I threw everything out of my pantry that came in a bag or box. That stopped them briefly. Thanks for the tips. I’m just gonna go ahead and burn my house down! 😬
I threw away everything I had and kept everything in a glass containers. I did everything possible to get rid of them. I am so tired they kept showing up again! What can I do mor!😭😭😭
Thank you for making this video! They reproduce like crazy. Dealing with this in Texas now. I've never had this issue living in Massachusetts for forty years. I'm washing all the curtains too.
Omg I'm in Texas too and just got them for the first time. I found a bag of almonds full of them. I have lived in Texas 40 years and never seen them before. I cleaned sprayed and put month traps and they are still here. Idk how they reproduce and keep hatching. That's why I'm on here lol. We just moved into a big house. I'm scared they will get into our closets!!
I commented a few months back and it seemed to be helpful to a few people so I will repost my comment again to hopefully help others who otherwise might not come across it in the older comments. Good luck to everyone, I hope this helps. First don't just set cans off to the side, they be infested too! Although the food inside the can is safe they often harbor eggs and webbing around the rims (top and bottom) and also behind the label. This video doesn't stress enough how rapidly these moths can take over your home. They are extremely difficult to get rid of if you don't address the first signs of infestation immediately and thoroughly. The larvae feed on everything including the glue on can labels, the sticky backing of shelve liners, they can even get under wallpaper and you will find little holes where they chew their way out. The use hot soapy water to wash things like cans and plastic bottles with glued on labels, check all screw on lids around the threading also. The best cleaning solution I have found is borax and water. I try not to completely dilute the borax. Just enough that it sprays without clogging. I suggest after wiping everything down to give a light spray of borax solution over everything and allow to dry. I think the borax crystals are like little razors to the eggs and larvae therefore damaging them enough to end the life cycle of these invasive moths. Good luck to anyone dealing with them. Hope this helps!
@@jewelofwisdom8279 yes 100 percent I think the borax solution is the best. I got no where for years with all the other recommended mixes. Once I started using the borax spray I noticed a significant decline in the amount of moths I was seeing.
Dr. Killigan's Pantry Moth Traps have the best reviews. I bought them on Amazon. I pulled off the protectant sheet and kind of held the trap still on my desk, watching another video to see how to set it up... BAM! Got one! Before it was even put in its place in the pantry! It wasn't long before a second one was trapped. Get some, they work.
I had my flour and other cooking stuff in airtight containers and the grubs were inside the containers 😢 the moths lay them inside the edge of the lid crazy
First don't just set cans off to the side, they be infested too! Although the food inside the can is safe they often harbor eggs and webbing around the rims (top and bottom) and also behind the label. This video doesn't stress enough how rapidly these moths can take over your home. They are extremely difficult to get rid of if you don't address the first signs of infestation immediately and thoroughly. The larvae feed on everything including the glue on can labels, the sticky backing of shelve liners, they can even get under wallpaper and you will find little holes where they chew their way out. The use hot soapy water to wash things like cans and plastic bottles with glued on labels, check all screw on lids around the threading also. The best cleaning solution I have found is borax and water. I try not to completely dilute the borax. Just enough that it sprays without clogging. I suggest after wiping everything down to give a light spray of borax solution over everything and allow to dry. I think the borax crystals are like little razors to the eggs and larvae therefore damaging them enough to end the life cycle of these invasive moths. Good luck to anyone dealing with them. Hope this helps!
