





Tobacco Beetle ( Cigarette Beetle ) ( Lasioderma serricorne )
The cigarette beetle is a cosmopolitan species.
Adult beetles are 2.0 to 3.5 mm long and are light to dark brown.
Larvae infest various kinds of dried foods such as flour, cookie, milled cereals, pet foods and dried tobacco leaves.
The larvae are most harmful pest in tobacco industries.
Females lay about 100 eggs during 3rd day to 10th day after emergence.
They develope into adults in 40 to 50 days at 30 °C.
Adult males mate multiply with females from the 2nd day to 10th day after emergence.
What's ''NEW SERRICO''
''NEW SERRICO'' is a pheromone trap for the monitoring of the cigarette beetles.
The trap has specially designed shape and sticker. One sex pheromone lure and a food attrancant lure are used for the trap. Both the pheromone (serricornin) and food attractant are synthesized in our company.
''NEW SERRICO'' is used for early warning of occurrences of the cigarette beetles. Furthermore, the number of adults captured by the traps reveals their distribution and seasonal prevalences in a factory.
For safety
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Sex lures Food lures
The lure is composed of two lures that contain minute amount of synthetic sex pheromone, SERRICORNIN and food attractants.
The lure contains no harmful materials and insecticide and is thus designed human- and environment-friendly.
How to use?

Put the device on the wall or the suitable location.
Recomendation : Height 1.5 m above the floor
Interval 5 to 10 m apart
Replacement : one month after opening
Place the devices away from manufacturing lines so as to avoid attracting adults that could contaminate the products.
The devices should be placed at more than 10~20 m away from entrance to avoid attracting adults that are living out doors.
Shelf life and storage
The shelf life is one year after the manufacturing date.
Use up the products within the expiration date.
Keep the products in the dark, cool and dry conditions.
Storing the lures in a refrigerator or a place over 40≧ will cause them to deterioate.