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Default Bugs in the pantry

On May 26, 2:48*am, wrote:
On Wed, 25 May 2011 18:02:54 -0700 (PDT), "Chris (SilverUnicorn)"





wrote:
Okay, I thought I had this taken care of but apparently not


We have these bugs. You know, the ones that are little worm like
things that turn into moths? They like grains and stuff. Well, I don't
know how, but we have them. Bad. Again


Thre first time, we cleaned out the whole pantry, checked everything
(or at least thought we did) and washed the walls with water / bleach.
It was good for a month or 2, and now they are back. We are at our
wit's end now.


Any ideas on how the hell to get rid of these once and for all? I
really can't firebomb them, as much as I'd like to, LOL


Wondering if anyone has had a similar issue. We're not dirty people,
and this makes me feel like we are


Thanks in advance,
Chris


I've had these for years. *Every year when the outdoor temparature
warms up, they start flying around the house. *I've tossed food, put
it in plastic bags, and tried all sorts of things. *I wont spray
insecticide on food though. *The moths are less harmful then the
spray. *I've just sort of come to the conclusion that they will always
be here no matter what I do. *I smack the moths with a fly swatter and
always carefully look at food before I cook it, and if I see worms or
cob-like things in the boxes, I toss the box of food. *Food is too
costly to throw it all away over and over when I know I'll just bring
home another box of food from the store that has them. *And if I open
every box to look for them, then they'll get into all the boxes of
food. *They're annoying, but harmless. *I can think of a lot worse
bugs and worse yet, rodents to have in a house.

On the other hand, I read somewhere to put all boxed food in the
microwave for about 30 seconds to kill them. *But I tend to wonder if
that wont screw up the food, so I never did it. *I bet if I was to
take a guess, that at least 50% of people have this problem in their
house.


NO THEY DONT.....THAT'S DISGUSTING, DONT YOU HAVE SCREENS ON YOUR
DOORS & WINDOWS???
SOUND LIKE A JOB FOR THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
GET THE COMMUNITY TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT, OR SELL & MOVE THE ****
OUT OF THERE.
TGITM