
Sniffing Out Stored Product Pests
Researchers have identified a novel way to detect stored product pests – using an electronic nose.
More information on stored product pests, including pantry moths and flour beetles.

Researchers have identified a novel way to detect stored product pests – using an electronic nose.

Sophie Thorogood, Technical Training Manager at Pelsis, offers advice on managing one of the most challenging stored product pests.

Stored product pests are not only a problem in food storage areas, but also in smaller food containers – such as rodent bait stations.

Having an effective monitoring system is the most efficient way of keeping pests out of stored product facilities.

A drugstore beetle infestation has been detected in the irreplaceable book collection in Hungary’s oldest library at Pannonhalma Archabbey. A seven-month eradication program is in place.

John Stewart, Technical Training Manager at Pelsis, offers a helpful guide to dealing with challenging stored product pests.

An in-depth look at the cigarette beetle, Lasioderma serricorne, also known as the tobacco beetle.

How well do you know your beetles? Read about the dermestid family of beetles and tips for larva identification.

How much do you know about the Mediterranean flour moth?

The Indian meal moth is a frequent stored products invader, and a pest that professional pest managers should be well versed in managing.

A helpful overview of the eight stored product beetles that pest managers are most likely to encounter.

James Miller, from US company Trécé, explains the key role that mating disruption devices play in an IPM program targeting stored product pests.