Ginger Mucoed (short-eyed)

The kitchen unit is of the greatest interest among household pests. In food stocks you can find a huge variety of wildlife, including bread grinder, food moth and ginger mucoed. The latter is very picky about living conditions, which greatly facilitates the fight against pests.

Interesting!

In each apartment or house there are several species of insects. And if they are not visible to the naked eye, this does not mean that they are not there.American scientists conducted an interesting study, during which they found out that, on average, about 100 species of arthropods live in one house. Of the 500 rooms in only five were not detected a single insect.

What does a redhead mucoed look like

Red Mucoed

Ginger mucoed has several names. In foreign editions it is called the short-lived red mucoed. In Russian-language sources, it is described as Surinamese mucoed, and in everyday life simply called Ryzhik. The size of the beetle varies in the range of 1.5-2.5 mm. And although the insect itself is different in miniature size, it prefers to live in huge storage facilities, in mills, in industrial premises.

The name of the beetle accurately reflects its color - rusty yellow or copper. The little body is densely covered with hairs, the width of the head is almost the same size with the width of the body. If you carefully consider what the red-headed mucoed looks like in the photo, you can see a long mustache that is slightly longer than the beetle itself. Well-developed wings help to make long-distance flights, and the insect uses it in search of a new food base.

Interesting!

The optimal conditions for the life and reproduction of mucoed are high air humidity of 65-70% and an ambient temperature of 20-25 ° C.Deviations from the norm slow down the development of the insect. Temperatures below 12 ° C and above 30 ° C greatly shorten the life span. Under optimal conditions, red mucoed can go without food for up to 70 days, with low humidity death occurs in 15-20 days.

Korotkousy mukoed differs from a red mustache in length, their length barely reaches half the body. The beetle is widespread everywhere, mainly in feed mills, flour mills. It multiplies very quickly and creates numerous colonies.

What pest eats

Red Mucoed

In industrial, warehouse, barns, mills, granaries red mucoed clogged. It feeds on flour, rotten, crushed grains, cereals, pasta. Only products whose moisture content exceeds 15% are suitable for insect food. Adults can feed on the larvae of other pests, including the bark beetles and weevils.

In the apartment mukoedy fall with contaminated products. Small dimensions, a flat structure of the body allow adults and larvae to freely penetrate the boxes, bags, bags and other containers for products.When it enters the nutrient substrate, the mucoed begins an active life: to feed and multiply. Do not bypass the attention of such products:

• cereals, pasta, flour;
• flour and confectionery;
• dried fruits, nuts, sunflower seeds, flax;
• dried vegetables.

Beetles are very shy and afraid of sunlight and bright light. Most of the above products are stored in a dark place, which creates favorable conditions for the development of mucoeda. Like many other pests, sensing a potential danger, the bug pretends to be dead. Due to its tiny size and immobility, it is taken for rubbish and sent to the appropriate inventory with a broom. The beetle safely leaves the bin and continues to spoil the products.

Reproduction peculiarities of red flour

Red Mucoed

The female produces egg-laying on the products that feeds. One individual lays several dozen eggs, there can be 3-5 generations per year. After a few days, white shaggy larvae with a reddish tip of the abdomen appear from the eggs. As they grow, their length reaches 4 mm.

Pupation occurs in the nutrient substrate.The pupa is distinguished by a creamy tinge of the calf, 2 spiky outgrowths at the end and small size - 2.5 mm. The complete development cycle from egg to adult is 65-100 days. Adults live 6 months.

How to get rid of red flour

At home, the methods of struggle are reduced to recreating unbearable conditions for mucoils. To do this, they must be deprived of the food base and to prevent excessive humidity in the room. Damaged foods should be thrown away, because only adults can be separated using a sieve, and the eggs will remain in the flour.

Important!

Food products in which ginger mucoed has settled become unsuitable for consumption and are subject to disposal. Accumulating numerous colonies, insects increase the humidity of the products, litter them with waste products: excrement, skins.

At the enterprises a complex of preventive and extermination measures is carried out:

• preliminary aerosol treatment of storage facilities;
• preparation of grain for storage, which consists in heating or cooling and in the processing of grains with insecticidal preparations;
• regular monitoring of the infection of the repositories.

Conscientious attitude to the storage of grain products in warehouses and control over each batch of goods will avoid the spread of red flour.