Help me get rid of pantry moths!
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Poshe P on Nov 14, 2014We have a similar problem, I bought one of those blue~light zapper thinggies you see in cafes and bars permanently turned on in the pantry ~ we just had to sweep up the bodies every other day, but this seems to have done the job ~ no more critters!Helpful Reply
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Tone on Nov 14, 2014great tip! But does this help against these teeny tiny crawlers in the flour bags and such??Helpful Reply
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Mary Tonningsen on Nov 14, 2014@Lisa Kaplan Gordon, I bought a trap (wish I could remember the brand!) that is a sticky trap, with pheromone scent or something to attract them. The moths just fly into it, get stuck and pretty quickly disappear from your cupboards. Very inexpensive, easy, no mess, no fuss. They came 2 to a package, basically white color with green and maybe some brown in the design. My memory could be wrong on the color. But it worked like a charm. Just sticky traps for pantry moths. I got it at the grocery store. And no sweeping up moths. :) Good luck!Helpful Reply
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Lisa Kaplan Gordon on Nov 14, 2014That's a great idea. Where did you find it and how much?Helpful Reply
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Sandie Reid on Nov 14, 2014Whenever you buy flour products you should put them in the freezer for 4 days - to kill any larvae/bugs that are in all flour products! I always do this with bags of flour, especially. Sometimes they are in pasta, too.Helpful Reply
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Lisa Kaplan Gordon on Nov 14, 2014Good tip. I opened the oatmeal and thought I'd pass out.Helpful Reply
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Melanie Wolter-Pantaliano on Nov 14, 2014I put bay leaves in all my kitchen closets & food closets. The pantry moths disappeared within a few days & haven't been back since! That was 3 years ago when I moved into a new apartment!Helpful Reply
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Lois on Nov 16, 2014Bomb the house..I had the problem but since bombing never againHelpful Reply
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Sharron canning on Apr 10, 2015I have the same problem . I think I have gotten rid of them only to find them flying around next month . I have everything sealed also a lot in my extra refrigerator . I go crazy when I see one I'm sure guests must think I'm crazy with the effort I put into it's demise.Helpful Reply
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Sharron canning on Apr 10, 2015Help please the bay leaves haven't helpedHelpful Reply
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Patti on Aug 08, 2015Hi. We got them once in a bag of millet purchased for our bird at the time. Mine didn't go away until we had our kitchen gutted and redone, but I also found that they were living in the back of a hutch in my dining room. Once I removed all of those cobwebby things there, they were gone.Helpful Reply
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