Food pests or stored product insects as they are more widely known, is the term given to a group of insects that are renowned for infesting a wide variety of dried foods such as flour, cereals, grains, spices, pasta, and similar dried goods. They are so small that sometimes it’s easy to miss them. These insects can cause distress when found in your kitchen or pantry cupboards and are often brought in from outside in packets of food or pet foods.
Laying up to 200 eggs at a time, the female passes from one food source to another, spinning a silk thread as she moves, and this can easily be seen as webbing on and around the infested food source. The larvae will then eat the grain and pupate in a cocoon that will be found in cracks and crevices like the corners of ceilings. This is an extremely common pest found in larder cupboards in UK Homes. The Indian meal moth will feed on biscuits, cereals, dried fruits, and other common household foodstuffs.
Size: adult wingspan 15 – 19mm. larvae 8 – 15mm in length
Colour: buff to yellow-brown wings at the top, the remainder reddish brown, whilst larvae tend to be whitish in colour.
Breeding pattern: Life cycle 1 – 3 months. Females lay eggs amongst grain, then the larvae bore into the kernels.
These moths are an extremely persistent pest and because their life cycle is a rapid one, a few moths can suddenly turn into a full-blown infestation. Eradicating the visible adult moths will only give temporary relief as larvae will be present in cracks and crevices and will quickly progress to adulthood, so a thorough, well planned treatment for this tenacious pest is what’s required.
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