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I agree with Bicycle Bill on the wiping down the surfaces with a bleach and water
solution. We hade these little varmints called "pantry pests" and they were very
difficult to get rid of. The bleach kills off any remaining eggs that are so small you
can't see them.

BB had some good suggestions. Also remember that in the wild moths live on plant matter, that includes trees. So the cardboard boxes are just as likely to be a food source as the actual food inside.

Flyboy suggested pherome traps and that worked really well for us. You can find them online.

Cedar shingles are a natural deterrent to moths. Hang some in the pantry, they smell nicer than mothballs and work.

Good luck.

The traps do work well. After throwing out everything, putting all new things in ziplock bags or containers, wiping with bleach and putting in the traps I finally ended our moth problem. They still come back from time to time. They have the traps in home depot too.

Mothballs don't work. That's a myth.

ph4ever wrote:

alphabits wrote:

popcornjack wrote:seriously, I've torn every dresser and closet apart, I've got moth balls everywhere, and yet, every couple of days, I'm killing another one. What gives?

That must require a verrrrrry tiny knife.

OH SPEW!!!!

Which brings on a second queston - if they're ball-less how do they breed?

LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pretty much the information of getting rid of the buggers by eliminating the sources and what they habitate in is the best way.
As long as there is an available food source, they will do their thing.
I have had them in many products from bird food to planting seeds to various human consumable grains and pasta.

When they are flying around, use a spray bottle filled with water or a water gun (the spray bottle provides a mist and works better) and go on the offensive against them. It takes them down and you can deal with them on the floor. It won't leave any smudge marks on your walls or ceiling.

Because the pheremone traps will attract only the adult/sexually mature phase of these pests, they are not meant so much to get rid of them, as they are to capture some specimens of whatever critters you've got so you can identify them. Then you can go from there to figure out what will work best against 'em.

And generally, if you've already reached the point where you've got squadrons of the IMMAF (that's "Indian Meal Moth Air Force") conducting maneuvers in your pantry, about the only sure-fire way to eliminate them is the "scorched-earth" policy I outlined a few posts back.

-"BB"-

Jack you mean your parents never told you about the birds and the moths????