Indian meal moth

Warehouses, grocery stores, and home kitchens/pantries where stored food is present

Larvae feed on grain products, seeds, dried fruits, nuts, chocolates, and pet food; adults do not feed

Nocturnal flyers attracted to light; larvae spin silk webbing over food sources and often crawl to wall-ceiling junctions to pupate

Major pest of stored food products causing contamination through waste and webbing; harmless to humans and pets physically but results in food waste