Pantry Pest Control and Extermination
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Pantry Pest Control and Extermination
Pantry pests cause needless food waste every year. In fact, it’s estimated that they’re responsible for as much as 48% of food losses worldwide. Maximum Pest Management provides pantry pest control for homes and businesses in the Wichita area with no contracts.
We’re a local, family-owned pantry pest extermination company with more than 20 years of experience identifying and treating for meal moths, beetles, weevils and more. We don’t require you to sign a contract, so you’re free to schedule pest control at the service intervals that work for you.
We begin with a free inspection to find out the type and amount of pests that are invading your dry foods. Then, we use this information to develop a custom treatment plan that you can use for determining the frequency of service that works best for you.
Signs of Pantry Pest Infestation
If your home has pantry pests, you may notice small beetles inside your dry food packaging, moths flying around the kitchen, caterpillars on walls or inside food packages, or beetles roaming around the kitchen.
Ways to Prevent Pantry Pests
Pantry pest infestations often start in farms, flour mills and other food storage and distribution facilities. Once they reach a retail or grocery store, pantry pests can spread to other foods and then travel into homes.
To prevent pantry pests from spreading, don’t combine new dry goods with your existing dry foods unless you know for sure that neither has pests. Keep your pantry shelves clean so there are no crumbs or small bits of food to attract pests. Store dry goods in sealed, airtight containers rather than paper or cardboard. Clean the containers before refilling them with new food.
How We Treat for Pantry Pests
Maximum Pest Management will start with a free inspection to determine which types of pantry pests are in your home or business, as well as the scale of the infestation. We’ll use this information to develop a customized treatment plan to eliminate pantry pests and prevent them from returning. Our pest control services are provided with no contracts, so you’ll be able to choose how often you’d like us to come out.
Reviews for Maximum Pest Management
Maximum Pest Management
621 North Kessler Street Suite C, Wichita
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Extremely professional, courteous, and polite. Great knowledge. Very helpful. … More Armando was excellent. I also loved the communication with the company. It was nice to see reminder emails and texts. Extremely nice to get a text notifying me that they were on the way with a photo of the professional. I would highly recommend.
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I was hesitant to have an exterminator because people told me unless you hit … More the spider directly, it was pointless. I had sprayed many times with stuff from the stores and still saw regular activity. I'll tell you what... This is grade A extermination!!!! Mike came out, he was so knowledgeable, and had a great sense of humor. Explained everything thoroughly. I had those pest sticky pads out in the garage and they had spiders on them the next morning after being out out. After Mike sprayed, there hasn't been one bug of any kind on it, and that was a week ago! And the pads are right by the opening of the garage door. I've seen dead spiders, which is the only kind of spider I like to see. His stuff works! And now with regular maintenance, I will rest easy knowing my daughter and I are less likely to run into those jerks, especially the recluses! Thanks Mike!
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Mike has always been professional, courteous, timely, quick and effective. They … More also have very convenient electronic/text scheduling, reminders and billing. I would not hesitate to recommend their services.
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AMAZING customer service. Their appointment management software sends appointment … More reminders and communicates arrival time so I don’t have to call to confirm that they are coming out. I also appreciated how readily Mike educated me on the pests specific to my home! Excited to begin using them regularly!
Signs of Pantry Pest Infestation +
If your home has pantry pests, you may notice small beetles inside your dry food packaging, moths flying around the kitchen, caterpillars on walls or inside food packages, or beetles roaming around the kitchen.
Ways to Prevent Pantry Pests +
Pantry pest infestations often start in farms, flour mills and other food storage and distribution facilities. Once they reach a retail or grocery store, pantry pests can spread to other foods and then travel into homes.
To prevent pantry pests from spreading, don’t combine new dry goods with your existing dry foods unless you know for sure that neither has pests. Keep your pantry shelves clean so there are no crumbs or small bits of food to attract pests. Store dry goods in sealed, airtight containers rather than paper or cardboard. Clean the containers before refilling them with new food.
How We Treat for Pantry Pests +
Maximum Pest Management will start with a free inspection to determine which types of pantry pests are in your home or business, as well as the scale of the infestation. We’ll use this information to develop a customized treatment plan to eliminate pantry pests and prevent them from returning. Our pest control services are provided with no contracts, so you’ll be able to choose how often you’d like us to come out.
Common Pantry Pests Native to Kansas
Indian Meal Moth
The indian meal moth is the most common stored product pest. They feed on grain, dried fruits (especially figs), seeds, crackers, nuts, powdered milk, chocolate and candy.
Indian meal moths can be found inside food packages and along seams of packages. In the home, bird seed and dog food are common sources of infestation.
Indian meal moth pupae often spin web cocoons along wall and ceiling junctions near stored food. The Indian meal moth can fly, produces up to 400 offspring, and has a life cycle that ranges from three weeks to two months.
