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Definition of Angoumois grain moth
1. Noun. Small moth whose larvae feed on kernels of stored grains.
Generic synonyms: Grain Moth
Group relationships: Genus Sitotroga, Sitotroga
Lexicographical Neighbors of Angoumois Grain Moth
Literary usage of Angoumois grain moth
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Insects Injurious to the Household and Annoying to Man by Glenn Washington Herrick (1914)
"The same methods of control that were outlined for the grain-weevils will also
hold the angoumois grain moth in check. REFERENCES TO ECONOMIC LITERATURE ON ..."
2. Insect Pests of Farm, Garden and Orchard by Ezra Dwight Sanderson (1921)
"The Angoumois Grain-moth * By far the worst granary pest throughout the South is
the " fly-weevil," or Angoumois grain-moth. History. ..."
3. The Cereals in America by Thomas Forsyth Hunt (1908)
"angoumois grain moth. , nv » j . • • (After Chittenden.) the adoption of extensive
precautions in flouring mills to guard against its ravages. II. ..."
4. Insect Pests of Farm, Garden and Orchard by Ezra Dwight Sanderson (1921)
"The Angoumois Grain-moth * By far the worst granary pest throughout the South is
the " fly-weevil," or Angoumois grain-moth. History. ..."
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