Moths In My Food Cabinet

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.

Moths in my food cabinet.

Check for cocoon webbing in the corners of the pantry and inside corners of cupboards in the kitchen. This includes food that you can see the pantry moths in as well as any other opened dry goods. As suggested my roommate and i did a major clean of our kitchen. Wipe up any spills of crumbs quickly to prevent the moths an opportunity to lay eggs.

They are often found in your pantry closet and cabinet especially if there are food containers or natural fabrics around that area. These are usually easy to spot in the evenings. We used bleach soap and hot water and dichotomas earth on all cupboards and drawers. These moths came into our lives by the way of infested borrowed flour.

Several conditions could attract moths that could ultimately lead to a moth. I then had to go down the hill to get my house trash can. Throw away infested and contaminated food. Also look for webs as these may belong to moths and not spiders.

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. They also show up in other areas sometimes inside the cabinet where they re only dishes. Empty the tray under the toaster regularly. My roommate and i have been living with cupboard moths for the past 2 5 years.

Pantry moth eggs are hard to spot within dry goods so it s better to discard and replace any open food. Well obviously they need a ready food source so your kitchen pantry is the most likely place. Remove the moths food supply by ensuring that all your dried goods are stored in sealed containers. I went through the dry food cabinet the spice cabinet and the dog pantry throwing old items in the kitchen trash can.

By the time i got back inside like 5 mins max i had larvae crawling around in the kitchen trash can. The most apparent sign of pantry moths is seeing the moths flying around inside the pantry and kitchen. Again regardless of what food the moth is snacking on you can bet it is a flour or indianmeal moth. Inspect any dried foods you bring into the house as well as you can for moths.

Any food that shows clear signs of contamination should be discarded. Look for larvae in and on food packaging. Even if it s a minor problem. Have not seen any larvae today.

Inspect all food in your pantry for signs of infestation. Moths are definitely one of the most common household and garden pests. But don t limit your search to these items.