Indian Meal Moth (Larva stage)

Starchy food storage areas, kitchens, pantries, and grain processing facilities.

Feeds on a wide range of dry stored foods including grains, cereal, flour, nuts, dried fruits, birdseed, and pet food.

Larvae spin silk webbing as they crawl and feed, often leaving behind sticky trails on surfaces. They are most active at night and seek out crevices for pupation.

Major economic pest of stored products. They contaminate food with silk, excrement (frass), and cast skins, rendering it unfit for human consumption. They pose no direct physical harm to humans or pets but cause significant food waste.