Sawtoothed Grain Beetle
The sawtoothed grain beetle attacks cereals, dried fruits, macaroni, sugar, dried meat, flour and other processed foods.
It is a common pest in facilities that produce or use chocolate. Infestations in the home are often associated with bags of birdseed.
Grain beetle adults can be found in packages with open seams or stitched holes.
Sawtoothed grain beetles have a life cycle of six months to three years and can produce up to 285 eggs. With their long lifespan and ability to reproduce quickly, they can force facilities to suspend business until the infestation is under control.
Cigarette Beetle
The cigarette beetle infests dried vegetable materials, including tobacco, books and silk.
Adult cigarette beetles can often be found on paper or cellophane packages, dried flowers and pet food.
Cigarette beetles can fly, they live one to three months, and they can produce 30-42 offspring.
Their bodies are shiny reddish-brown and only two or three millimeters long.
Pantry Pest Classification
Pantry pests are classified in three categories:
Internal feeders lay eggs and develop inside of food seeds. These pests include rice weevils, granary weevils, and the lesser grain borer.
External feeders develop outside of food seeds and include the Indian meal moth, Mediterranean flour moth, warehouse beetle, cigarette beetle and drugstore beetle.
Scavengers can only attack food seeds unless that have been previously damaged. Scavenger pantry pests include the sawtoothed grain beetle, merchant grain beetle, red flour beetle and confused flour beetle.
Indian Meal Moth+
The indian meal moth is the most common stored product pest. They feed on grain, dried fruits (especially figs), seeds, crackers, nuts, powdered milk, chocolate and candy.
Indian meal moths can be found inside food packages and along seams of packages. In the home, bird seed and dog food are common sources of infestation.
Indian meal moth pupae often spin web cocoons along wall and ceiling junctions near stored food. The Indian meal moth can fly, produces up to 400 offspring, and has a life cycle that ranges from three weeks to two months.
Sawtoothed Grain Beetle+
The sawtoothed grain beetle attacks cereals, dried fruits, macaroni, sugar, dried meat, flour and other processed foods.
It is a common pest in facilities that produce or use chocolate. Infestations in the home are often associated with bags of birdseed.
Grain beetle adults can be found in packages with open seams or stitched holes.
Sawtoothed grain beetles have a life cycle of six months to three years and can produce up to 285 eggs. With their long lifespan and ability to reproduce quickly, they can force facilities to suspend business until the infestation is under control.
Cigarette Beetle+
The cigarette beetle infests dried vegetable materials, including tobacco, books and silk.
Adult cigarette beetles can often be found on paper or cellophane packages, dried flowers and pet food.
Cigarette beetles can fly, they live one to three months, and they can produce 30-42 offspring.
Their bodies are shiny reddish-brown and only two or three millimeters long.
Pantry Pest Classification+
Pantry pests are classified in three categories:
Internal feeders lay eggs and develop inside of food seeds. These pests include rice weevils, granary weevils, and the lesser grain borer.
External feeders develop outside of food seeds and include the Indian meal moth, Mediterranean flour moth, warehouse beetle, cigarette beetle and drugstore beetle.
Scavengers can only attack food seeds unless that have been previously damaged. Scavenger pantry pests include the sawtoothed grain beetle, merchant grain beetle, red flour beetle and confused flour beetle.
Reviews for Maximum Pest Management
Maximum Pest Management
621 North Kessler Street Suite C, Wichita
-
Extremely professional, courteous, and polite. Great knowledge. Very helpful. … More Armando was excellent. I also loved the communication with the company. It was nice to see reminder emails and texts. Extremely nice to get a text notifying me that they were on the way with a photo of the professional. I would highly recommend.
-
I was hesitant to have an exterminator because people told me unless you hit … More the spider directly, it was pointless. I had sprayed many times with stuff from the stores and still saw regular activity. I'll tell you what... This is grade A extermination!!!! Mike came out, he was so knowledgeable, and had a great sense of humor. Explained everything thoroughly. I had those pest sticky pads out in the garage and they had spiders on them the next morning after being out out. After Mike sprayed, there hasn't been one bug of any kind on it, and that was a week ago! And the pads are right by the opening of the garage door. I've seen dead spiders, which is the only kind of spider I like to see. His stuff works! And now with regular maintenance, I will rest easy knowing my daughter and I are less likely to run into those jerks, especially the recluses! Thanks Mike!
-
Mike has always been professional, courteous, timely, quick and effective. They … More also have very convenient electronic/text scheduling, reminders and billing. I would not hesitate to recommend their services.
-
AMAZING customer service. Their appointment management software sends appointment … More reminders and communicates arrival time so I don’t have to call to confirm that they are coming out. I also appreciated how readily Mike educated me on the pests specific to my home! Excited to begin using them regularly!