"I have these teeny, tiny worms hanging above my kitchen stove top," writes this reader about the yellow-white, worm-like creature pictured below. "They are so tiny you can barely see them hanging. What are they?" Based on the photo, as well as the location in which the creature was found, we would say this is likely a pantry moth larva, otherwise known as the Indianmeal moth caterpillar. These critters are not directly harmful to humans or pets, so our reader need not worry about her health. That said, when the infest foods, they do render them inedible, as they leave shed skins and faecal matter behind. Continue reading [...]…

"Please help me with any information you can provide me about the four small worm/maggot-looking things in my kitchen today", states this reader in her submission. She is referring to creatures that look like this little, grub-like organism pictured below, who appears to have a plump, white, segmented body. Continue reading [...]…

"Are these worms pantry worms?" asks this reader concerning the white worm-like creatures with brown heads pictured below. "Is it possible an infestation of pantry worms could be found in items purchased from the grocery store?" Continue reading [...]…

"Please help!" exclaims this reader in her submission about the "worm" she found "crawling all over [her] kitchen walls and ceilings. "What is this worm?" she asks about the off-white larva-like creature with a brown head in the photo below. Continue reading [...]…

"Can a pantry moth larva hurt you if you accidentally eat it?" asks this reader in her submission to us. She does not include more context than this, nor does she provide any pictures, but we will nonetheless do our best to answer our reader's question. Continue reading [...]…

"What kind of worm is this?" asks this reader about the yellow larva-like organism pictured below. The creature was found in her "pantry cupboard hanging by a thread." Continue reading [...]…

"What is this type of worm? Is it dangerous?" asks this reader in her query regarding the white creature photographed below. "Only one pops out every four weeks [...] around the stove area and we cannot find where it is coming from." Continue reading [...]…

"Can you please identify this dude?" asks this reader at the end of his query about the white worm-like creature he found in his toilet bowl. The creature was found in the morning, and our reader has "not yet ascertained whether this thing came from [his] body or not." Continue reading [...]…

"Can you please identify whatever it is that these things are?" asks this reader about whatever unphotographed "things" he is referring to in his query. He was told by an exterminator that the "things" are Indian meal moth larvae, but nothing he does seems to help in getting rid of them. Continue reading [...]…

'How do I get rid of moth larvae and common house fly larvae in Northwest Georgia' asks this reader in his one-line query to us. Despite the lack of photographs and context, we will do our best to answer this question. Continue reading [...]…

Black insects and white larvae can be seen swarming this reader's pantry in the following photographs. This reader "ran across [our] website" and is hoping that we can identify the creatures in her pantry. Continue reading [...]…

"We found these larvae on our kitchen floor," says this reader, who asks if we can help identify said larvae. The larvae are an off-white color, with segmented bodies and a black dot where we assume their heads are. Continue reading [...]…

A Californian living on a golf course thinks she may be dealing with several different worm-related problems. She says she has been experiencing an infestation both outside and inside her house for the past two years, and describes multiple different organisms and the effects they have had on her life. Continue reading [...]…

A "bug" was found alive in this reader's container of rice in Nipomo, California, and she has seen nothing of the sort before. The bug in question appears to be a worm-like creature which is not even close to being as big as a grain of rice, is an off-white/beige color, has a darker-colored head, and is clearly segmented. Continue reading [...]…

A woman recently contacted us about a moth infestation she has been experiencing over the past couple of months, and she asks for our help in identifying and dealing with the problem. She has herself identified the moths as pantry moths (Indianmeal moths) "because they have a stripe across their body", but is now wondering whether or not they could be drain moths. Continue reading [...]…

Although worms make up the cuisine of several cultures across the globe, we Westerners typically do not regard worms as a tasty source of sustenance, especially if they were not supposed to be a part of our meal in the first place. Being surprised by a worm in your food can be an extremely unpleasant experience, and this article is going to provide some examples of the types of worms one can potentially find in their food. Continue reading [...]…

Orange worms have been popping up all around this woman's kitchen, and she wonders how she can get rid of them, and where they originate from. Besides being orange, the worm in the photograph appears to perhaps be somewhat transparent, is minuscule in size, and has a brown head. Continue reading [...]…

A small, pink worm was found in this reader's bread one morning. She wonders if we can tell her what the worm is and if its presence is any indication that she might have a pest problem, or if it is more likely that this is a one-time occurrence. Continue reading [...]…

Small, white worm-like creatures were found by this reader in his Washington home. The worms were found next to his dog, who was lying on a chair, and the worms moved by "contracting and stretching its body." Continue reading [...]…

These tiny white larvae were found in this man's kitchen in Portugal. After having moved into his new home in August, this reader has been spotting these larvae for several days in a row, and hopes that we can tell him what kind of larvae these are, and how they breed. Continue reading [...]…