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Cigarette Beetles
Lasioderma serricorne · about 1/10 in
Cigarette BeetlesGroup Pantry Pests
Size about 1/10 in
Where Spring Hill · Columbia · Santa Fe · Franklin
What are Cigarette Beetles?
Oval, red-yellow-brown, head tucked down so they look humpbacked. Named for tobacco, but they eat spices, grains, and dry goods.
Are they dangerous?
They contaminate food. They do not bite.
What causes them?
They ride in on packaged spices, pet food, and tobacco.
Signs in the house
Tiny humpbacked beetles in a spice jar or pantry corner.
In Middle Tennessee
Spice racks and pantries.
What Death Row does
Dump infested goods, vacuum, treat cracks. Call or text 931-500-6969.
Pantry tank
Best treatment from the truck
Load Dump the food. Crack and crevice Alpine.
Per gallon Alpine WSG 10 g per gallon in cabinet seams after the food is gone. Pheromone trap for moths. No broadcast spray on dishes.
TN charter 5908. Licensed applicators only. The label beats this card if they disagree.