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Case bearing clothes moth

…gions. For instance, it is not uncommonly found in birds’ nests. The adult case bearing clothes moth is very similar in appearance to the common clothes moth. The larvae of the case bearing moth are, however, easy to recognise, for they spin a small tubular case which becomes covered with fragments of wool or feather. They creep around in this case and withdraw into it when threatened. Clothes moth larvae, on the other hand, attach their tube firm…

Clothes moths

Clothes moth Clothes moths belong to man’s oldest companions. In the Bible, they are used as an image of transitoriness, and our short lives are described as: “-clothes that are eaten up by moths”. The small bronze-shining clothes moth (Tineola bisselliella) prefer hidden lives in dark corners, drawers and cupboards. They are poor fliers, and it is actually rare to have the opportunity to slap a clothes moth in free flight. The female moth lays a…

White-shouldered house moth

…s white, and the sensory horns are long and curved. White-shouldered house moth moths have beige and brownish wings, but the chest, like the head, is completely white. In addition, a white-shouldered house moth has dark eyes, which are large and distinct. The white-shouldered house moth larva is reminiscent of a maggot in appearance. It is a whitish color in the body, while the head is a darker color, almost black. White-shouldered house moth larv…

Moths in textiles

…have enough to eat as well as a steady temperature around 25 degrees. Both clothes moth larvae an fur moth larvae spin sticky threads, which protect the individual larva from drying out. This sticky web also helps to create a ‘tail’ of excrement, remnants of food and dirt. The larvae of the cloth moth move around whit this web is glued to the surface. The fur larva drags its web behind it in a tubular shape. Damage You know if you have moths in yo…

Flour moth in the household

…but it can nonetheless be a problem in certain situations. Most often, the moths and moth larvae found in private homes are instead the Indianmeal moth. Flour moth is more often a problem in the industry. Appearance The flour moth has an elongated shape with narrow wings. Its body is about 10-12mm long, and a wingspan of 20-22 mm. Compared to other species of moths, flour moth may look a little thin when resting. Their wings are narrow, and they l…

Flour moth in the industry

…but it can nonetheless be a problem in certain situations. Most often, the moths and moth larvae found in private homes are instead a two-colored seed moth. Flour moth is more often a problem in the industry. Appearance The flour moth has an elongated shape with narrow wings. Its body is about 10-12mm long, and a wingspan of 20-22 mm. Compared to other species of moths, flour moth may look a little thin when resting. Their wings are narrow, and th…

The brown house moth

…e been stored too moist can also provide a hearty meal for the brown house moth. It is even worse if the brown house moth attack grain ceilings and seed stores or other places where different types of plant materials are stored. For instance, moist feed, flour, groats, or powdered milk. Here, the brown house moth can quickly do great damage to the stock. Prevention and pest control When it comes to keeping brown house moth from buildings, the stra…

Index

…r Molitor, Tenebrio Monomorium pharaonis Moth, brown house Moth, chocolate Moth, cocoa Moth, Indian meal Moth, Mediterranean Moth, tobacco Moth, tropical warehouse Moth, warehouse Mouse, house Mouse, yellow-necked Mycetaea Mus musculus Musca domestica Niger, Lasius Niptus hololeucus Navale, Tribolium Necrobia ruficollis Necrobia rufipes Necrobia violacea Norvegicus, Rattus Obtectus, Acantoscelides Oriental cockroach Oryzae, Sitophilus Oryzaephilus…

Common clothes moth

…it is not one of the insects that fly in through an open window. A female clothes moth lays about 100 eggs, which are difficult to see as they are very small and whitish, and they are usually deposited in the folds of clothing or in among the hairs of carpets and furs. After a few days the eggs hatch and each larva immediately starts to spin a fine tube around itself as a protection against desiccation. The tube becomes covered with gnawed scraps…

Bumble bee wax moth

…lla. Appearance As described, the Bumble bee wax moth is one of the larger moth species, and the moth can be up to 20 millimeters long, just as it can have a wingspan that can be up to 40 millimeters. The male and female do not look alike. The female is gray-brown with a characteristic black spot in the middle of each of the wings. The male is light gray with dark zigzag bands on the forewings. The larvae of the bumble bee wax moth have a buttery…

