Found 10 or so of these things on our ceiling this morning. I live in Central Oregon. Not sure what they are–is this an indication of worse things to come? Anything I need to inspect my house for, or shall I just throw them out?
Ceiling – How to do about the insect larvae found on the ceiling
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Best Answer
That looks like the larvae stage of a pantry moth to me. Is it in or near your kitchen or some food storage? They can infest food like grain that is sitting in cabinets and you end up with many of them flying around your kitchen.
I think there are homemade traps you can make to keep their populations down in your kitchen. The real key is to identify what they're eating and address it - clean it up or get rid of it and try to make sure other foods nearby are well sealed so the moths can't move and expand.
Worlwide I think it is somewhat common to have these critters in bulk grain storage like a container of rice. You can try to remove them and rinse the food if you want to still use it and that'll probably be okay, but you should watch out for too many of them or other problems with the food like mold or excessive bug waste.