Adult female Indianmeal moth, Plodia interpunctella (Hübner). Photo: Lyle Buss, University of Florida Rice storage pests have become more problematic due to increased yields and poor markets. I think many farmers are storing last year’s rice because they have not yet sold it. In addition, last winter was relatively mild. Farmers probably did not obtain good control of these pests when cold air from outside was blown into storage bins in hopes of controlling the insects or slowing development.
