Pantry and Product Pests

Carpenter ants, pharaoh ants, odorous house ants, acrobat ants, field ants, and pavement ants are some common ants that enter homes. Sanitation practices and baits can be used to control ants indoors.

Silverfish and firebrats are found outdoors but indoors they can become pests because they feed on starchy substances as well as book bindings, dry foods, flour, bits of cloth, or paper.

Rice weevils and granary weevils are beetles that may be found indoors in stored food products.

Sawtooth grain beetles, cigarette beetles, and drugstore beetles are common pests in home kitchens and and pantries where foods are stored.

Webbing and casemaker clothes moths are two types of pests indoors. They larvae feed primarily on soiled woolen fabrics.

There are five species of cockroaches that commonly infest homes and buildings in Maryland.

Indian meal moth is one of the most common pantry pests. 

Carpet beetles are a common pest inside homes. They feed on fabrics and organic materials.