Other Pests
Sale and Altrincham Pest Control
Book Lice
The best and most successful method of curing a book lice infestation is to dry the air with a de-humidifier in order to destroy the fungal growths on which they feed. Insecticides are rarely effective other than in the short term.Psocids are small, scavenging insects with a relatively generalized body plan. They feed primarily on fungi, algae, lichen, and organic detritus. They have chewing mandibles, and the central lobe of the maxilla is modified into a slender rod. This rod is used to brace the insect while it scrapes up detritus with its mandibles. They also have a swollen forehead, large compound eyes, and three ocelli. Some species can spin silk from glands in their mouth.
The forewings are up to 1.5 times as long as the hindwings, and all four wings have a relatively simple venation pattern, with few cross-veins. The legs are slender and adapted for walking, rather than gripping, as in the true lice. The abdomen has nine segments, and no cerci.
There is often considerable variation in the appearance of individuals within the same species. Many have no wings or ocelli, and may have a different shape to the thorax. Other, more subtle, variations are also known, such as changes to the development of the setae. The significance of such changes is uncertain, but their function appears to be different from similar variations in, for example, aphids. Like aphids, however, many psocids are parthenogenic, and the presence of males may even vary between different races of the same species.
Psocids lay their eggs in minute crevices or on foliage, although a few species are known to be viviparous. The young are born as miniature, wingless, versions of the adult. These nymphs typically molt six times before reaching full adulthood. The total lifespan of a psocid is rarely more than a few months.[5]
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Altrincham and Sale Pest Control
Please not that in the event of an abortive call out i.e customer not at home, pest mis-identified by customer, bumblebees mistaken for wasps etc there will be a £25.00 call out charge.
Customer MUST advise us over the phone if bats are known to be present on the property.
PR7 3AY - Wasps' Nests Destroyed £32.00
