Pantry moth

Pantry moth overview

Pantry moths are common pests of flour, cereals and many other stored foodstuffs. They thrive in warm, humid conditions. If left untreated pantry moths can destroy huge quantities of stored foods, especially cereal and grain products.

Solutions

Adult trichogramma wasps are less than 0.5mm long.
Trichogramma wasp laying an egg into heliothis moth egg.

Trichogramma pretiosum

Trichogramma wasps are specialised moth egg parasites that deposit their eggs into the eggs of a wide range of moth species, including panty moths.

Disclaimer:

While we make every effort to supply you with beneficial insects and mites to help improve your pest management, and to reduce the need for pesticides, we cannot guarantee the outcome in every situation.  Our biocontrol agents do feed readily on the species that we have specified in our tech sheets and on our website.  However, there are many variables including accurate pest identification, plant species, pest density, numbers of beneficials released, environmental conditions and history of pesticide usage that influence the outcomes.  We will always do our best to help you achieve a positive outcome but we simply cannot guarantee that your problem will be solved to your satisfaction.  Because every situation is unique we are constantly learning about how best to use our good bugs.  We appreciate any feedback from your experience.

The entomology team, Bugs for Bugs.