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Pink Worm Found on Shirt is a Moth Larva

A man recently wrote to us after his wife found a pink worm on her polyester shirt. His guess is that the creature is a rice worm and wonders if it is harmful to his clothes or food.

Posted in Interesting Worms

A Brown Caterpillar with a Big Head

A while back, we received some pictures of a very interesting worm (or what the reader called a “worm”) from a reader. We’ve been eager to look into the creature because its appearance is so unique: the “worm” is brown with a big head (or rather a huge head), and on this large head are two dots that look like eyes. The reader asked what kind of worm he had found, but we don’t think he found a worm. It looks more like a caterpillar, albeit a very strange looking caterpillar, one that we have never seen before. So the question is: what kind of brown caterpillar did our reader find?

Posted in Pest Worms

Caterpillars in the Home?

Depending on the type of moth, the larva will be on the hunt for food. They will attack food sources such as grains, pet food, and bird seed. Some will even attack clothing, furniture, and wood.