Flying Pests

WASPS
Lives: in roofs, lofts, soffits, cracks in walls
Eats: waste food, sugary foods, other insects, wood
Risks: stinging attacks, swarming, wood damage
Treatment: treat nest to kill the queen and remove once all have died.

CLUSTER FLIES Lives: hibernates in walls over winter, lives in roofs and attics
Eats: earthworms and waste food

FRUIT/HOUSE FLIES Lives: anywhere rotting food is present
Eats: rotting organic matter
Risks: food contamination, disease, significant loss of stock
Treatment: treat larval breeding area with professional insecticide, residual insecticides

MOTHS Lives: in warehouses and foodstores
Eats: cereal grains, fruit and nuts
Risks: food contamination, significant loss of stock
Treatment: ULV for large infestations, professional insecticides, residual insecticides

BEETLES Lives: in warehouses, foodstores and food factories
Eats: flour, cereals, bran, litter from chicken houses, meat scraps
Risks: disease, food contamination, loss of stock
Treatment: broad spectrum industrial insecticides, ULV treatment

BIRDS Lives: roof spaces, barns and lofts, attics
Eats: cereals, seeds, seedlings, crops, grains
Risks: loss of stock, reduced yield, nesting damage, disease from droppings
Treatment: pest entry prevention, culling programmes