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Merchant Grain Beetles
Oryzaephilus mercator · about 1/10 in
Merchant Grain BeetlesGroup Pantry Pests
Size about 1/10 in
Where Spring Hill · Columbia · Santa Fe · Franklin
What are Merchant Grain Beetles?
Flat, narrow, brown beetles with six saw-like teeth on each side of the thorax. They slide into packaged goods.
Are they dangerous?
They contaminate dry goods. They do not bite.
What causes them?
They hitch in flour, nuts, dried fruit, and pet food.
Signs in the house
Flat brown beetles in spilled flour behind an appliance.
In Middle Tennessee
Pantries and pet-food bins.
What Death Row does
Dump, vacuum the toe kicks, treat. 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.