Moths In My Food Cabinet

Empty the tray under the toaster regularly.

Moths in my food cabinet. Even if it s a minor problem. But don t limit your search to these items. I then had to go down the hill to get my house trash can. We used bleach soap and hot water and dichotomas earth on all cupboards and drawers.

As suggested my roommate and i did a major clean of our kitchen. 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. Remove the moths food supply by ensuring that all your dried goods are stored in sealed containers.

My roommate and i have been living with cupboard moths for the past 2 5 years. 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. They are often found in your pantry closet and cabinet especially if there are food containers or natural fabrics around that area. Inspect any dried foods you bring into the house as well as you can for moths.

These are usually easy to spot in the evenings. Any food that shows clear signs of contamination should be discarded. These moths came into our lives by the way of infested borrowed flour. Again regardless of what food the moth is snacking on you can bet it is a flour or indianmeal moth.

The most apparent sign of pantry moths is seeing the moths flying around inside the pantry and kitchen. I went through the dry food cabinet the spice cabinet and the dog pantry throwing old items in the kitchen trash can. Have not seen any larvae today. Wipe up any spills of crumbs quickly to prevent the moths an opportunity to lay eggs.

Look for larvae in and on food packaging. Inspect all food in your pantry for signs of infestation. Well obviously they need a ready food source so your kitchen pantry is the most likely place. 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. 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. Pantry moth eggs are hard to spot within dry goods so it s better to discard and replace any open food. Several conditions could attract moths that could ultimately lead to a moth.

They also show up in other areas sometimes inside the cabinet where they re only dishes. Grain based products like flour cereal pasta and baking mixes are moth favorites along with nuts and sweets. The moths are now in my dining room living room guest bedroom and in the kitchen on top of my oven refrigerator and microwave oven cabinet are the worst areas.