About 10 years ago, I left a bag of unsterilized sunflower birdseed in my basement, and thus began a continuing battle to rid my house of Indian meal moths. After a long fight to get them out of ...

is the most widespread moth pest around the world and has been in the UK since the 1800s. But another species, the Indian meal moth (Plodia interpunctella) – also known as the pantry moth – is ...

There are two different types of pantry pests – Indian meal moths and a wide variety of beetles. Meal moths (Lepidoptera) are less than ½ inch long. The female lays her eggs on almost any type ...

Thankfully, Moths found in the kitchen are called pantry moths, or Indian meal moths. They aren't harmful to humans but they can get into food and make it inedible, which can be extremely frustrating.

However, an infestation can be a distressing experience, with hundreds of moths reported in some cases. Indian meal moth Niall Gallagher, Technical Manager at BPCA said: “Moths don’t spread ...