Pantry Moth News Today

A few years ago, our pantry was infested with pantry moths. I'd never heard of the insect, but I soon learned they are almost impossible to get rid of.

Experts say if you're trying to get rid of moths, the standby mothball method is a health risk, but you can still kill pantry and clothes moths with these effective eradication strategies.

What the heck are these?

Just when we thought we had the problem under control, a resilient insect has made its way back into our homes pantry. The Pantry Moth or the Indian Meal Moth was a problem for us about 6 months ago and we almost completely got rid of them. Now, these disgusting bugs are back with a vengeance. Pantry Moth trap by Black Flag. Photo by Bill Keeler / TSM Over the winter, we completely emptied our pantry, threw out everything stored in cardboard, and completely sterilized the food closet. Then we a...

During the last few weeks, weve been noticing little flying bugs in our pantry. We thought nothing of it until we started to find the bugs and their disgusting larvae in some of the containers. Yes, this sounds gross and trust me it was, even though we seemed to catch the problem just in time. Solving the petty problem was not fun. Photo by Bill Keeler / WIBX Its called the Plodia interpunctella, otherwise known as the Pantry Moth or the Indianmeal Moth. And like many insects, it tends to sea...