Delaware Stored Product Pest Control

Nothing will ruin your appetite quite like finding a bug in your food. Stored product pests can infest packaged food that you buy at a grocery store. Once you bring it home, it can then infest the other food in your home or office pantry. To protect your home or business on the Eastern Shore of Maryland from stored product pests, you need to learn about the behavior of this pest, take steps for prevention, and contact a pest management professional to find effective treatment options should an infestation occur.

What Are Stored Product Pests?

Stored product pests, also known as pantry pests, are small pests that infest food inside the packaging. They are usually several types of weevils, moths, beetles, and mealworms. Infestation can occur during harvest, shipment, or even after the food arrives.

How To Identify Stored Product Pests

Identifying stored product pests is difficult because of their size and resemblance to other common pests. It is hard to differentiate between them and pests that fly or crawl into your property from the outside. Contact a stored product pest exterminator from Viking Pest if you see pests in your pantry.

What Problems Can Stored Product Pests Cause for Delaware Home and Business Owners?

Stored product pests in your Delaware home or business can ruin your food and repopulate quickly. This can cause you to have many pests flying or crawling around. These pests live and breed in food, which means that your food supply can become infested with eggs, pupae, larvae, and adult insects, as well as fecal matter and shed skins, explain the pest control experts at Viking. If your business is in the food industry, this is a severe problem. Food items that are infested with stored product pests must be disposed of which can result in significant monetary loss.

When Are Stored Product Pests Active in Delaware?

Since there are so many diverse types of stored product pests, they all have different behavior and varying lifespans ranging from a few weeks to 8 months. To learn more about the specific stored product pest in your Delaware home or business, work with a pest expert to first identify what you are dealing with and provide treatment accordingly.

How To Control Stored Product Pests

You can unintentionally bring stored product pests home any time you go shopping for food. To prevent stored product pests, we recommend shopping only at trusted retailers. If you notice any pests in your pantry or see a moth nearby, both are potential indicators of stored product pests. You can prevent further infestation by contacting a pest control expert in Delaware for help on how to deal with the stored product pests you already have, so they cannot infest food you bring home in the future.

Protecting Your Home or Business From Delaware Stored Product Pest Control With Viking Pest Control

Viking Pest offers expert treatment designed to effectively and efficiently control and prevent pests from invading your home or business in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Delaware. Our use of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) techniques focuses on finding the core of the pest concern and controlling Delaware Stored Product Pest Control from the source. Through IPM, pest control materials are selected and applied in a manner that minimizes risks to human health, pets, and the environment. Call Viking today for your FREE and NO OBLIGATION estimate at 1-800-618-2847 or Schedule Online today!