Confused Flour Beetle (Also see Rust-Red Flour Beetle)
Granary Weevil (Also see Rice Weevil)
Mediterranean Flour Moth or Mill Moth
Red-legged Ham or Copra Beetle
Rice Weevil (Also see Granary Weevil)
Rust-Red Flour Beetle (Also see Confused Flour Beetle)
Tropical Warehouse or Almond Moth (Also see Warehouse, Tobacco or Cocoa Moth)
Warehouse, Tobacco or Cocoa Moth (Also see Tropical Warehouse or Almond Moth)
Appearance
Adult : 2-4mm long reddish-brown oval body with fine hairs, head is hidden under a domed hood, and wing covers are finely patterned with lines of dots. The last three antennal segments are particularly long. Larvae : white, 5 mm long, “C” shaped, with many short hairs.
Life Cycle
Eggs (20-100) laid singly or in clusters on food material. Larvae tunnel through food material, form a cocoon and pupate within. Entire life cycle usually takes about 7 months, depending on conditions.
Notes
Adults can fly. The tiny larvae can penetrate the finest cracks in packages and tunnel through the food. Their omnivorous feeding habits make them an important household and warehouse pest, particularly when foodstuffs are left undisturbed. Items attacked include most household food and spices, drugs, hair, horn leather, museum specimens, plant materials, cereal grains and products, flour, herbs, nuts, dried fruits, seeds, oilseed cake, etc. When badly infested, solid products are full of small round holes. It is also a serious pest of books and manuscripts.
