How to spot them
Beetles cover a lot of ground: small brown beetles in the flour or pet food (pantry beetles), dark fast ones wandering in from the yard (ground beetles), or little round ones on windowsills (carpet beetles, whose larvae chew natural fibers).
Why they show up in the Central Valley
The Valley's agriculture means beetles are always abundant outdoors, and porch lights pull the wanderers in. Pantry species usually arrive inside packaged goods and multiply quietly in the back of the cupboard.
What you can do right now
For pantry beetles, toss infested packages and store flour, rice, and pet food in sealed containers. For wanderers, tighten door sweeps and switch to yellow bug bulbs. Vacuum windowsills and closet floors to break the carpet beetle cycle.
How Cornerstone handles it
Standard service handles the common household beetles that wander in, and your technician can identify which beetle you have and target it — identification is half the fix with this group.
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