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.