Moths In My Kitchen Cabinets

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.

Moths in my kitchen cabinets.

Moths are definitely one of the most common household and garden pests. Throwing away infested foods cleaning the pantry out thoroughly and taking measures to prevent further reinfestation will all keep your home free of this. Yes they re annoying but not really dangerous they won t bite or sting nor will they damage your home. The most common pantry pests are moths weevils and small beetles.

Look for larvae in and on food packaging. These moths came into our lives by the way of infested borrowed flour. Then they weave cocoons in any crevice they can find before emerging to start the cycle again. I had moths in my old kitchen and was hoping the problem would be gone after the remodel.

They also show up in other areas sometimes inside the cabinet where they re only dishes. But my kitchen. Fortunately there are simple ways to rid pantry moths from your home and dry foods. They are often found in your pantry closet and cabinet especially if there are food containers or natural fabrics around that area.

They seem to have some sort of circle of life thing going on in my pantry. Pantry moths are also known as indian meal moths and discovering an infestation in your home isn t fun. Even if it s a minor problem. 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.

Grain based products like flour cereal pasta and baking mixes are moth favorites along with nuts and sweets. They have since invaded our lives. Also look for webs as these may belong to moths and not spiders. Inspect all food in your pantry for signs of infestation.

I threw out a lot of baking supplies and cleaned with white vinegar. What you do. As suggested my roommate and i did a major clean of our kitchen. I wasn t sure what i was seeing in the kitchen cabinet around the cereal and pasta boxes but they were moths.

We used bleach soap and hot water and dichotomas earth on all cupboards and drawers. Moths and larvae of the kitchen cupboards are commonly known as pantry moths flour moths meal moths or grain moths. They were gone for a while but they re back along with some wimpy looking spiders. Several conditions could attract moths that could ultimately lead to a moth.