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pantry moths
For the past few months, I've had an infestation of pantry moths and
their worm larvae in my kitchen. I've cleaned out the cabinets and relentlessly verified that all food was sealed effectively. I tried the sticky traps that had phermone lures and initially they were quite effective in luring and trapping these moths on the sticky carboard traps. Lately, it seems the moths are getting smarter and avoiding these traps. The number of months hanging out in my kitchen is increasing. I'm reluctant to just spray insectiside all over the place, especially around food. I'm looking for other ideas to get rid of them. Please share your advice |
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In article , techman41973 wrote:
For the past few months, I've had an infestation of pantry moths and their worm larvae in my kitchen. I've cleaned out the cabinets and relentlessly verified that all food was sealed effectively. I tried the sticky traps that had phermone lures and initially they were quite effective in luring and trapping these moths on the sticky carboard traps. Lately, it seems the moths are getting smarter and avoiding these traps. The number of months hanging out in my kitchen is increasing. I'm reluctant to just spray insectiside all over the place, especially around food. I'm looking for other ideas to get rid of them. Get rid of whatever the larvae are feeding on, and kill the adults with a flyswatter. |
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In article , "Bruce Atchison - author" wrote:
Would a bug zapper help? I got rid of some moths with one, though I think they were a different variety. It might be an option rather than blasting your kitchen with chemicals. There's no need to use either electrical gizmos or chemicals of any sort to rid your kitchen of pantry moths. All you need to do is get rid of the grain (or grain products -- bread, pasta, noodles, crackers, cereal, or whatever) that they're feeding on. They've laid their eggs *somewhere*, and the larvae are eating it as they emerge. Find out which box of cereal, or bag of rice, or canister of flour, or whatever it is, that they're in, and toss it out. It really is just that simple. I don't understand why people seem to insist on looking for complicated solutions to this -- it's not a complicated problem. |
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On Sun, 10 Jul 2011 23:22:01 GMT, Doug Miller wrote:
In article , "Bruce Atchison - author" wrote: Would a bug zapper help? I got rid of some moths with one, though I think they were a different variety. It might be an option rather than blasting your kitchen with chemicals. There's no need to use either electrical gizmos or chemicals of any sort to rid your kitchen of pantry moths. All you need to do is get rid of the grain (or grain products -- bread, pasta, noodles, crackers, cereal, or whatever) that they're feeding on. They've laid their eggs *somewhere*, and the larvae are eating it as they emerge. Find out which box of cereal, or bag of rice, or canister of flour, or whatever it is, that they're in, and toss it out. It really is just that simple. I don't understand why people seem to insist on looking for complicated solutions to this -- it's not a complicated problem. It is if you can't find the food source -- if, for instance, they're emerging from a basement in which you keep no food. That was my situation. -- Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA http://OakRoadSystems.com Shikata ga nai... |
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Doug Miller wrote:
In article , "Bruce Atchison - author" wrote: Would a bug zapper help? I got rid of some moths with one, though I think they were a different variety. It might be an option rather than blasting your kitchen with chemicals. There's no need to use either electrical gizmos or chemicals of any sort to rid your kitchen of pantry moths. All you need to do is get rid of the grain (or grain products -- bread, pasta, noodles, crackers, cereal, or whatever) that they're feeding on. They've laid their eggs *somewhere*, and the larvae are eating it as they emerge. Find out which box of cereal, or bag of rice, or canister of flour, or whatever it is, that they're in, and toss it out. It really is just that simple. I don't understand why people seem to insist on looking for complicated solutions to this -- it's not a complicated problem. Wot he said. Also, when the little buggers are flying just hoover them up. Job done. |
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