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How to Identify Meal Moths

The meal moth is considered the most troublesome of the grain-infesting moths. It usually enters homes in boxes or bags of food. This moth will infest grains, cereals, pet foods, flour, corn meal and bird seed. A meal moth sighting is a great excuse to eat out!

Instructions

    • 1

      Look for a feathered, winged insect that looks like a cockroach.

    • 2

      Check out the wings. The meal moth's wings are folded back; the outer 1/3 of the wing appears reddish brown colored at the wing tips, while the inner 2/3 of the wing is light gray to yellow.

    • 3

      Size up the insect. The meal moth can be up to 5/8-inch long.

    • 4

      Determine the color of the wings. The meal moth resembles the fabric moth except for the wing coloring.

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