Super helpful! You seem knowledgeable about this and I was wondering what you would make of finding 2 of their larva in the fridge? We’ve been dealing with them for about a month now and have cleaned everything, haven’t restocked, have traps set out and kill everything we still see. I saw 2 in my fridge today and just feel so defeated! Would you happen to have any guess as to how they got in there and if I should now toss everything in the fridge? I felt like that was my last safe space and it’s now gone haha
@@rainbowsANchocolate to the best of my knowledge moth larvae can't survive the cold temperature of a refrigerator. I don't think you would need to throw out any items from there. I'm not quite sure how they would have gotten in there. Perhaps they were on a container or something you had put in there. It's often suggested that dry grains and flour be placed in the refrigerator or freezer for several days when you bring it home from the grocery store in order to kill any eggs or larvae that might be in the product. I would just give a quick wipe of the surfaces in yhe fridge with vinegar water solution and check the containers to see if there were any hitchhikers on them when you placed them in the fridge. Don't let them make you feel defeated. I have battled them for several years now. They are incredibly hard to get rid of, but with the borax solution I have finally felt like I can claim victory over them soon. This year I saw significantly less and by continuing to stay on top of killing the ones I see and spraying the borax solution (especially in hard to reach places like cracks and crevices) I am hoping next year will be the end of this long battle to take back my home from these invasive little pests. I also suggest getting airtight container preferably glass or very heavy plastic to keep your food safe from further infestation. Good luck it's not easy but you can defeat them!
I had a bird food Tupperware container that I guess didn’t seal like I thought & one night at 1:30am I felt something wet in my bed. It was a maggot. I found 2 out of no where. I jumped up freaked out changed the whole bed & couldn’t find the source. Finally I looked up. Pantry moths had hatched & maggots were on the ceiling & walls. I stayed up until 5:30 making & using a handmade vacuum attachment due to high ceilings but there was a ledge I couldn’t get to. I discovered a lemon/lime mixture eventually kills them so I shot that up at the ledge. After a few days of obsessive eradication I thought they were gone. I zip locked the bird food & found some nuts & things in the kitchen they were in. Ziplocked everything everywhere. It’s been a month & I’m seeing the moths again. Got sticky triangular moth traps put up but I’m going to have to get more proactive again. Oh & they make nests in the ceiling crevices so you have to vacuum those out. That’s where the maggots hatch from.
I noticed these pantry moths didn’t think nothing of it just thought maybe the heat or food but didn’t know how bad it was gonna get. Yesterday I looked up my ceiling and I seen maggots and some moths too. I freaked out we vacuumed the ceiling but now I need to get up there and spray vinegar and wipe down where we vacuumed. Cereal boxes that were sealed had maggots inside the box and outside the cereal bag. I’m about to do some deep deep cleaning cuz I don’t want to leave out the dam eggs!!!
@@jessieortiz3216 good to know I’m not the only one that went through that! Thanks for your message & I hope you get rid of them. I’m using Tupperware containers with ziplocks inside & have pantry moth traps all over. The traps have caught way more than I’ve seen so they really do help immensely!
Same thing happened to me on my couch. They were in some bird food I bought and were in my pantry practically over night. It was like a nightmare. I got my Rainbow vacuum and slurped up as many as I could. I wrapped the birdseed in plastic and took it outside.
Moth traps under 10.00 at home improvement stores. Just picked up a pack of 2 today 8.99 + tx. Been years since I last noticed a few indian meal moths fluttering around the kitchen ceiling, here we go again:) I got out of the habit of storing certain things in containers. After everything gets a good wipe and spray, back to ground zero:)
I would add to the steps to look for larva cocoons in high corner like the ceiling around the pantry and kitchen area. Also I would put any prepackaged food you saved in the freezer for a few days to kill any larva or cocoons missed. If you don't do this you may quickly find a new infestation in a short period. I have learned this from experience.
We have been infected for several months. Our pest control guys have been helping me find infected foods. I purchased a bunch more locking containers. We have the moths over the entire house but rarely see any in the actual pantry! There are hundreds of them in the lanai that my husband has killed. We have a fine mesh butterfly net that someone gave us last year as a joke. We raise butterflies. I go around the house every night and scoop them into the net and squish them with my shoes. They have finally died down in the house but they still seem to breed in the lanai. At least I am able to walk inside the house and not have swarms of them in my face! It has made me depressed but I am feeling better.
They don't survive in extreme heat or cold. Using a blow dryer (hair dryer), put on high heat and apply sustained heat in the corners and narrow crevices of pantry to kill the larva. Do this after you clear off the shelves, vacuum them and wipe down with vinegar or alcohol solution.
