pantry moth
Kitchen grain infestation
A pantry moth is a small moth whose larvae infest stored dry goods—flour, rice, cereals, nuts, and pet food.
The tan or gray adults flutter around kitchens; the real damage comes from the worm-like larvae that contaminate food with webbing and waste.
Also called Indian meal moth.
We had to throw out everything after finding pantry moths in the flour.
Immature metamorphosing creatures
- webbingTough woven strap material
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
- infestationPest takeover situation
- outbreakSudden eruption of trouble
invasion · overrun · proliferation · spread · nuisance · eradication · extermination · fumigation
Vessels permitting no gas exchange
- glass jarsTransparent lidded containers
- sealed bagsClosed airtight packaging
- bay leavesDried aromatic culinary herb
- freezingExtremely cold
refrigeration · rotation · inspection · cleaning · vacuuming · caulking · screens · cedar
Milled grain powder
- cerealProcessed grain for breakfast
- grainsSmall hard seeds
- riceStaple cereal grain
- pastaShaped wheat dough
oats · cornmeal · nuts · seeds · spices · dried fruit · pulses · birdseed
Butterfly and moth order
- wingsLimbs for flight
- antennaeSensory appendages on insects
- metamorphosisProfound biological restructuring
- caterpillarMoth or butterfly young
pupa · scales · nocturnal · flight · exoskeleton · arthropod · invertebrate · entomology
larvae
Immature metamorphosing creatures
- webbingTough woven strap material
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
- infestationPest takeover situation
outbreak · invasion · overrun · proliferation · spread · nuisance · eradication · extermination · fumigation · traps
airtight containers
Vessels permitting no gas exchange
- glass jarsTransparent lidded containers
- sealed bagsClosed airtight packaging
- bay leavesDried aromatic culinary herb
freezing · refrigeration · rotation · inspection · cleaning · vacuuming · caulking · screens · cedar · peppermint oil
flour
Milled grain powder
pasta · oats · cornmeal · nuts · seeds · spices · dried fruit · pulses · birdseed · pet food
Lepidoptera
Butterfly and moth order
- wingsLimbs for flight
- antennaeSensory appendages on insects
- metamorphosisProfound biological restructuring
caterpillar · pupa · scales · nocturnal · flight · exoskeleton · arthropod · invertebrate · entomology · adult
webbing
Tough woven strap material
- frassArthropod excrement and debris
- silk threadsFine fibers from cocoons
- droppingsAnimal excrement deposits
casings · clumping · spoilage · discard · waste · musty odor · holes · tunneling
- household pestsant, cockroach, roach, housefly, house fly
- pestsants, ant, bugs, cockroach, cockroaches
- urban wildlifepigeon, house mouse, brown rat, house sparrow, rat
- mothshawkmoth, brocades, underwing, underwings
- pantry pestsgrain weevil, weevil, rice weevil, mealworm, booklouse
- night insectsfirefly, mosquito, gnat, lightning bug, crane fly
pantry mothluna moth
Large green saturnid
monarch butterfly · pollinators · beneficial insects · silk moth