Quiz Pests in My Pantry Indiana

Stored Product Pests are divided into three groups, internal feeders, external feeders, and scavengers. True or False

Internal feeders are so called because the female deposits a single egg inside a whole kernel of grain. True or False

Weevils can be identified by the presence of the characteristic “snout” that is used for boring into the grain kernels. True or False

Angoumois Grain Moth has a finger-like projection on the leading edge of its hind wing. True or False

The lessor grain borer is an internal feeder of the bostrichid family. True or False

The external feeders are so called because the egg is laid outside the whole grain, and the larvae feeds on the grain or product from the outside. True or False

The Drugstore beetle can be distinguished from the cigarette beetle by the longitudinal lines on the wing covers. True or False

The Cigarette beetle is similar in appearance to the drugstore beetle except its body is smooth. True or False

Indian Meal Moth is the most common pest of dried fruit. They also infest grain, pasta, nuts, and flour. True or False

The Saw-Tooth Grain Beetle has four saw-like projections on each side of the thorax. True or False

The Rice weevil has four light colored spots on the wing covers and the wing cover is dotted with small round punctures.  True or False

Cadelle beetle adults and larvae feed on cereals, breakfast foods, potatoes, shelled and unshelled nuts, or fruit, and prefer to lay their eggs under the flaps of cartons.  True or False

Granary weevils and rice weevils are good fliers.  True or False

The saw-tooth grain beetle is the largest of the stored food pests. It is able to easily penetrate almost any package or jar.   True or False

The Mediterranean flour moth is common in household products such as nuts, chocolate, spices, dried fruits, flour, and pet food.  True or False

The Cadelle beetle adult-is shiny black in color, about 1/3″ long, and the pronotum is strongly separated from the wing attachments.  True or False

The cigarette beetle is a more prolific breeder than the drugstore beetle and is a good flier.  True or False

The Khapra beetle attacks stored food such as cereals and oil seeds. Larva will feed on just about anything though they prefer wheat, barley or rice.  True or False

The Indian Mealmoth adult is distinctive in appearance and behavior, about a 3/4″ wingspread, the outer half of the forewings are reddish- brown in color, flies at night in an  irregular zigzag pattern.   True or False

Scavengers are so called because they are unable to penetrate or feed on undamaged grain kernels. They lay their eggs and the larvae feed on dust and particles of food products, or on the kernels damaged by the internal or external feeders.   True or False