What is this bug in my home?

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Kgonz Bloomington, CA Jul 27, 2015

I left on vacation for 5 days and came home to this insect. It's all over my kitchen ceiling and outside my porch light. What is it and how do I remove it for good immediately.

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sallyg Anne Arundel,, MD(Zone 7b) Jul 28, 2015

if those larvae are all over inside, I'd suspect a pantry pest moth of some kind. Could you possibly have a dry food item that's been unused for years? You'll have to clean out the stored food until you find the source.

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Jul 28, 2015

This is an Indianmeal moth, Plodia interpunctella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae); a very common pantry pest. See http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/urban/stored/indianmeal_moth.htm for more detailed information, including control recommendations

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CityDan Brooklyn, NY Aug 03, 2015

Recently I've been seeing this bug flying around my house and I have no clue what this is. I assume its a wasp but I don't know. The tail of it has a reddish color. Please help me I'd this.

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CityDan Brooklyn, NY Aug 03, 2015



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sallyg Anne Arundel,, MD(Zone 7b) Aug 04, 2015

Wasp is an excellent guess, maybe sawfly (which is type of wasp).
You should start a new thread of your own in this forum to get new looks at your insect.

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