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Fruit Flies, Vinegar Flies, Pomace Flies
Fruit flies are small, red-eyed, 1/4 inch long flies commonly associated with overripe and fermenting fruits and vegetables. However, fruit need not be present to have fruit flies, as they can...
View ArticleMealworms
The mealworms are common, widespread insects that occasionally infest stored products. The larvae are elongate and cylindrical ("worm-like"), hard-bodied and yellow to golden brown in color. The...
View ArticleClothes Moths
The clothes moth, once a well-known and common pest of fabrics in the home, is rarely encountered. Carpets made of synthetic fibers are not attacked by the clothes moths, and an increase in use of...
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Indian Meal Moth
The Indian meal moth is a very common insect pest in Iowa found in stored food products within the home and in stored grain on farms and at elevators. In the home, Indian meal moth larvae (or...
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Silverfish and Firebrats
Silverfish and firebrats are wingless, flat insects with two long, slender antennae on the front and three long, slender "bristles" at the rear of a tapered, carrot-shaped body. They are 1/2 inch long...
View ArticleRice Weevil and Granary Weevil
The rice and granary weevil are pests of stored grain and seeds. They develop inside whole grain kernels as small, white, wrinkled, grub-like larvae. There is generally no external evidence that the...
View ArticleSpider Beetle
There are several species of spider beetles in the U.S. that infest stored products. While spider beetles are common and widespread, they are not as abundant nor well known as other household pests....
View ArticleStored Food Insect Pests
Insects infesting stored foods are one of the most common household insect problems. The many different kinds of insects that invade stored dried foods are often referred to as pantry pests. They...
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Larder Beetle
The larder beetle is a very common and widespread household insect pest. The insect's name comes from it's presence in dried, cured meats stored at room temperature prior to refrigeration. Today,...
View ArticleWarehouse and Cabinet Beetles
Warehouse beetles (Trogoderma variable) and larger cabinet beetles (Trogoderma inclusum) are two of several household pests that are closely related to carpet beetles (Coleoptera:...
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