Insects that live in our food

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We have all heard about a number of insect pests that are attracted to our food – from moths to ants and flies to beetles and cockroaches. Some are easy to notice because of their size but there are some just too small to see, especially as eggs and larvae stages. Most may live their entire lives in the food they prefer. All these insects are referred to as stored product pests. This collective group of insects is responsible for a large quantity of monetary damage from the farm they were grown, to storage, transportation, processing, and delivery.  They eat, sully and spoil around 15-25% of the world’s grain crops. Stored product pest can be introduced at any point of the food supply chain, from the seeding of fields to the pantry you store them in. Most of these insects are also linked to local bird populations and rodents (mice, rats and squirrels), scattering from the nests and animal foods in the same facility or buildings nearby. There are three main categories of these pests: beetles and weevils, moths and mites. Stored product pests can infiltrate any dried products, preserves and organic products from grains to cereals and pasta to dried meats. They can be categorized according to the products that they infiltrate and economically important for the amounts of grains they destroy.

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gogreenpestcontrol.ca Ladner tsawwassen Delta B.C. Randy Bilesky BsF CPA

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