Indian Meal Moth Larva

Stored food products such as grains, flours, cereals, nuts, and dried fruits in pantries and warehouses

Larvae feed on dried plant-based foods, weaving silken webs through the material

Larvae create silk webbing that clumps food particles together. They often crawl away from their food source to pupate in cracks or crevices

Significant pantry pest that causes food spoilage; no direct health risk to humans but infestations require disposal of contaminated goods