Red Legged Ham Beetle Red Legged Ham beetle

Red Legged Ham Beetle Red Legged Ham beetle are very capable fliers and quick crawlers. Very attracted to food odors from long distances. They are able to penetrate spaces as small as 0. 595 mm or approximately 32 mesh. Larval and Adult stages are capable of chewing to enlarge holes for food access. Nestlé Purina Pet. Care

Red Legged Ham Beetle Life Cycle Live over 12 months Females lay over 1000 eggs over their entire life in small clusters of around 20 Eggs hatch in 4 -5 days The larvae create a silken pupation of a chalky consistency that is used as a cocoon to transform from the larvae to the adult stage Entire Life cycle takes around 45 days (in warmer climates 30 days) Rate of population increase is about 25 times per month Nestlé Purina Pet. Care

RLHB Control Killed below 60 degrees, maximum temps are unknown but exceed 107 degrees Unaffected by pyrethrins Fumigants must be used at max capacity Nestlé Purina Pet. Care

Food and Exposure Routes Scavenger of Animal and Fruit Meat Based Products AKA the Copra Beetle Predacious and in large populations Cannibalistic Sanitation is KEY Nestlé Purina Pet. Care

Desiccation with Diatomaceous Earth Small Study Time Lapse 15 min 30 min 45 min 1 hour 1. 5 hours 2. 5 hours 3. 5 hours 4. 5 hours 6. 5 hours 8. 5 hours 0. 5 Rate Label Rate 1. 5 Rate 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 10. 5 hours 2 12. 5 Hours 19 Hours 2 0 1 0 Nestlé Purina Pet. Care

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