Have you seen beetles in your home? If you have, you’re not alone. We get calls regularly from concerned home and business owners that are seeing beetles inside their properties and although they aren’t sure what kinds of beetles they have, they know they have a problem. That’s where the Texas pest control professionals at Holder’s come in. As part of your first inspection, we’ll identify the beetles you have as well as offer you control solutions to get rid of the problem and keep it from returning in the future. But before you give us a call, you may want a little more information about the pests that are bothering you. Here are some beetle identification tips to help you determine what type of beetle have infested your property as well as the dangers these beetles can pose to you, your family and your customers.
The beetles we typically see in Texas include the red flour beetle, the confused flour beetle, the boll weevil and the June beetle (or June bug).
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The adult confused flour beetle shares similar characteristics to the red flour beetle. The confused flour beetle measures approximately 1/8 of an inch, with a flattish body makeup and a reddish-brown hue. Due to its grooved wing covers with punctures dotted over them, they appear to be shiny beetles. Like the red flour beetle, the confused flour beetle can be found in stored foods such as dried fruits and nuts, legumes, spices, chocolate, grains, cereals and other products. While the confused flour beetle is not known for being dangerous, they produce a disagreeable odor in the stored foods they contaminate and, if you are in the food processing industry, can give customers the wrong impression.
The boll weevil is sometimes a grayish or reddish-brown beetle, measuring to ¼ of an inch in length. The boll weevil is known for being an extreme pest and feeding on cotton buds and flowers. Entering the United States in 1892, they have caused billions of dollars in damage to the US cotton industry, making life especially difficult for cotton farmers during the Great Depression. Rice boll weevils are known for destroying stored products while other types of weevils will enter homes in the winter.
The June Beetle is also known as the June bug. Measuring between ½ of an inch and 5/8 inches, they are reddish brown beetles that have a smooth brown exterior. June bugs have an attraction to lights causing them to emerge outside in the spring, or in your home. You will find these beetles, during the larval stage, feeding on grass and sometimes destroying roots, causing grass to turn yellow and die. This can cause patches in your lawn, and once inside your home can continue to be a nuisance. While these beetles cannot harm you, they do infest in large numbers making your home susceptible to infestation after infestation.