Don't let them get you depressed. I commented on this video a few months back and it seemed to help a few people so I'll repost it here for you. I hope it helps. Good luck to you, don't give up the fight against these invasive pests. First don't just set cans off to the side, they be infested too! Although the food inside the can is safe they often harbor eggs and webbing around the rims (top and bottom) and also behind the label. This video doesn't stress enough how rapidly these moths can take over your home. They are extremely difficult to get rid of if you don't address the first signs of infestation immediately and thoroughly. The larvae feed on everything including the glue on can labels, the sticky backing of shelve liners, they can even get under wallpaper and you will find little holes where they chew their way out. The use hot soapy water to wash things like cans and plastic bottles with glued on labels, check all screw on lids around the threading also. The best cleaning solution I have found is borax and water. I try not to completely dilute the borax. Just enough that it sprays without clogging. I suggest after wiping everything down to give a light spray of borax solution over everything and allow to dry. I think the borax crystals are like little razors to the eggs and larvae therefore damaging them enough to end the life cycle of these invasive moths. Good luck to anyone dealing with them. Hope this helps!
The moths where I'm from are a grayish color. I didn't think much of it at first because I've never had this issue until I moved into my most recent home. I'm sure that the problem came with the house. So I finally threw away my dry pasta, flour and other wheats and grains, took the cabinet shelves out of the one where I noticed they were coming from and then I cleaned out the cabinet with white vinegar. That eliminated them for about a week or two and then they multiplied to the max. Which means that they've spread to other cabinets and crevices in the kitchen. I have no idea how they're surviving because I no longer put grains, wheats and flour in the cabinets but in the refrigerator instead. What I've done in recent times is put up sticky fly ribbons used for flies and lots of them have gotten stuck and I've killed a lot of them with a fly swatter. I can tell that I've greatly reduced their population in my home by doing this. If the problem persists (which it probably will) I'll finally decide to clear out all canned foods, jars and everything else and spray scorching hot water with bleach or alcohol in every single cabinet to see if they can survive that. I have a garden pump sprayer for the job when or if the time comes to get that plan in motion.
We started getting them in are cupboards, but for some reason we just left if for like 2 months and now they are all over the house. I can't even sleep properly because they are all over my room
Replace boxed and packet food with Plastic air tight containers and just refill them as u shop. Clean with alcohol based spray ooo i love that idea and the vacuum idea too. Cleaning out my pantry first thing tomorrow nw.
I'm dealing with an infestation right now. A lot of larvae. Just been spraying the nooks and crannies of the walls and the storage cabinet with a spray that dehydrates the larvae. Next to that I crush and vacuum up any larvae that survive that. Had it before and got rid of it like that but since summer is drawing to an end a few moths must've made it inside and so I'm dealing with it again. It's a nightmare due to how fast they reproduce.
Oh my gosh thankyou so much i saw them in my cupboard for the first time in my life and me and my family were so confused. Now we know wat they are, why they are in there and how to get rid of them 🤦 ur awesome this helps alot thankyou
Garage infestation from sunflower seed. Working on eliminating the pests. Have traps and have caught hundreds. Spray with insecticide, vinegar and water 50/50 mix and now have used straight 80%rubbing alchohol in a spray bottle. The alcohol appears to be very effective on adult moths and larva knocks them down quickly. How effective on eggs, don't know. On going battle for the last three weeks, very frustrating.
I had them via some protein powder I bought at the dollar store. Took three months and found them nesting under my moveable kitchen island. It was recommended that I buy damecouss spray. I continued to spray under the island and say a decrease in new months. The larvae take 21 days to mature. When I didn’t see any for 21 days, the moths were eradicated. Unfortunately moved to another house and suddenly started seeing months again…here we go again! I’m gonna cry!
Gah dealing with this now!!! My pantry is completely empty, bombed by my pest control company (luckily it was free) and what I was able to save, is in a storage bin in my kitchen, sealed. I check the pantry everyday...not seeing any eggs or larva but I keep seeing 3-4 adult moths so I have a spray bottle of alcohol that I've been using to kill them. Before that EVERYTHING was infested. I had NO idea where the eggs were until I started looking hard. In the rim of all my spices, in my ziplock bag boxes, my aluminum foil boxes, the wrappers around my canned goods, under my spice rack. It was heartbreaking!! I THOUGHT I got all the eggs everywhere so for now I've got the spray bottle on hand at all times and I will not put anything back in my pantry until I don't see adults in there anymore :( this is so frustrating. I have never dealt with this before. Oh and we also have 4 traps in my pantry, I do see some dead moths in them.
