic reaction and fungal contaminants are often introduced by their activity. They are considered the main pest problem for many food handing and processing businesses.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 id=\"elementor-tab-title-5542\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5542\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Identifying stored product pests<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5542\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5542\"><p>In addition to the individual species pages above, here&#8217;s a great article to help with identifying 8 of the key\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/pest-control-stored-product-pests\/in-focus-stored-product-beetles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stored product beetles<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 id=\"elementor-tab-title-5543\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5543\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Life-cycle<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5543\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5543\"><p>Both beetles and moths go through complete metamorphosis \u2013 hatching from an egg, they go through several larval stages before pupating into an adult.<\/p><p>Some lay their eggs near the food, some on the food and some, like the rice weevil, actually bore into grains and lay their eggs inside the food.<\/p><p>The length of the life-cycle depends on the species and is quicker in warmer temperatures. Under optimal conditions, the life-cycle can be completed in as little as 1-2 months, which means populations can get quickly out of control.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 id=\"elementor-tab-title-5544\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5544\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Feeding habits<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5544\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5544\"><p>Stored product pests are a challenging pest, not only because they will attack a wide range of whole, grains, cereals and processed dry foods, but because of their ability to get inside packets and containers, even after processing.<\/p><p>The larvae of some species (and occasionally the adults) are capable of chewing through plastic bags and the larvae are sometime small enough to crawl around the thread of close screw top containers.<\/p><p>Due to their small size their presence can be hard to detect, until it&#8217;s too late and a significant population has developed. Often the adult and larvae will hide within the food source (they don&#8217;t like light), sometimes they feed within the grain itself and sometime the larvae protect themselves within webbing which gets coated by the surrounding food material.<\/p><p>Apart from whole grains and cereals, stored product pests will eat a wide range of dry foods including flour, breakfast cereals, rice, biscuits, pasta, spices, nuts, drinking chocolate, coffee, tobacco, dry petfood and even rodent bait.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 id=\"elementor-tab-title-5545\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5545\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Food contamination and health issues<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5545\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5545\"><p>Stored product pest not only physically damage the food, but their physical presence contaminates the food \u2013 bodies, shed skins and faeces.<\/p><p>Not only is physical contamination obviously undesirable in food, they contain allergens that can cause allergic reactions.<\/p><p>In addition, their presence and feeding habits can introduce fungi which further damage and contaminate the food.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 id=\"elementor-tab-title-5546\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5546\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How to prevent a stored product pest infestation<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5546\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5546\"><p>Preventing a stored product pest infestation is all about inspection and monitoring<\/p><ul><li>Inspect all incoming dry foods (even those in sealed packets)<\/li><li>Ensure all opened dry foods are stored in thick plastic or glass containers with a tight fitting top (not a screw top)<\/li><li>Monitor for pests, especially pantry moths in residential situations<\/li><\/ul><p>Sticky traps with a pheromone attractant (which are available at supermarkets and hardware stores) are useful for monitoring and eliminating adult pantry moths.<\/p><p>If you detect a stored product pest infestation, it is important to inspect all your stored dried foods and seal infested foods in a bag before throwing into the outside bin.<\/p><p>All lot of research focuses on the commercial management of stored product pests. Recent research has looked\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/pest-control-stored-product-pests\/lasers-the-new-weapon-against-stored-product-pests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">using lasers to detect stored product pests<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 id=\"elementor-tab-title-5547\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5547\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How do pest professionals get rid of stored product pests<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5547\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5547\"><h4>Residential situations:<\/h4><p>In the residential situation, a pest professional will spend time to find the source of the infestation and then ask you to throw out all infested material.<\/p><p>Once this is done, there isn&#8217;t always the need to carry out a spray treatment, but sometimes it makes sense to carry out a residual spray treatment to surfaces in the food storage areas.<\/p><p>Depending on the pest and situation, the pest manager may also suggest you install some monitoring traps so you can detect any new intruders before they can infest your foods.<\/p><h4>Commercial situations:<\/h4><p>In commercial situations, control of stored product pests is more complicated. The standard process for dealing with stored product pests:<\/p><ul><li>Inspection<\/li><li>Disposal of infested material<\/li><li>Thoroughly vacuum infested area<\/li><li>Treatment<\/li><li>Monitoring<\/li><\/ul><p>Treatment may include fumigation of products or large areas and\/or treatment of surfaces. There is a lot of research in looking for new fumigants, especially in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/pest-control-products\/are-natural-compounds-the-future-of-fumigants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the use of natural compounds as fumigants<\/a>, which have a increased safety profile. The use of pheromones systems to monitor and control populations can also be considered. Here&#8217;s a bit of an explanation\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/pest-control-stored-product-pests\/playing-the-mating-game\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">how pheromones can be used in managing stored product pests<\/a>.<\/p><p>Prevention of stored product pests in commercial situations needs an ongoing management plan. Here is some more information on the use of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/pest-control-stored-product-pests\/five-questions-stored-product-beetles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">monitoring systems for stored product beetles<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 id=\"elementor-tab-title-5548\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5548\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">More information on pest control of stored product pests...<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5548\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5548\"><p>More information on <a href=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/pest-control-stored-product-pests\/\">pest control stored product pests<\/a> (pantry moths, weevils, beetles and more) \u2013 behaviour, control, products, traps and prevention.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Find a pest control company Stored product pests or pantry pests is the general name given to the group of pests which attack stored grains, cereals and any dry packaged foods. There are a wide range of beetles and several moths that are significant pests of stored foods in commercial and domestic situations. Although they physically damage the food material, their presence is a visible contamination, their body parts and faeces cause allergic reaction and fungal contaminants are often introduced [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":16655,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"Stored Product Pests in New Zealand - Professional Pest Manager","_seopress_titles_desc":"Learn about the key stored product pests, also called pantry pests \u2013 identification, prevention tips and control.","_seopress_robots_index":"","_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16622","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","wpbf-post"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16622","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16622"}],"version-history":[{"count":29,"href":"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16622\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39312,"href":"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16622\/revisions\/39312"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16655"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16622"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16622"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}