This is the first record in Brazil of an infestation of the Indian meal moth, Plodia interpunctella (Hubner 1813), for Brazil nut. P. interpunctella, is a cosmopolitan microlepidoptera of the family Pyralidae, considered an important insect pest of many different stored products. The record was for Brazil nut stored in bags in Itacoatiara county, Amazonas state.
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