General
A greyish moth with a pattern of two obscure bands across the forewings and a wing span of 18mm-28mm. Difficult to identify professional help may be required. The mature larva is 15mm-20mm long, creamy white with a brown head capsule and brown body markings. There are three pairs of jointed thoracic legs and five pairs of abdominal prolegs.

Significance
A major pest of flour mills and bakeries. Cereal products, particularly flour are the principal food stuff. Nuts, dried fruit and vegetables, oil seeds and dried citrus pulp may also be attacked. The adult does not feed on solid food and tends to fly at dawn and dusk.     

Control    
Find the sources of infestation. Destroy or fumigate. Thoroughly clean the area and apply a residual insecticide. A ULV may also be appropriate and professional advice is recommended.

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