Pantry Pests

Pantry pests are many type of stored food pests found at various times in food pantries. Most of these pests are introduced into our homes in contaminated food. Some of the general pantry pests are flour beetles, saw-toothed grain beetles, cigarette beetles, drugstore beetles, larder beetles, granary weevils, rice weevils, spider beetles, grain moths, flour moths, psocids, and grain mites.

Pantry Pests Inspection

A food package which is not firmly sealed after use can also lead to infestation. From the infested food packages, the pests may spread to other uncovered food. Often the only way that one knows of their presence is by discovery of an infested and occasionally used food item or the encounter of flying or crawling adults coming from the pantry shelves.

Damage by Pantry Pests

Pantry pests spoil food by contaminating it with their bodies and their by-products. The larval stage of the Indian meal moth produces frass and webbing, and some of the beetle larvae produce secretions that give the food a unpleasant odor and taste. Setae (hairs) from the warehouse beetle can irritate the mouth, throat, and stomach of people who eat contaminated products. In addition, pantry pests might bring in microbes into the food that could produce mycotoxins (highly carcinogenic compounds), especially if the food is stored in warm, humid conditions.

Pantry Pests Treatment

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