Index

…s Carabus nemoralis Caradrina clavipalpis Carpet beetle Carpoglyphuslactis Case-bearing clothes moth Castor bean tick Cat flea Centipedes Cerambycidae Ceratophyllus sp. Chalcids Cheese fly Cheese mite Chelifer cancroides Chilopoda Chiroptera Chlorophorus annularis Chrysopa carnea Cimex columbarius Cimex lectularius Cimex pipistrelli Ciniflo fenestralis Cis boleti Cluster fly Clytus arietis Coccinellaseptempunctata Cockroaches faeces scent Cocoa mo…

Indian meal moth

…ouseholds, and the moth is a quite common type of pest. In the category of moths, we find the Indianmeal moth, which is also known as Plodia interpunctella. This type of pest can be difficult to control, and ongoing prevention will be a great advantage. Appearance The Indian meal moth is characterized by its relatively large size, just under one centimeter. This pest was known in Europe but have now spread throughout the world. It is characterized…

The brown house moth

…well as nesting material for birds’ nests. Life cycle for the brown house moth A female brown house moth can lay 600 eggs during its lifetime. The development from egg to adult at 25 °C lasts 3 months. At 15 ° C, it takes 7 months and at temperatures below 13 ° C development stops completely. The brown house moth larvae are very sensitive to dehydration and cannot pursue their development if the humidity is consistently below 80% RH. Therefore, t…

The Mediterranean flour moth

…s complaints from customers, some mills are regularly gassed against flour moths. The adult moths do not take nourishment. In daytime they sit quietly, preferably in dark places. After mating, which can last for up to 15 hours, the female lays about 200 eggs within a few weeks. At 20 ° C the eggs hatch in 11 days but at 30 ° C it only takes 3 days until the tiny, 1 – 1.5 mm long, flour moth larvae come out of the eggs. At 17 ° C the larval stages…

The warehouse moth

…son for the two chocolate moths Lat: Ephestia elutella – Also called cocoa moth or tobacco moth. It belongs to the group of moths called chocolate moths. The warehouse moth is similar to the Mediterranean flour moth. The warehouse moth is common in warehouses and households throughout the temperate part of the globe. It infests, among other foods, grain, seed, feed, dried fruit, almonds, nuts, cocoa beans and chocolate products. Warehouse moths ca…

The Indian meal moth

…s. The larvae are 12 – 13 mm long when ready for pupation. The Indian meal moth probably originated from Europe, but can now be found everywhere. The moth is a troublesome pest in warm countries, especially in places with dried-fruit industries. The larvae damage dried fruit, nuts and almonds, and exceptionally cereals and cereal products. The larvae sometimes occur as “worms” in chocolate. Season for Indian meal moth The female begins to lay eggs…

Brown house moth

…annophila pseudospretella This is another moth that is very similar to the clothes moth, but it is larger (up to 1.5 cm long). Under favourable conditions the female can lay 500-600 eggs and the larvae feed on many different types of material. They are found in stores of cereals and seeds and may attack practically any kind of vegetable matter. They also gnaw woollen goods, often causing severe damage. Seed moth larvae have gnawed at a leather str…

Mill or flour moth

…mm long, is completely enclosed in a thick, white silken cocoon. The adult moths emerge from the hiding places after 2-3 weeks. Mill moth larvae prefer wheat flour, but will also feed on all sorts of grains, cereals, seeds, macaroni, dried fruits, cocoa, nuts and almonds. In mills the silken threads may cause a blockage of piping, funnels and sieves, so that the process has to be stopped for a thorough cleansing and possibly gassing. In the house…

Warehouse or cocoa moth

…n, and the machinery itself may harbour pockets of suitable food for these moths. If the moths appear in the factory there is always a risk that they may have laid eggs on the finished goods, and so one may have the problem of ‘worms’ in the chocolate. The infection may also, of course, take place in a store or shop. The larvae cannot penetrate hermetically sealed packages, but if there is the slightest gap the female moth, attracted by scent, wil…

Tropical warehouse moth

…exception of meat and tobacco. The tropical warehouse moth cannot survive in unheated warehouses in non-tropical countries and will eventually die if the temperature drops below zero. In many cases, there are numerous tropical warehouse moths in imported goods, but replaced later by the warehouse moth when the goods arrive at warehouses in Europe….

