Moths In My Kitchen Cabinets

Inspect all food in your pantry for signs of infestation.

Moths in my kitchen cabinets.

Also look for webs as these may belong to moths and not spiders. They were gone for a while but they re back along with some wimpy looking spiders. They have since invaded our lives. Yes they re annoying but not really dangerous they won t bite or sting nor will they damage your home.

Moths and larvae of the kitchen cupboards are commonly known as pantry moths flour moths meal moths or grain moths. What you do. My roommate and i have been living with cupboard moths for the past 2 5 years. Throwing away infested foods cleaning the pantry out thoroughly and taking measures to prevent further reinfestation will all keep your home free of this.

They love to both lay their eggs in and feast on your dried goods. I threw out a lot of baking supplies and cleaned with white vinegar. These moths came into our lives by the way of infested borrowed flour. Pantry moths are also known as indian meal moths and discovering an infestation in your home isn t fun.

Then they weave cocoons in any crevice they can find before emerging to start the cycle again. Grain based products like flour cereal pasta and baking mixes are moth favorites along with nuts and sweets. The most common pantry pests are moths weevils and small beetles. They seem to have some sort of circle of life thing going on in my pantry.

They are often found in your pantry closet and cabinet especially if there are food containers or natural fabrics around that area. I had moths in my old kitchen and was hoping the problem would be gone after the remodel. As suggested my roommate and i did a major clean of our kitchen. Fortunately there are simple ways to rid pantry moths from your home and dry foods.

They also show up in other areas sometimes inside the cabinet where they re only dishes. Scrubbed everything down with vinegar and baking soda tossed all open boxes froze the opened packages and places sachets of rosemary thyme and lavender straight from my herb garden plus a few cedar blocks into the cabinet and hoped. But my kitchen. Even if it s a minor problem.

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. We used bleach soap and hot water and dichotomas earth on all cupboards and drawers. Look for larvae in and on food packaging. Moths are definitely one of the most common household and garden pests.