During the Holidays, your in the kitchen getting ready to make a cake for the family Christmas party. You go to open your first ingredient flour. OH NO! You look closer and see that your flour has been taken over by pesky pantry pests.The worst part is that these pest breed fast which leads to small infestations even faster. Here are the top common stored product pest in America ...
Merchant Grain Beetle
Merchant Grain Beetles can be found at any point in the year. Their choice of food would be cereals, cake mixes, macaroni, cookies and chocolate all the way to grains. This beetles small size and shape allows it to crawl through the smallest of holes in food packaging. From there they Eat, Live and Breed. Also a fun fact these beetles have six saw-like teeth along the side of their flat little bodies.
Indian Meal Moths
Indian Meal Moths are attracted to light around food areas such as your pantry. They love to eat dried fruits and vegetables, grains, seeds, nuts, chocolate, candies, pet food and powdered milk. They are a threat to any available food source they can get into.The Indian meal moth was given its name after a scientist found one feeding on cornmeal, also known as Indian meal.
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