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Home » article » HIDE BEETLE CONTROL

HIDE BEETLE CONTROL

 
  1. HIDE BEETLE BIOLOGY
  2. FLYING HIDE BEETLES
  3. WHAT DO HIDE BEETLES EAT?
  4. HOW TO TREAT A HIDE BEETLE INFESTATION
  5. HIDE BEETLE TRAPS
  6. AEROSOL SPRAY FOR HIDE BEETLES
  7. BEST LIQUID HIDE BEETLE SPRAY
  8. CONTACT US


Hide Beetle species are common throughout the world. In fact, hide beetles play an important role when it comes to recycling. Hide beetles feed on most any dead animal. This includes animal hair and flesh. But this ferocious appetite can many times cause hide beetles to forage into homes and other buildings where their feeding will become a problem.

 

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HIDE BEETLE BIOLOGY ^

Hide beetles are small and dark. Adults will grow to be 5-10 mm and will vary from dark brown to black in color. They’re strong flyers and are attracted to decaying flesh and rotting meat.

INCINERATOR BEETLE LIFE CYCLEHide beetles will regularly penetrate and nest in stored products like pet food or cheese. They love hanging meat like hams and sausage. And though adult hide beetles are attracted to such food, they don’t eat nearly as much as their offspring.

Adult hide beetle females will seek a good food supply on which to lay eggs. If conditions are right, these eggs will hatch in as little as 2 days. Larva should be able to find food close by (since females lay eggs close to food) and will eat continuously till they are ready to pupate and become adults. They’re ferocious eaters and can chew though most anything. This feeding may go on for 1-8 months depending on local temperatures, humidity and food quality.

Once larvae get their full, they’ll move off the food source and find a safe location on which to pupate. This could be in a slight crack or crevice, behind some type of siding or on a tree. Larvae can chew into wood and have been known to cause lots of damage to structural members of homes and buildings during their trek to find safe harborage.

Hide beetle pupa will take a week or two to fully develop before emerging as adults. This process could be delayed if it’s cold or other weather factors slow the process. When done, they will emerge as an energetic, light avoiding adult.

 

FLYING HIDE BEETLES
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Adult hide beetles can fly. They’ll mostly take wing at night searching for fertile ground on which to continue their existence. Males will be chasing females, which can start egg laying in as little as a week, and females are always seeking good food supplies on which to lay eggs. Female hide beetles will lay hundreds – in some cases thousands – of eggs. If she planned accordingly, her young should have plenty to eat once they hatch.

 

WHAT DO HIDE BEETLES EAT? ^

Hide beetles are an important variable to the natural cycle of animals. By consuming both flesh and carcass, hide beetles enable dead animals to filter back to the earth. But this process can prove costly and expensive if they target something we’re trying to preserve.

Hide beetles will become a nuisance when they find their way into homes and other buildings. Barns, poultry houses, sheds, dog kennels and other areas where animals are kept seem to naturally attract hide beetles. They seem to prefer decomposing meat on which to feed but hide beetles will take full advantage of animal skin, leather, rugs, mattresses and clothing when food supplies are limited. They can live on hats, fabric and just about anything which uses animal parts such as hair, skin or hide.

Hide beetles can be a hunters worse enemy since they love animal mounts. For this reason they’ll target museums, taxidermists and butchers. Cattle farms are another favorite location as are zoos and even animal shelters. Hide beetles have been found living on animals too. Sickly dogs and other disease ridden wildlife can all become a target of this pest. Their small size and light body weight can make them difficult to notice. If left alone, they can cause huge amounts of damage and in extreme cases, loss of life.

 

HOW TO TREAT A HIDE BEETLE INFESTATION ^

Treatment for hide beetles is easy once you know where to treat. If you find something damaged, it’s important to inspect the entire room as well as other parts of the home to try and assess the extent of the infestation. Treatment options will depend on just how extensive the problem might be. With hide beetles, it’s always better to treat more then only what you see them eating.

 

HIDE BEETLE TRAPS ^

A good way to find out just how active they might be is to set out HIDE BEETLE TRAPS. These should be placed in rooms where activity is suspected along with surrounding rooms to make sure you aren’t missing something they like. Let them be for at least 1-2 weeks to see what they catch. So if you catch 10-20 on traps place in one room but only 2-3 on traps set in surrounding rooms, it would be clear what room has the main problem. Thats not to say you shouldn’t treat them all. But it would enable you to find the main nest site.

This extra bit of work can prove to be a good “insurance policy” that will protect you from hatching eggs which could be unseen. For example, if you have a small place rug or animal skin which has activity, it’s best to assume larva may have migrated away to other parts of the home. If you only treat the rug, you could allow other stages close by to continue the cycle and target non-treated areas.

Hide Beetle Trap

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AEROSOL SPRAY FOR HIDE BEETLES ^

Treatment strategies for hide beetles should be determined based on the size of the area showing hide beetle activity.

Small sheds, taxidermy shops and small rooms won’t need a lot of material and can be maintained with an aerosol known as MULTIPURPOSE INSECT KILLER. This product is water based and commonly used for a range of pests like lice, carpet beetles and bed bugs.

MultiPurpose can be applied safely to baseboards, carpeting, wood flooring, finished taxidermy like mounted animals, drapery, furniture, area rugs and pretty much any kind of hide or fabric. Treat these areas quarterly to insure you have an effective barrier in place; once a month when treating an active infestation.

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BEST LIQUID HIDE BEETLE SPRAY ^

For large areas, it will prove more cost effective to use a liquid treatment like BITHOR. Aerosols can become costly for problems that linger and liquids allow you to cover big areas more efficiently.

You’ll still need to treat once every two weeks during initial phases of treatment. But once the problem is under control, once every 3 months will insure they don’t return. Mix 1.o oz of Bithor per gallon of water and use the mixed solution over 800 sq/ft.

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Add the growth regulator  NYLAR to the tank mix to ensure long term control. Though Nylar won’t kill adult stages, it will prevent hide beetle larvae from being able to grow into reproducing adults. It also lasts a long time so you only need to apply it every 3 months. Basically you add it to the same mix as the Bithor. Use 1 oz of Nylar per gallon, along with the Bithor, and use one mixed gallon for every 800 sq/ft of surface area treated.

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Be sure to apply the spray with a good PUMP SPRAYER. Our private label is made to our specifications and is both durable and comprised of high quality components so it will last for many years. Plus the assortment of nozzles that comes with it will enable you to make the proper treatment efficiently, without mess or waste.

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Hide beetle control can be done once you know where to treat and what they are targeting. Remember, they are excellent flyers and will many times find different areas of the home to occupy. Animal mounts, horse hair mattresses and just about any natural fabric or material in the home can become food for this ferocious insect. But if find their main food source and get the areas properly treated, you can eliminate the problem with a little persistence and precise treatments.

 


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  1. paul ryder says

    December 5, 2012 at 8:53 am

     

    Beetles came in via new leather suit. Had pest control people in but still getting beetles although they die when traveling through treated areas but it seems never ending. Any way of killing larvae, eggs and adult beetles with a all in one application?

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    • Tech Support says

      December 5, 2012 at 9:55 am

       

      @paul ryder: To stop all stages, you’ll need to treat with the Permethrin and Nylar listed above. The Nylar is needed to kill the eggs. Treat monthly and after 1-2 months, the cycle will break and you should be good. More info is above here:

      https://bugspray.com/article/hide.html#hide-beetle-control-spray

      The two products you’ll need are:

      Permethrin 10: https://bugspray.com/catalog/insecticide/liquid/permethrin-10

      Nylar: https://bugspray.com/catalog/insecticide/igr/igr-nylar

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