Gloria@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> I've trown out all open cereals, flour etc.
>
> These guys seem to get in throught the tiniest of openings into even
> containers with lid.
>
> The panty closet was completely emptied, washed, sprayed with residuel
> Raid, All product without complete seal was thrown out.
>
> Yet 3 months later, another infestation in a jar of almonds.
>
> I opened the lid and was blasted by a dozen moths..
>
They are Indian meal moths. What is happening is that you find what they
are in and what you think they are probably in and throw it out. What
you missed is that the caterpillars will crawl away from the food source
to pupate in corners, underside of the shelves, countless hidden away
places. Then the newly emerging moths mate and get into another product
and after a few weeks the population is built up again where you now
find them in mass numbers. You really don't need to use insecticides for
them, just concentrate on thorough cleaning in all the corners and on
the underside of the pantry. You might even open the new boxes of foods,
not so much to see if they are in the food, but if the caterpillar has
made a cocoon on the underside of the flap of the box hidden away. You
should be able to find pheromone traps for the moths at most hardware
store, place a couple out and they will attract some of the newly
emerging moths and help you monitor if you still have an undiscovered
population in more foods.
Lar
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