What are Pantry Pests?
Pantry Pests are a group of pests, commonly made up of Indian Meal Moths, Saw Tooth Grain Beetles and Cigarette Beetles among others. Indian Meal Moths (Plodia interpunctella) are moths from the family Pyralidae and its larvae, generally known as waxworms, are a common grain-feeding pest found around the world, feeding on cereals and dry grain products. Saw Tooth Grain Beetles (Oryzaephilus surinamensis) are slender bodied, flat, brown beetles that are about 1/10 inch long with six saw-like tooth projections on each side of the thorax (the section between the head and abdomen). Cigarette Beetles (Lasioderma serricorne) are light brown, around 1/8 inch long, have a “hump-backed” appearance, smooth wing covers and body hairs that give it an almost “fuzzy” appearance.
