Insect Quiz August, 2005

August Quiz 2005

You are so excited to be in your new house.  They finished constructing it this spring and you moved in just a few months ago.  But your excitement is tempered one day as you notice dozens of very small beetles in the kitchen, especially around the sink.  They don’t seem to coming from anywhere in particular but it’s hard to tell.  There isn’t any obvious damage that you can see but you haven’t looked thoroughly in the cupboards or the adjacent rooms yet.

1.  What are these insects?

2.  Where are they coming from?

3.  What kind of damage are they causing?

4.  What is the best way to control them?