Mites occasionally feed on which larvae?

• A. wheat moth
• B. grain moth
• C. carpet moth
• D. furniture moth

Answer: (B)

Mites can act as opportunistic feeders and will take advantage of accessible insect larvae in stored-product environments. In settings with stored grains, grain moth larvae are common targets that mites may feed on, providing occasional natural predation. The other larvae described—carpet moth and furniture moth—live in textiles, a very different habitat from where many mites are found, making them less likely targets for mite feeding in typical pest management contexts. “Wheat moth” isn’t a standard term for a common stored-product pest, while grain moth refers to the stored-grain pest that's most likely to share space with mites. So, mites occasionally feed on grain moth larvae.