Indian Meal Moth Larva

Worldwide in human structures, particularly kitchens, pantries, and food processing facilities where stored grains are kept.

Stored food products including flour, cereal, dry pet food, birdseed, nuts, dried fruit, and chocolate.

Larvae crawl away from their food source to find a crevice or high corner to spin a silken cocoon for pupation; they leave behind silk webbing in infested food.

Considered a major pest of stored goods; they do not bite or carry disease, but they contaminate food with webbing, waste, and cast skins, leading to significant food waste.