Moths In My Kitchen Cabinets

What you do.

Moths in my kitchen cabinets.

But my kitchen. Look for larvae in and on food packaging. We used bleach soap and hot water and dichotomas earth on all cupboards and drawers. They love to both lay their eggs in and feast on your dried goods.

I wasn t sure what i was seeing in the kitchen cabinet around the cereal and pasta boxes but they were moths. These moths came into our lives by the way of infested borrowed flour. I had moths in my old kitchen and was hoping the problem would be gone after the remodel. 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.

Also look for webs as these may belong to moths and not spiders. Even if it s a minor problem. They are often found in your pantry closet and cabinet especially if there are food containers or natural fabrics around that area. The most common pantry pests are moths weevils and small beetles.

Moths are definitely one of the most common household and garden pests. They seem to have some sort of circle of life thing going on in my pantry. They were gone for a while but they re back along with some wimpy looking spiders. Pantry moths are also known as indian meal moths and discovering an infestation in your home isn t fun.

Fortunately there are simple ways to rid pantry moths from your home and dry foods. I threw out a lot of baking supplies and cleaned with white vinegar. 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. Then they weave cocoons in any crevice they can find before emerging to start the cycle again.

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 have since invaded our lives. Grain based products like flour cereal pasta and baking mixes are moth favorites along with nuts and sweets. Yes they re annoying but not really dangerous they won t bite or sting nor will they damage your home.

As suggested my roommate and i did a major clean of our kitchen. They also show up in other areas sometimes inside the cabinet where they re only dishes. 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. Inspect all food in your pantry for signs of infestation.