Moths In My Food Cabinet

I went through the dry food cabinet the spice cabinet and the dog pantry throwing old items in the kitchen trash can.

Moths in my food cabinet.

Moths are definitely one of the most common household and garden pests. My roommate and i have been living with cupboard moths for the past 2 5 years. This includes food that you can see the pantry moths in as well as any other opened dry goods. Throw away infested and contaminated food.

Again regardless of what food the moth is snacking on you can bet it is a flour or indianmeal moth. Have not seen any larvae today. Several conditions could attract moths that could ultimately lead to a moth. As suggested my roommate and i did a major clean of our kitchen.

The most apparent sign of pantry moths is seeing the moths flying around inside the pantry and kitchen. Like their closet lurking cousins pantry moths are destructive pests act fast before they eat through and lay eggs on the stored food in your cabinets or pantry. These are usually easy to spot in the evenings. But don t limit your search to these items.

Remove the moths food supply by ensuring that all your dried goods are stored in sealed containers. Pantry moth eggs are hard to spot within dry goods so it s better to discard and replace any open food. Well obviously they need a ready food source so your kitchen pantry is the most likely place. Food moths this extends to pantry moths found in areas other than food preparation such as the garage where dog food cat food wild bird seeds or even guinea pig pellets might be stored.

Grain based products like flour cereal pasta and baking mixes are moth favorites along with nuts and sweets. Any food that shows clear signs of contamination should be discarded. Wipe up any spills of crumbs quickly to prevent the moths an opportunity to lay eggs. Look for larvae in and on food packaging.

I then had to go down the hill to get my house trash can. Inspect all food in your pantry for signs of infestation. Empty the tray under the toaster regularly. They are often found in your pantry closet and cabinet especially if there are food containers or natural fabrics around that area.

We used bleach soap and hot water and dichotomas earth on all cupboards and drawers. They have since invaded our lives. They also show up in other areas sometimes inside the cabinet where they re only dishes. These moths came into our lives by the way of infested borrowed flour.

Check for cocoon webbing in the corners of the pantry and inside corners of cupboards in the kitchen. By the time i got back inside like 5 mins max i had larvae crawling around in the kitchen trash can. Also look for webs as these may belong to moths and not spiders.