Food Moths
Plodia interpunctella
General Information
Seeing food moths eating or laying eggs on stored foods like rice and flour can make you lose your appetite fast. You can help safeguard your family’s food by learning more about these uninvited dinner guests and finding tips for how to help get rid of moths in the kitchen.
- Because these pests eat a variety of food items, they are known by many names, including food moth, pantry moth, cabbage moth, grain moth, rice moth, flour moth, and Indian meal moth.
- Most food moths are quite small, with approximately a 1/2-inch wingspan.
- Often, you will see pantry moths in the house, flitting about the kitchen or pantry before you find the infested food item.
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Additional details
- These moths will often infest stored foods and are commonly found in the kitchen or pantry.
- Pantry moths can come inside the house in search of food, but more often they are brought into the home on food that is already infested.
- Their meals include items like rice, grain, flour, spices, cereals, grits, cake mixes, and pet food.
- Moths consume and contaminate many food items in the pantry, which can be a hassle and expense to replace.
- Some food moths are a major agricultural concern in certain areas where raw grains are stored.
- Vacuum shelves and cabinets where food is stored to pick up loose/spilled material.
- To identify the food that is infested, look for webbing laid down by the pantry moth larvae as they feed on the food. Adult moths will also be seen here.
- Regularly inspect all susceptible foods and discard infested items when found.
- Store all food items in containers with air-tight seals.
Solutions for Food Moths
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- Available in 15 oz., 18 oz., and 20 oz. sizes.
Kills flies, mosquitoes and listed bugs
Highlights:
Use this product to kill flies, mosquitoes and other listed bugs for up to 6 hours.
- Available in 16 oz. size.
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Highlights:
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- Leaves no odor oily residue
- For indoor and outdoor use
- Spray outdoors, around doors, windows, and along your home's foundations
- Spray indoors along floor boards, door and window frames
- Use in hard-to-reach places where long-term control is needed
- Perimeter Protection kills 10x more roaches than the leading competitor* (*Based on 48 hour mortality rates of German and American cockroaches in laboratory testing after five-minute exposure to a one-day aged deposit of product on hardwood plywood panels)
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Raid® Multi Insect Killer is specially formulated to kill both crawling and flying insects.
- Kills common listed household insects.
- Also available in Orange Breeze scent.
- Available in 15 oz. size.
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- Available in 15 oz. size.
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Highlights:
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- One 2.1 oz can treats up to 7000 cu. ft.
- Available in 3-pack.
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