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

"Chris (SilverUnicorn)" wrote in message
...
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

Some of the bugs are in the grains. They hatch after a time in the warm
pantry. The eggs are in the grain when processed and has nothing to do with
your habits. Put your flour and such in the fridge or freezer and see if
that eliminates them.

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

Bug bombs?
Maybe store your stuff in old coffee cans or something similar?

On 5/25/2011 9:02 PM, 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

Store everything in gasketed glass or metal containers. (The large size
canning jars are good.) Cardboard boxes and plastic bags don't even
slow them down. I even keep my bread and cereal in the refrigerator. Any
factory container, once the seal is broken, I use it immediately, decant
into a sealed container, or store in fridge.

--
aem sends...

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

Bird food is the most common source of these I've seen.

THIS REMINDS ME OF AN OLD JOKE...."HOW DO YOU KEEP FLIES OUT OF YOUR
KITCHEN?
PUT A BUCKET OF **** IN THE LIVING-ROOM"

DON'T LOOK AT ME, I DIDNT MAKE IT UP
TGITM

BUG BOMB.....DISCARD ANY EXPOSED FOOD.

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

On May 26, 5:50*am, The Ghost in The Machine
wrote:
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- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Thanks for the replies. While it is nice to know we're not the only
ones with this problem, I will start putting everything I can in
sealed containers.

Thanks again,
Chris

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

Pitch a book of matches in each container of grains and grain-source food
(flour, pasta, etc.). The bugs don't like the sulfur.

On May 25, 9:02*pm, "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

Odds are good you didn't get them all. Throw away all contains of dry
food like cereal, flour, etc. As well as dried fruit and things like
that. And pet food in bags. Anything that is in cardboard or thin
plastic inside cardboard. Odds are good it has moth eggs or larva in
it. You wnat to eat that? When you replace it store the replacement
in tight sealed containers like tupperware or glass with solid lids.
Mostly they lay eggs directly in or very near food so the larva have
something to eat when they hatch.

When you shop look around the the store carefully. Particularly the
dried goods and pet food sections. If you see signs of these moths
then shop somewhere else. Othewise you will just keep bringing them
home.

Log onto www.gardensalive.com and buy pantry pest traps.
Might find them at your farm and garden store near you. Has
a scent lure, and sticky surface. Takes several days to
start working. Only attracts female moths.

Follow the package directions. Do not use while drying hair
in bath tub, blades rotate when engine is running, do not
with old batteries new mix reversely install.

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
..


"Chris (SilverUnicorn)" wrote in message
...
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

On 5/25/2011 9:02 PM, 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

No, the little buggers ride in with the groceries. Nuts, cereal, rice,
beans, etc., if stored a longish time, will have critters in them.
Solution, don't store long or store in the freezer.

Or, cat food.

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
..


"Bob F" wrote in message
...

Bird food is the most common source of these I've seen.

The pantry pest traps did the job for me.

These are fun to watch:
http://www.gardensalive.com/product.asp?pn=8909
These work fine, for me.
http://www.gardensalive.com/product.asp?pn=3438

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
..


"Chris (SilverUnicorn)" wrote in message
...

Thanks for the replies. While it is nice to know we're not
the only
ones with this problem, I will start putting everything I
can in
sealed containers.

Thanks again,
Chris

"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

I know the feeling. Problem is, once you get them, it is hard to
get them all. One moth will lay a million eggs and you start all over
again. I fought with them for a year once. They were even in
sealed packages of food- through plastic bags. The most disgusting
mess was in a sealed jar of ice cream 'crunchies' - sugar coated
chopped nuts. It was solid with a web of coccoons.

1. Toss any grains you can afford to.
2. Put all the remaining grains [including nuts], cereals, etc. in
the freezer for a few days. [All of them at once-- don't try to
rotate them through]

Empty all those cupboards and give them a scrubbing.

