Current Events > I have a moth infestation in my house.

(+) Yeah! (+)

Pantry moth to be exact. I was in denial the past week or so that I had a problem but today they erupted into creepy numbers and they need to taken care of.

Anyone else here ever have this problem? Tomorrow Im cleaning everything and throwing away all open dry foods.

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not cute moths

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<_< I forgot to add these jerks to my annoying critter thread.

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Do you have a flamethrower?

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Is it confined to just a single room? I had this issue several years back but it was limited to just the pantry. I had to throw away a bunch of stuff (rice, flour, cereal). Next step was to move all the sealed stuff out and super clean with a ton of simple green. I found a bunch of larvae on the walls while doing this. Any adult moths encountered were given the fly swatter treatment.

When you throw the stuff away, take it to the dumpster outside immediately. Anything that doesn't have a proper seal is probably worth considering infested to be on the safe side.

If this isn't confined to just a single room, you're going to have a much harder time with the deep cleaning to find any adult moths that are flying about. Typically larvae only exist where food source is readily accessible though. For me, deep cleaning extended to the kitchen (floor and walls).

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My aunt had this issue once.

We found the issue was an old box of cookies that was left unsealed in a high cabinet.

Cookies gone, moths went away in a few days.
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Life Sympathy posted...

Is it confined to just a single room? I had this issue several years back but it was limited to just the pantry. I had to throw away a bunch of stuff (rice, flour, cereal). Next step was to move all the sealed stuff out and super clean with a ton of simple green. I found a bunch of larvae on the walls while doing this. Any adult moths encountered were given the fly swatter treatment.

When you throw the stuff away, take it to the dumpster outside immediately. Anything that doesn't have a proper seal is probably worth considering infested to be on the safe side.

If this isn't confined to just a single room, you're going to have a much harder time with the deep cleaning to find any adult moths that are flying about. Typically larvae only exist where food source is readily accessible though. For me, deep cleaning extended to the kitchen (floor and walls).

They are mainly in the kitchen.

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It was cat food that was just sitting in the pantry. So Im glad now I found the source. Now I gotta kill stragglers.

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Beyond01 posted...

It was cat food that was just sitting in the pantry. So Im glad now I found the source. Now I gotta kill stragglers.

I recommend getting some kind of sealable container for the cat food. Rolled up and clipped bags are huge targets for bugs. Don't want kitty eating bugs and bug larve.
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