meal moth
Flour bin invader
A meal moth is a small moth whose larvae infest stored grain products, flour, cereals, and other dry foods.
The Indian meal moth is the most common household pest of this type, recognized by its distinctive reddish-brown wing tips.
We had to throw out all the pasta after discovering meal moths in the pantry.
- pantryHousehold provisions closet
- larvaeImmature metamorphosing creatures
- flourMilled grain powder
- grainCereal plant's harvest unit
- cocoonSilk wrapping for transformation
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