Food moth

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As food moths , food moths or kitchen moths are colloquially different species from the family of the borer (Pyralidae), which often occur as storage pests , specifically including the following species:

  • Dried fruit moth ( Plodia interpunctella ) (color appearance: brown-white)
  • Flour moth ( Ephestia kuehniella ) (color appearance: silvery-gray)
  • Meat borer ( Pyralis farinalis ) (color appearance : brown-yellow)

The dried fruit moth has the greatest economic importance in Central Europe. Sources of food for animals in the household are rice, corn, flour and also pasta, baked goods, spices, nuts, dried fruit, instant soups, chocolate, etc., whereby packaging made of paper or cardboard does not represent an obstacle. Well-closing glasses or plastic boxes should be used to store food.

Adhesive strips prepared with pheromones or pupae of the parasitic wasps can be used to control food operations.

The species are also referred to as the food moth, but mentioned less often and also more agriculturally relevant:

  • Cereal moth ( Sitotroga cerealella ) from the family of the palm moth (Gelechiidae) (color appearance: cloudy-clay yellow)
  • Korkmotte ( Nemapogon cloacella ) from the family of Real moths (Tineidae) (color appearance: schwarzgepunktet-White)

literature

  • Thomas F. Voigt: Pest control: Basic knowledge of the proper and professional pest prophylaxis and control in companies in the food industry . Behr's Verlag, 2014, ISBN 9783954681716 , p. 24.