Beetles

General Information

  • the most common types of beetles are: flour beetles, spider beetles, carpet beetles, grain beetles and larder beetles.
  • we can only treat beetles indoors

Significance

  • make up 40% of all insect species worldwide

Preventative Treatment

FoodAccessHarbourage (ie possible nest sites)
may be good indicators of food spillage and poor higeneblock all cracks and holes in walls and steps and close windows (the adult beetles flies readily and is attracted to luminated windows at night)common in birds' nests

Conditions of Service by Stirling Council

  • there is a charge per treatment for this service

Cost of Treatment (until 31 March 2009)

£32 (for single treatment)

Concessions

certain concessions from payment apply e.g. OAP/UB40  - if you wish to request a concession please phone 0845 2777000 – we regret that concessions can not be processed on line