PANTRY MOTHS

[givemeaspell]

daughter in law loves organic and so brought some nuts into the house, a couple of weeks later I noticed what was a single maggot above my oven, thought that was strange then another one on the ceiling. googled it and guess what? Pantry moths. So every single item of food in the pantry got binned, cupboards vacced, washed and bay leaves put down. Pantry moth traps set.  All food once open goes into tupperware (or like) containers. DIL boughts some more nuts, opened the container the other day and here were the same buggers again. I notice the little moths flying around during the night and I kill them with windex, yes windex as normal fly spray doesn't work but the windex does.  However do you think I can find where they are breeding? It is slowly driving me insane.  Just wondering if anyone else has had the unfortunate experience in dealing with these little buggars and how please tell me that you eventually got rid of them short of moving house?

[gem-boy-g]

do the bay leaves actually go in with the flour etc. i.e. in the tupperware or plastic seal bag or are they just strewed around the pantry? or both

[tasfleur]

[electric*mayhem*band]

This thread's alive.

[givemeaspell]

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@gem-boy-g wrote:

do the bay leaves actually go in with the flour etc. i.e. in the tupperware or plastic seal bag or are they just strewed around the pantry? or both

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both I think Gem.

[lloydslights]

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@serendipityricho wrote:

As you were...with my eye sight------------though it was Panty Moths.

Windex works well on flies on fly wire windows as well.

One direct hit-------and they ......drop like flies...........................................................................Richo.

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Every time I open my .......

Spoiler

wallet

....moths fly about in a mad scramble - might  be the same species. 

DEB

[moonflyte]

Those pantry moth organisms are already in the product just waiting to sprout wings. The freezer is the best advice your've got so far. But the nuts? I'd take then back.

As for those pesky panty moths? I have no idea

[debra9275]

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@gem-boy-g wrote:

do the bay leaves actually go in with the flour etc. i.e. in the tupperware or plastic seal bag or are they just strewed around the pantry? or both

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I just googled it Gem Boy. you can tape them onto shelves and containers or just scatter them & put them in like stawka has- apparently it keeps pantry moths away

Go big on bay leaves: Those pungent bay leaves aren’t just great for spicing stews–they deter pantry moths, too. Scatter a few leaves on your shelves or keep them in a shallow container to deter moths from making your pantry their home. You can even tuck them into containers of flour or grains: they won’t affect the taste of foods but they will help make them unappetizing to pantry moths.

[debra9275]

ooops double checking I posted pantry instead of panty   

[tasfleur]

[imastawka]

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@gem-boy-g wrote:

do the bay leaves actually go in with the flour etc. i.e. in the tupperware or plastic seal bag or are they just strewed around the pantry? or both

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I do both - just to be safe

I had some four in plastic containers, and I thought

'No need to do that anymore'  but nope - weevils hatched.....eeeeewwwwwww

and everything went into the garbage bin in a plastic bag!

So now, bay leaves in everything