Buy a couple of these-
http://www.amazon.com/Safer-Brand-05.../dp/B000HJ7AIY

They not only kill the critters-- they give you the satisfaction of a
body count. I picked up a couple last year when I saw a single
moth in the house. 2 traps picked up a 1/2 dozen moths-- and that
was that.

I wish there was a similar cure for ants. I've gone through 3 dozen
ant bait stations of every description-- and they just keep on coming.

Jim

"Jim Elbrecht" wrote in message

stuff snipped

I wish there was a similar cure for ants. I've gone through 3 dozen
ant bait stations of every description-- and they just keep on coming.

I am making a video for YouTube of the ineffective Combat ant traps. There
was a line of ants going across my kitchen window sill. I put traps in
their path. They walked through them like they were covered promenades,
apparently totally disinterested in whatever was inside and never, ever
slowing down to explore it. These are the little teeny weeny black ants.
I'm overrun because the previous owner thought it would be great to plant
mulberry trees all around the property and that's their normal food source.
Apparently they've branched out . . .

--
Bobby G.

On May 26, 9:54*am, "Robert Green" wrote:
"Jim Elbrecht" wrote in message

stuff snipped

I wish there was a similar cure for ants. * *I've gone through 3 dozen
ant bait stations of every description-- and they just keep on coming.

I am making a video for YouTube of the ineffective Combat ant traps. *There
was a line of ants going across my kitchen window sill. *I put traps in
their path. *They walked through them like they were covered promenades,
apparently totally disinterested in whatever was inside and never, ever
slowing down to explore it. *These are the little teeny weeny black ants.
I'm overrun because the previous owner thought it would be great to plant
mulberry trees all around the property and that's their normal food source.
Apparently they've branched out . . .

--
Bobby G.

I make homemade bait with karo syrup and borax. It's cheap. Reciepes
all overthe internet. So far it works for them.

On May 25, 8:02*pm, "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


If I buy a bag of grains (mostly rice or pinto beans) that will take
me a long time to use up, I put the bag in the freezer for three days.
That will kill any bugs that are already in there. Then thaw it for
three days and then freeze it again for three days. That way you allow
any eggs (the first freezing won't kill eggs) to hatch and then freeze
and kill the hatch lings before they have time to mature enough to lay
more eggs. Then once I open the bag, I store what's left in an air
tight container.

-C-

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

Here is a link with some additional information that may help:

http://unexco.com/storprod.html

In article ,
wrote:

snip

You might consider making a choice about whether you're an idiot who
types idiotic juvenile "humor," or a legitimate participant here. It
takes a lot to make it to my kill file, but you're pretty close now, and
I imagine you've already hit a few others, since your noise to signal
ratio is about 20:1. Prior to this, I can't actually remember your last
real comment.

Smitty Two wrote:
In article ,
wrote:

snip

You might consider making a choice about whether you're an idiot who
types idiotic juvenile "humor," or a legitimate participant here. It
takes a lot to make it to my kill file, but you're pretty close now,
and I imagine you've already hit a few others, since your noise to
signal ratio is about 20:1. Prior to this, I can't actually remember
your last real comment.

What was it that JW said that bothers you? I don't see it.

"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."

In article , "Bob F"
wrote:

Smitty Two wrote:
In article ,
wrote:

snip

You might consider making a choice about whether you're an idiot who
types idiotic juvenile "humor," or a legitimate participant here. It
takes a lot to make it to my kill file, but you're pretty close now,
and I imagine you've already hit a few others, since your noise to
signal ratio is about 20:1. Prior to this, I can't actually remember
your last real comment.

What was it that JW said that bothers you? I don't see it.

Cause you ain't looking in the right place. Like I said "prior to
this..."


Almost all of jw's posts are lame attempts at humor or sarcasm.

IT's FRIDAY....LIGHTEN UP!!!

I GOT ANTS IN MY PANTS AND I NEED TO DANCE!

TGITM