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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…

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…

Moths in textiles

…in the attic. Prevention and control Depending on whether you suspect fur moth, clothing moth or a completely third type of moth, you should fight the moth by spraying both clothes and the house. The clothing moth larvae will pupate where they are where fur moth larvae seek cracks and fissures in walls and moldings, so those areas should also be treated. Infested woolen clothes should be treated by washing and drying, as this will kill both the a…

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…

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…

Tapestry moth

…e empty pupae 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…

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…

Case bearing clothes moth

…e 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 firmly to the substrate. The case bearing clothes moth larva pupates inside its ca…

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 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…

Clothes moths

…otton nor synthetic fabrics, and as many fabrics today are treated against moths, the moths are not as common today as they were earlier, but there is still food enough for them in most households. The female moths do not take food for themselves, and they are not like their larvae equipped with jaws to chew. This means that clean clothes in tightly closed bags of paper or plastic are effectively protected against moth infestations. The exterminat…

Common clothes moth

…e colour as the food and more or less spherical are often mistaken for the moth’s eggs. The development from the egg to the adult moth may take anything from one month to over a year, depending upon the temperature, the humidity and the quality of the food. The optimum temperature is around 25° C. In a centrally heated house one can therefore reckon on 4 generations in the year. The larvae require a supplement of food other than keratin. They sear…

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…

Tropical warehouse moth

…rvive 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….

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…

Index

…Merchant grain beetle Merulius lacrymans Mice Microlepidoptera Mildew Mill moth Millipedes 1 Minthea ruficollis Mites Monochamus sutor Monomorium pharaonis Mosquitoes Moths Moulds Musca autumnalis Musca domestica Museum beetles Mus musculus Nacerda melanura Necrobia ruficollis Necrobia rufipes Niptus hololeucus Nutmeg weevil Oeciacus hirundinis Oinophila v-flavum Oniscoidea Oniscus asellus Ophion sp. Opilio parietinus Opiliones Opilo domesticus Or…

Brown house moth

…house moth and larva Latin: Hofmannophila 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 la…

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….

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Dried currant moth

…( Latin: Ephestia cautella) This is very similar to the preceding species and it has the same habits. Also known as Cadra cautella….

Aphomia sociella

…bee colony, but they may also attack the bee larvae. When fully grown the moth larvae leave the nest in a body and in a sheltered spot nearby they then spin a communal cocoon, which may contain hundreds of pupae. The buttery yellow larvae of the bee moth crawl on the litter’s common web of pupa cocoons. They have gnawed their way into a white foam sheet These are commonly found, sometimes so firmly attached to the substrate that it is difficult t…