We pair cupboard and crack treatment with clear discard, clean, and seal steps—because stored-product pests breed in food and harbourage, not just on the counter. Your written quote and agreement always prevail.
National guarantees hub · Pantry guarantee summary · Super 15 (weevils & flour beetle)
Educational: Rice weevil / grain weevil guide (kernels as nurseries) · Flour beetle guide (Tribolium, quinone taint) · Saw-toothed grain beetle guide — Oryzaephilus, flat body / micro-access, flightless vs merchant beetle.
We confirm whether you are dealing with weevils, flour beetles, Indian meal moth, saw-toothed grain beetle, or mixed stored-product pressure; map cupboards, pantries, pet-food stations, and adjacent storage named on the quote.
Infested packages should leave the premises. Empty, vacuum, and wipe shelves so treatment reaches edges and joints. This cooperation step is often listed on the quote for warranty eligibility.
We treat cupboard interiors, hinge lines, cracks, and voids where larvae hide—using products and placement suited to food-storage areas per label and your agreement.
New dry goods should go into airtight containers after an event. We advise on rotation, pet food, and bird seed—common reintroduction paths.
Cafés, restaurants, and bulk storage may need broader scopes, stock rotation plans, and separate paperwork from a single residential pantry quote. See also restaurant pest control Cape Town.
If activity persists across multiple zones or new harbourages appear, we reassess per contract—sometimes adjacent rooms or stock areas need to be added to scope.
Standalone pantry programmes carry the published summary on /pests/pantry-pests/guarantee. Super 15 follows its own one-year package terms for listed pests including weevils and flour beetle.
We do not warrant pantry outcomes if infested goods are reintroduced, refused discard steps leave active product in scope, or bulk storage outside the quoted footprint remains untreated. Cover follows the zones named in your paperwork.
Follow technician re-entry and food-storage guidance until products are dry. General expectations: pest control safety.
Discard anything with webbing, larvae, live adults, or obvious infestation. Clean empty cupboards help treatment reach cracks. Your quote may list cooperation items that affect warranty eligibility.
Eggs or larvae can remain in joints, screw holes, and shelf edges. We treat those harbourages; sealing new stock reduces reinvasion. Reintroduction via new infested packages is outside a cupboard-only scope.
Standard agreed pantry and stored-product programme: six months written guarantee on the quoted premises scope—typically named kitchen cupboards, pantry zones, and adjacent quoted storage or brandering—when we sell it as a standalone pantry/stored-product treatment. We do not warrant outcomes if infested dry goods, pet food, or bird seed are reintroduced without inspection, or if cooperation items in your quote (discard webbed product, clean empty cupboards, airtight storage for new stock) are not followed. Adjacent untreated stockrooms or bulk storage outside the quoted footprint may require a separate scope. Commercial, retail, and high-throughput kitchens may carry different periods and KPIs—your paperwork prevails. When you purchase Super 15, weevil and flour beetle cover follows that package agreement. Callbacks under the standalone pantry warranty are free within eligible scope per your contract. Callbacks follow your written agreement when covered activity returns within the guarantee window on the quoted scope.
We use approaches suited to food storage areas. Follow technician re-entry guidance; store food in sealed containers as directed until products are dry and cleared for use.
Quotes list cupboard zones, cooperation items, and Super 15 vs standalone context.
