Indian Meal Moth

Well, time for a fun new bug. This one is called the Indian Meal Moth.

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It could almost be cute.... almost.

Anyway, the Indian Meal Moth is that pesky moth that you can sometimes find when you open your cabinets or pantry. Although the word "moth" presents imagery such as this:











This is NOT that kind of moth. The Indian Meal Moth is an incredibly destructive insect. This moth will hang out in cereal, bread, pasta, nuts, dried fruit, and more. Often times, food will become webbed together. It is EXTREMELY important if you open a container and have a moth fly out to dispose of any and all containers of food that are not completely sealed. The Indian Meal Moth can also be hard to get rid of once it has spread outside of food containers: they make cocoons and live on the ceilings in different rooms of the house or warehouse.

Keep all your flour products and dried foods in tightly sealed containers! This will help prevent larva from entering your food and spreading!

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