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
| Food | Access | Harbourage (ie possible nest sites) |
| may be good indicators of food spillage and poor higene | block 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

