Home › Volumes › Moths › Pyralidae Family
Pickle-worm
The insect feeds in its larval stage upon cucumbers and melons, into which the caterpillar bores. A good account of its habits is given by Riley in the "Second Annual Report of the State Entomologist of Missouri," page 67. It has, like most of the Pyralidae, a wide range, and extends from the southern portions of the United States to the southern portions of South America.