Butterflies

…ble. Aside from that, there is no actual hygienic problems associated with moths and moth larvae, but the goods are disgusting and even a single larva in a piece of chocolate can trigger strong reactions from consumers. Goods containing moths are not usually welcome. As moths and especially moth larvae can be very difficult to determine, even for entomologists and as many quarantine rules undoubtedly intended to prevent the import of moths in gene…

Goat moth

…times also in fruit trees. The larvae live and feed in the wood for 2-3 years and when fully grown they sometimes leave the tree they have been living in and seek a suitable place for pupation. Hole in wood from goath moth larva. This usually happens in the autumn when the larvae may be up to 10 cm long, and they may choose any soft timber to provide them with protection. They metamorphose into moths in the following summer….

Indian meal moths

Indian meal moths Indian meal moths are also called chocolate moths Among the moths that can go into our foods, the Indian meal moth (Plodia interpunctella) is most likely to occur in households, shops and food. It is actually a pretty little butterfly, 1 cm. from antennae to the rear. The wings are two-toned, the front third is light grey, the rest has a warm red-brown colour. These moths fly mostly in the dusk, but are attracted by light. In th…

Moths in the food industry

…aned regularly and thoroughly, as spilled food can be enough food for many moths and moth larvae. Control should be done quickly and effectively when moths are detected in the food industry. Control of moths in the food industry typically takes place with pesticides and other poisons, which will make a whole batch of food unsaleable, as it is impossible to prevent the pesticide from getting on finished products and raw materials. Treatment with ph…

Control

…ing your clothes and bed linen, you should of course do it anyway. In this case, it is helpful to know that washing the clothes for at least 10 minutes in 50 °C hot water will do. Clothes, leather gloves, etc. which do not tolerate warm water, can be put in the freezer for a day. Vacuuming and other cleaning of the house does not hurt. Continued itching. One treatment should be enough. Itching, now caused by dead mites in the skin, may continue fo…

Wine moth

Larva of wine moth gnawings in cork Wine moth ( Latin: Oinophila v-flavum) This is not really a food pest, but it is somewhat of a specialist, that i often found in wine cellars where the larvae gnaw holes in the corks. They thrive particularly in damp cellars, feeding on the mould growing on the walls and on the wine corks, and what is worse they can live in mouldy corks. The debris produced by their activities can be seen hanging from the corks…

Brown house moth

…( Latin: Hofmannophila pseudospretella) Brown house moth and larva The larva of this moth is sometimes to be found in grain warehouses or among foodstuffs, but it is primarily a pest of textiles…

Indian meal moth

…rld. It mainly infests dried fruit, nuts and almonds, and the larvae are also found in chocolate, and sometimes in cereal products. Under the most favourable conditions (at 25° C) development from egg to adult takes only 35 days. As in the other moths that attack foodstuffs the larvae leave the material they have been feeding on and move off, often upwards, in search of sheltered places in which to pupate. Indian meal moth larvae in almonds In the…

Tapestry moth

…upae are left behind when the tapestry moth have left the fabric. Tapestry moth This is the largest of the moths that attack textiles, and it has a tendency to• feed more on coarser materials than the other textile moths, including such things as horse hair, coarse furs and skins. Like the preceding species it thrives in humid conditions, and nowadays it is found especially in outhouses and stables. It does not attack wallpaper, but is a serious p…

Fan-bearing wood-borer

…Fan-bearing wood-borer ( Latin: Ptilinus pectinicornis ) This species, which is not as common as the other wood-boring beetles, mainly infests deciduous trees, e.g. beech, birch, oak. It is easily recognizable by the large, comb-like antennae. Unlike the other wood-borers here the adult beetle also gnaws timber. The wood dust is very fine and similar to that produced by the powder post beetles….