Do you like to bake? If you do, you need to keep an eye out for pantry pests. Pantry pests can be a real frustration, especially when they infest your food cupboard. If you have just a few of these pests inside a product in your cupboard, you may end up finding them in other products too because they multiply fast. They can be found in even a spotless home and can be introduced into your home in several ways. Here is everything you need to know about pantry pests in Texas that may be looking to sabotage your fall baking efforts.

What are pantry pests?

Pantry pests are the pests you may find in your pantry. They can be found in many food sources and non-food sources, including packaged foods like flour, cake mixes, rice, pasta, granola, bird seed and non-food sources like dried flower arrangements. The pantry pests we see in our area include grain beetles like the cigarette beetle, the confused flour beetle and the saw toothed grain beetle as well as the Indian meal moth. Check out our pest ID pages for beetle identification and more information on what these pests look like.

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