This
is not really a pest of foodstuffs, but somewhat of a specialist, for
it is often found in wine cellars where the larvae gnaw holes in the corks
(see picture below).
They
thrive particularly in damp cellars, feeding on the mould growing on
the walls and on the wine corks, and what is worse they can live in
mouldy corks. The debris produced by their activities can be seen hanging
from the corks, often covered with the wine which has seeped out of
the bottle. "Now I'm sure I had a bottle of Bollinger '53 here
somewhere".
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