SPP LARVA

The mature larva is about 1/2 in. long and a dirty white
color, with an occasional tint of green or pink.

Indian meal moth. Clothes moths. Angumois Grain moth. Mediterranean Flour Moth.

It is important that PMPs are able to distinguish between the larvae of clothes moths and _ moths
to make proper recommendations and treatment
for control.

Indian meal moth. Clothes moths. Angumois Grain moth. Mediterranean Flour Moth.

The female lays about 30 eggs over a period of about three weeks

Cigarette beetle. drugstore beetle. Carpet beetle. Warehouse beetle.

larva resembles the drugstore beetle larva, but the body hairs are considerably longer, giving it a more “fuzzy” appearance

Cigarette beetle. drugstore beetle. Carpet beetle. Warehouse beetle.

larva color is nearly white throughout, except for a distinctive group of yellowish brown markings on the front
surface of the head.

Cigarette beetle. drugstore beetle. Carpet beetle. Warehouse beetle.

larva is about 1/8 in. in length, grubshapedor C-shaped, and nearly white in color

Cigarette beetle. drugstore beetle. Carpet beetle. Warehouse beetle.

The eggs are oval, ivory-colored, and about
1/25 in. long

Indian Meal moth. Clothes moth. Angumois Grain moth. Mediterranean Flour Moth.

eggs laid either singly or in small groups
among the threads or in the cracks of a suitable
food material, and they are usually attached to
this food material with a gelatinous secretion.

Indian Meal moth. Clothes moth. Angumois Grain moth. Mediterranean Flour Moth.

In the summer, these eggs will hatch in four to 10 days, but in winter it maytake a month or more.

Indian Meal moth. Clothes moth. Angumois Grain moth. Mediterranean Flour Moth.

Larvae are shiny, creamy white in color, and
not more than 1/2 in. long

Indian Meal moth. Clothes moth. Angumois Grain moth. Mediterranean Flour Moth.

The larva is somewhat cylindrical in body
shape and about 1/8 to 1/4 in. long

Confused Flour beetle. Red Flour beetle. Flat Grain Beetle. Sawtoothed Grain Beetle.

Each female can lay as many as 400 eggs in her lifetime, which can be as long as three years.

Confused Flour beetle. Red Flour beetle. Flat Grain Beetle. Sawtoothed Grain Beetle.

The larva is a little less than 1/12 in. long.

Confused Flour beetle. Red Flour beetle. Flat Grain Beetle. Sawtoothed Grain Beetle.

Eggs are laid either singly or in small masses in
crevices in the food supply, although they are also
laid freely in such items as flour.

Confused Flour beetle. Red Flour beetle. Flat Grain Beetle. Sawtoothed Grain Beetle.

The larva is less than 1/8 in. long, and is
long and narrow in body form

Confused Flour beetle. Red Flour beetle. Flat Grain Beetle. Sawtoothed Grain Beetle.

The larva nibbles on finely divided food
particles because it cannot feed on large particles,
such as whole grain.

Confused Flour beetle. Red Flour beetle. Flat Grain Beetle. Sawtoothed Grain Beetle.

The legless larva has a short, stout, whitish body and tan head.

Rice Weevil. Granary Weevil. Angumois Grain moth. Lesser Grain Borer.

The female bores a hole in a grain kernel,
deposits a single egg in this depression, and seals
the hole with a gelatinous fluid. She may lay as
many as 300 to 400 eggs in her average lifetime of
four to five months.

Rice Weevil. Granary Weevil. Angumois Grain moth. Lesser Grain Borer.

These exit holes are usually the first sign of grain damage, and by this time serious damage may have been done
to the entire lot of grain

Rice Weevil. Granary Weevil. Angumois Grain moth. Lesser Grain Borer.

Because both the larvae and the adults feed on the seed kernels, the grain is completely damaged beyond any use

Rice Weevil. Granary Weevil. Angumois Grain moth. Lesser Grain Borer.

Because both the larvae and the adults feed on the seed kernels, the grain is completely damaged beyond any use

Rice Weevil. Granary Weevil. Angumois Grain moth. Lesser Grain Borer.

The granary weevil larva is similar in
appearance to the rice weevil, but usually the
first four _ _ bear two tranverse
creases on the top side

The granary weevil larva is similar in
appearance to the rice weevil, but usually the
first four abdominal segments bear two _ _ on the top side

The granary weevil larva is similar in
appearance to the rice weevil, but usually the
first four abdominal segments bear two tranverse
creases on the _ _

It resembles the larva of the drugstore
beetle, but has the
head retracted into the thorax to about the level of
the mandibles

Rice Weevil. Granary Weevil. Angumois Grain moth. Lesser Grain Borer.

The adult’s body is 1/4 to 1/3 in. long, while larvae will
grow to nearly 1/2 in. long and have two curved
spines on the upper side of the last visible body
segment.

Hide beetle. Larder beetle. Angoumois Grain Moth. Mediterranean Flour Moth. Foreign Grain Beetle.