Write "dead bug" Shibanmushi . Listening to the name alone sounds like a terrible bug, but doesn't stab or suck blood. However, it is certain that you will eat anything horribly. A small brown beetle of only a few millimeters that eats hard pasta before boiling and even breaks into the bag containing the pasta. What is the reason that the damage is so great that you can not imagine it from a cute appearance? I will explain with images.
What is the origin of the dead insect (Shibanmushi)?
Why did you get a name that doesn't look good on cute looks?
Shibanmushi Is written in kanji, it is a "dead bug". It looks like a small beetle female (female) or scarab beetle, and is rather a cute insect. Nevertheless, there is a reason that the name was a bit disgraceful. Shibanmushi The English name of "Deathwatch". It is said that the translation of this as a "watchman of death" is the origin of the dead bug (Shibanushi). When it occurs a lot, it makes a clicking sound, so in Europe at the time it seems that this sound was expressed as "the sound of the second hand of a grim reaper's watch."
But in fact, not just the countdown to death, Shibanmushi Male (male) and female (female) courtship behavior. If you succeed in courtship and couple ... you will not be able to ignore this insect if you find it because it leads to further breeding. Appetite Shibanmushi Before the outbreak occurs, learn the places, environments, food habits and ecology that are likely to occur, and take appropriate measures.
Shibanmushi is a glutton.
For example, what do you eat?
Shibanmushi Although it occurs in food factories, warehouses, and general households, it is a problem as a food pest and stored pest, but most individuals live outdoors and eat trees. What is discovered indoors Shibanmushi Among the minority. But I can never despise it. Although the eating habits differ slightly depending on the type, Shibanmushi Is basically a glutton. A wide range of food habits means that the risk of food problems is low, and anything you eat can easily spread the damage.
Attacks books and old documents Hulhonshibushi And Zautersibanmushi Harms paintings, folding screens, etc. and is covered with short hair Kebukashi Banushi There are other types that occur in addition to food. The most common households in Japan suffer from damage Dead tobacco insect (tobacco beetle) And Carrot dead insect (Jinsanshibanmushi) Will be.
(About 2-3mm in length)
Adult tobacco beetles are approximately 2-3 mm long. The body color is reddish brown or brownish brown. Larvae are small milky white caterpillars that grow to about 3-4 mm. The name is given to the tobacco leaves, but there may be no insects on the right due to the wide range of food. Eat that much. What kind of things other than tobacco eat?
Tobacco beetles love dried food. It bites the packaging material (package) and damages somen and pasta. Grains such as rice, wheat, corn, flour such as flour, okonomiyaki and hot cake mix, sweets such as bonito, spices, chocolate and pet food. It may be more difficult to find food that does not suffer damage.
Not only dry foods, but also dry plants. When you find a beetle indoors, find out where it came from or where it is nesting. Before you decorate your room, dry flowers can be used as a habitat. Shibanmushi Please check if is not attached.
Speaking of insects that easily occur on tatami mats Mites And Chatterbug As you can imagine, if there is a small hole in the tatami, Shibanmushi It may be the work of. Mites Is too small to be seen with the naked eye, Chatterbug No holes are drilled. Get rid of the tatami mats before they become full of holes.
The main time of occurrence of Shiban beetle is from May to October.
(About 2-3mm in length)
The distribution area of tobacco beetles is Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu. Insects commonly seen nationwide. It does not hibernate but overwinters in the form of larvae, and adults begin to emerge around May. The average lifespan of adults is relatively short, up to about three weeks. In the meantime, larvae lay eggs on what will be the larvae's food, breed while changing generations, and reach the peak of development in September to October.
(Approximately 3-4mm long)
The total number of eggs laid per female (female) is 50-100. Eggs are milky, less than 1 mm in size, and slightly longer oval. Shibanmushi Larvae of the beetle and scarab beetle are smaller. It emerges in the pupal chamber and emerges from the pupal chamber two to three days after emergence, and it breeds by mating again.
Although it is a rare case, if you want to raise cigarette beetles, they will breed easily if you raise them in a dark room with a temperature of 25°C and humidity of 60% or less. Earth Corporation raises various insects for daily research, and cigarette beetles are one of the easiest to breed. Just put them in a plastic container with a mixture of corn flour and brewer's yeast powder as food and they will breed.
Beware of the secondary damage of the hornet!
Prevent and eradicate Shiban beetles as soon as possible.
(About 2mm long)
Shibanmushi The natural enemy of the beetle is the beetle parasitoid (parasitic wasp). Is a pest Shibanmushi Unfortunately, it's not that good because it's parasitic on larvae and pupae and exterminates them. Ants Although it resembles the shape of Bee Is a companion of Arriga wasp Pierces humans ... Damage tends to be high in western Japan, and may be stabbed on tatami mats or in bed while sleeping. Especially in summer, when large breeding is easy, Shibanmushi Come aiming for Arriga wasp Please be aware of secondary damage caused by
Only a female (female) with an ovipositor pierces humans and is about 2 mm long. The body color is reddish-brown and similar to the ant, but it has a sharp buttocks and is slightly slim. The moment of the stab is painful, then it swells red and itchy, Arriga wasp Before coming Shibanmushi We recommend that you keep the environment where breeding is difficult.
- Put the ingredients in the refrigerator.
- Store foods stored at room temperature in bottles and cans.
- Clean daily and discard cardboard immediately.
- Find the source and destroy it.
- If you find any, exterminate them with Pest Control.
- Clean the wood around the house and spray a dust-type pesticide.
The silverfish, which eat a variety of food, are already a nuisance, but they are also the cause of the emergence of the ant-hornet, which stings humans, so they have established themselves as a pest. Silverfish and ant-hornet can be easily exterminated with commercially available chemicals. If you see even one, spray it quickly to get rid of them and prevent them from multiplying.
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