6-9 PREVENTION OF STORED PRODUCT PESTS Flashcards
- READILY INFEST ALL FARINACEOUS PRODUCTS WITH LARVAE
- MOTH LARVAE SPIN SILK WEBBING
- GRAYISH BAND ACROSS UPPER 1/3 OF REDDISH/BRONZE WINGS
INDIAN MEAL MOTH
- ALSO CALLED TRIBOLIUM BEETLES
- SHINY, FLATTENED, REDDISH BROWN
FLOUR BEETLE
- HAIRS ON OUTSIDE OF LARVA CAN CAUSE GI TRAUMA, EYE IRRITATION, DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC REACTION
- REDDISH BROWN WITH PALE MARKING ON WING COVERS
DERMESTID BEETLE (KHAPRA BEETLE)
WHAT IS THE MOST COMMONLY FOUND STORED PRODUCT PEST ABOARD SHIPS?
SAW-TOOTHED GRAIN BEETLE
- SLENDER, FLAT BROWN BEETLE
- THORAX BEARS SIX SAW TOOTHED PROJECTIONS ON EACH SIDE
SAW TOOTHED GRAIN BEETLE
WHAT IS THE MOST DESTRUCTIVE STORED PRODUCT PEST?
RICE WEEVIL
- REDDISH BROWN
- LONG BEAK OR SNOUT
- TWO YELLOWISH/REDDISH SPOTS ON TOP OF EACH FRONT WING
RICE WEEVIL
WHAT FOOD ITEMS HAVE HIGH INSECT INFESTATION POTENTIAL?
- GRITS
- CORNMEAL
- MACARONI
- FLOUR
- DRY PEAS/BEANS
- RICE
- CEREAL
STORED PRODUCT PESTS
-OBSERVE SAMPLES FOR THE FOLLOWING:
- SEAMS IN SACKS
- PINHOLES IN BOXES/PLASTIC BAGS
- INSECT FECES
- WEBBING
- CAST SKINS
- LARVAE
- INSECTS
STORED PRODCUT PESTS:
ITEMS CLOSE TO OR PAST EXPIRATION ARE:
HIGH RISK
HOW OFTEN ARE STORED PRODUCT PEST SURVEYS DONE?
HOW OFTEN UNDERWAY?
- MONTHLY
- UNDERWAY, EVERY 2 WEEKS
DURING PIERSIDE INSPECTIONS, IF INSECTS ARE FOUND, SEPERATE INFESTED SUPPLIES AND NOTIFY?
THE SUPPLY OFFICER
IF A SMALL QUANTITY OF DRY STORED GOODS ARE FOUND TO BE LIGHTLY INFESTED WITH:
- LESS THAN 7 BEETLES PER POUND, EXCEPT DERMESTID OR FLOUR BEETLE
- REMOVE IMMEDIATELY
- PLACE IN FREEZER FOR AT LEAST 3 DAYS
WHAT TEMP AND HOW LONG IS REQUIRED TO KILL ALL STAGES OF INSECTS?
2 WEEKS AND 0 DEGREES F
IF DRY STORED GOODS ARE INFESTED WITH ____________, THE PRODUCT IS UNFIT FOR CONSUMPTION AND THROWN AWAY.
-1 LIVING OR DEAD DERMESTID
