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We are all under attack :-p

lurker17260 — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 02:10:57 GMT

Carpet beetles, ants and now I have pantry moths X-( What is the world coming to :-p:^O

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*pepe — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 02:26:14 GMT

i can add wasps to the list - and daddy long legs spiders

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tasfleur — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 08:06:13 GMT

Next step will be the shape shifting lizards .... ?:| ... :_|

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katydidthat — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 08:57:53 GMT

What are pantry moths?

I have these things that hang out round the sink. They run away when I come near ... not cockroaches, not beetles, dark grey in colour, kind of triangular shaped. They live behind the wall that the sink is on (it's not properly fitted in yet).

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crystal**flake — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 09:46:22 GMT

And crickets.

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shinynewid — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 09:48:47 GMT

Nothing worse than having moths in your panties

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lyndal1838 — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 09:54:15 GMT

What are pantry moths?

I have these things that hang out round the sink. They run away when I come near ... not cockroaches, not beetles, dark grey in colour, kind of triangular shaped. They live behind the wall that the sink is on (it's not properly fitted in yet).

Do you mean silverfish. They sometimes hang out round the sink and often turn up in the bathtub.

But their favourite haunt is in the bookcase having a feast on books that are not opened too often.

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katydidthat — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 10:03:27 GMT

Thanks, Lyndal, but no. They look more like moths, or those things that get into your flour and rice, (weevils), but they live on the surface. I don't think I've ever seem them before. And, they move very fast, so I can't get a good look at them. They also vary quite a bit in size ... from about 3mm to 1.5cm.

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kopenhagen5 — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 10:34:34 GMT

A lot of critters are coming towards the houses more for the smell of water in the dryer regions.

I have noticed a huge increase in the last couple of years.

Pantry moths -

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*mrgrizz* — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 10:42:18 GMT

i found the milliped nest today..........i think...........not sure if they have nests.

but there was 1000's of dead ones in it.

suppose i will find out when it starts to rain again.

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katydidthat — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 10:43:50 GMT

No creature, no person, no THING is coming anywhere near Coffs Harbour houses for water ... it's so wet here ...

My critters look kind of like those moths, but without the feelers and without wings. Maybe a more triangular bottom???

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kopenhagen5 — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 12:59:38 GMT

Sorry Katy, searched without any luck.

See if you can get a pic or even google image under bugs or insects.

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katydidthat — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 13:08:09 GMT

kopenhagen5 I've found that surface insect spray is pretty effective ... it's funny though, I've never seen those insects before ... and they don't stand still long enough for pics ... not even for me to get a clear image of them to explain.

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lightningdance — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 21:32:26 GMT

You can buy Pantry Moth devices from Coles. They work much like sticky fly paper coils. I had an invasion of these moths & so I put all flour in the freezer & all dry goods in sealable containers. I opened the moth catcher & caught them all.

I think they lay weavil eggs & the moths are the result after gestation but I haven't researched that theory.

Anyway the moth catchers last forever, that's if they don't get too full of moths so they worked for me.

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cat_mioux — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 01:06:10 GMT

It's the heat that attracts the creepies. X-(

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cueperkins — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 01:34:23 GMT

Not just heat......This rain has brought in leaches (and once it gets steamy later on) = ticks & snakes looking for dry ground. We have more spiders in the house than normal = feasting on all the flying bugs...lol. We just watched a baby huntsman stalk and kill a moth and then run off behind a painting.

We 'never' kill huntsmen or daddy long legs because they do a good job keeping the bugs down. One of my g/friends literally has a screaming panic attack if she even sees a hunty spider.= must scare the hell out of the poor spider...lol