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| Common Name: Indian Meal Moth
Scientific name: Plodia interpunctella Size 16-20mm
Biology: Chiefly at night, the female lays 100-400 eggs, singly or in small groups, on the lava food material during a period of 1-18 days. The Laval period lasts 13-288 days, depending primarily on temperature and food availability. When the last stage of growth for the lava is ready to pupate it wanders about until a suitable pupation site is found. There are usually 4-6 generations per year, with the life cycle egg to egg typically requiring 25-135 days. Complete metamorphosis. Habits: The adult causes no damage. The lava are surface feeders and generally produce a lot of webbing throughout the infested parts of materials. They are general feeders and attack grain and grain products, a wide variety of dried fruits, seeds, nuts, powdered milk, biscuits, chocolate, and bird seed. They are very destructive wherever dried fruits are stored. Adults are attracted to lights. |
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