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INDIAN MEAL MOTH - FIELD GUIDE
was given its common name by an early American entomologist (Asa Fitch) who found it
feeding on cornmeal
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INDIAN MEAL MOTH - FIELD GUIDE
Pupation takes place _
away from the infested food material.
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INDIAN MEAL MOTH - FIELD GUIDE
adults cause _
no damage
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INDIAN MEAL MOTH - FIELD GUIDE
When the larvae wander about looking for pupation sites in homes,
they are often mistaken for _ larvae.
clothes moth
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INDIAN MEAL MOTH - FIELD GUIDE
When the larvae wander about looking for pupation sites in homes,
they are often mistaken for _ larvae.
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INDIAN MEAL MOTH - FIELD GUIDE
adults are attracted to _
ligiht
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The _ are surface feeders and generally produce a lot of webbing throughout the infested part of materials.
larvae
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INDIAN MEAL MOTH - FIELD GUIDE
They are _ and attack grain and grain products, a wide variety of dried fruits,
seeds, nuts, graham crackers, powdered milk, biscuits, chocolate, candies, dried red peppers, dry dog food, and bird seed
general feeders
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INDIAN MEAL MOTH - FIELD GUIDE
They are very destructive wherever _ are stored
dried fruits
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INDIAN MEAL MOTH - FIELD GUIDE
Prefer _ such as whole wheat, graham flour, and cornmeal, but they can breed in shelled or ear corn.
coarser grades of flour
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INDIAN MEAL MOTH - FIELD GUIDE
It feeds in or near a _ _ case it has webbed together of frass and silk
tunnel like case
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INDIAN MEAL MOTH - FIELD GUIDE
It feeds in or near a tunnellike case it has webbed together of _ and silk
frass
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INDIAN MEAL MOTH - FIELD GUIDE
It feeds in or near a tunnellike case it has webbed together of frass and _
silk
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INDIAN MEAL MOTH - FIELD GUIDE
Mature larva size
1/2 inch
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INDIAN MEAL MOTH - FIELD GUIDE
Mature larva color = dirty white but color may vary to a greenish or pinkish or
brownish hue depending on its food, with head and prothoracic plate/shield yellowish brown to reddish brown
dirty white
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INDIAN MEAL MOTH - FIELD GUIDE
Mature larva color = dirty white but color may vary to a greenish or pinkish or
brownish hue depending on its food, with head and prothoracic plate/shield yellowish brown to reddish brown
greenish
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INDIAN MEAL MOTH - FIELD GUIDE
Mature larva color = dirty white but color may vary to a greenish or pinkish or
_ hue depending on its food, with head and prothoracic plate/shield yellowish brown to reddish brown
brownish
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INDIAN MEAL MOTH - FIELD GUIDE
Mature larva color = dirty white but color may vary to a greenish or pinkish or
brownish hue depending on _, with head and prothoracic plate/shield yellowish brown to reddish brown
its food
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INDIAN MEAL MOTH - FIELD GUIDE
Mature larva color = dirty white but color may vary to a greenish or pinkish or
brownish hue depending on its food, with _ and prothoracic plate/shield yellowish brown to reddish brown
head
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INDIAN MEAL MOTH - FIELD GUIDE
Mature larva color = dirty white but color may vary to a greenish or pinkish or
brownish hue depending on its food, with head and _ yellowish brown to reddish brown
prothoracic plate/shield
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INDIAN MEAL MOTH - FIELD GUIDE
Mature larva color = dirty white but color may vary to a greenish or pinkish or
brownish hue depending on its food, with head and prothoracic plate/shield _ to reddish brown
yellowish brown
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INDIAN MEAL MOTH - FIELD GUIDE
Mature larva color = dirty white but color may vary to a greenish or pinkish or
brownish hue depending on its food, with head and prothoracic plate/shield yellowish brown to _
reddish brown
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INDIAN MEAL MOTH - FIELD GUIDE
Adults with wingspread (wing tip to wing tip) about #-3/4 inch
Adults with wingspread (wing tip to wing tip) about 5/8-3/4 inch
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INDIAN MEAL MOTH - FIELD GUIDE
Adults with wingspread (wing tip to wing tip) about 5/8-# inch
Adults with wingspread (wing tip to wing tip) about 5/8-3/4 inch
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Wings COLOR but front wing with outer two thirds reddish brown with a coppery luster.
pale gray
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INDIAN MEAL MOTH - FIELD GUIDE
Wings pale gray but front wing with outer two thirds COLOR with a coppery luster.
reddish brown
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INDIAN MEAL MOTH - FIELD GUIDE
Wings pale gray but front wing with outer two thirds reddish brown with a COLOR
coppery luster
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