Indian Meal Moth Pest Control in NY & VT

The life cycle of an Indian Meal Moth is anywhere from 30 to 300 days, and a female moth can lay between 60 and 400 eggs on one food surface. The eggs will hatch in 2 to 14 days, and the larval stage lasts from 2 to 41 weeks, depending on the temperature of their environment. The body of the larva is off-white with brown heads, and at full maturity can be approximately 12mm in length.

Since Indian Meal Moths and other pantry pests lay eggs in stored food products, it’s an unfortunate fact that we will all likely ingest insect eggs at some point in our lives. Insect eggs are naturally protected from the insecticide applications applied to our foods, and some insect eggs pass through, and enter the boxes containing our stored dry foods. If the food sits too long on a store shelf, in your pantry, or a combination of the two, the eggs will eventually hatch into larvae. The larvae then eat their way through the box, turn into pupa casing, and then mature into adult Indian Meal Moths.

If you suspect you have an Indian Meal Moth infestation, please contact us, so that we can provide you with a free inspection and stop the life cycle in a safe, effective manner.