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Latin Name:
Sitotroga cerealella

Appearance:
Wingspread of 1/2- to 5/8-inch, yellowish-white with pale front wings. Hind wings are pointed.

Habit:
Often found in homes, warehouses and stores.

Diet:
In most cases, attacks only whole kernels of corn, wheat and other grains and seeds.

Reproduction:
Eggs are laid on or near grain. When hatched, the larvae bore into kernels and feed on the inside. When mature, the larva eats its way outward, leaving only a thin layer of the seed coat.

Other:
Second in destruction only to rice and granary weevils.