@@ryanb6093 they have been gone for months now!!! I slowly restocked my pantry and put things in bins now vs keeping them in their packages (flour, sugar, rice, noodles etc). Like I mentioned I had to throw away just about everything 😭😭. I kept a water bottle filled with rubbing alcohol on hand for awhile after doing the bombing and anything I saw I killed. Eventually we got everything and I haven’t seen any since!
Oddly enough, my pantry moths are not hanging out in the pantry. They are in the bathroom. :/ I did go ahead and start cleaning out the pantry though. I found one or two larvae and disposed of the product. The ones in the bathroom have laid eggs and larvae are showing up. They show up, I collect and give them a flush, but I'm tired of it. We have a but zapper we purchased. It works, but who has time to stand around swatting at moths? We have Tengard and I'm wondering if that will work on them. Off to research more. Great video.
I am going through an infestation now. I noticed that they really like chocolate cake and brownie mixes but not vanilla. I had to throw out 4 chocolate cake/brownie mixes but not the one vanilla cake mix lol.
Hi my name is Dave, I did what they said and cleaned out the pantry, threw away what I knew could be infested. Then i started killing the larva. I noticed that they were still coming in. So i knew there was still space in the pantry from what I threw away so I decided to get a flashlight and some lysol spray and sprayed directly at the pantry moth and they would fall and I would spray them again and they would die I've been doing it repeatedly and they have slowly gone away. Since then I checked and I haven't seen any thank God it worked for me.
Got them from bird food. They fly around at night. I ignored them at first cause my cat loved chasing them. Now she doesn't!! Leave glasses of white wine around and they'll go into their death drunk!! But clean also. Just sayin 👍🥂🍹
@@frankculaga5169 You are absolutely right. I put another cup of red wine with a celophane cover and poke little holes in it. They find there way in and cant get out till I crush the MFs
Easier said than done!!!!! I have been dealing with them for almost 7 months now and I cannot get rid of them. I have been washing everything is site and they are getting worse, first upstairs and now they are downstairs. I'm seeing about one a day downstairs where there is NO FOOD. They are driving me crazy. I don't know what to do next.
I had two infestations due to pack rat family members and got rid of the moths each time by doing the deep dive clean up. This time, however, I am still seeing one or two moths every day. Very depressing because I have a large pantry and spent three days of twenty hour marathons to throw away all packaged food and went through each and every box, washed even rope and other items, removed all items from plastic boxes and washed it all with bleach. The larvae even get into the underside of the lip of plastic storage boxes and they got into my tools and cookbooks. Each and every thing had to be scrutinized and cleaned. I have a bug zapper and moth balls in there, but still see one or two moths each day.
Vacuum with a wand every corner and crevice of your home, including inside of all closets, cabinets and baseboards. Use vacuum with bags. Wipe down surfaces with borax and vinegar. You are bringing them in from the stores!
What about microwave popcorn packets, unopened? Rice in bags ? Potatoes? Corn on cob? Apples? Tomatoes? Bananas? Raisins ? Cantaloupe? Watermelon? Stuff in refrigerator? Coolers near empty sitting in garage? Blankets we sit on sofa ? Sardine cans in paper boxes ? Where do we stop. Why not put foods in large glass jars w glass lids. ?
So can you still eat the food the larva are in?? Example the rice, beans, top ramen and corn flakes ?? Just trying to save the food from trash 🗑 Is it unhealthy ?? unsafe??
I read the other day about bug infested rice. It said if you wash it well it will be clean and can be eaten. It must be the same for lentils too. Just wash them clean.
@Beverly Glover I store all my grains and beans in the fridge or freezer after I buy them. Then I store them in large Tupperware bins. That's helped but we will see in the summer time. 🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼
I don't really know what to say. All my food in the pantry is in boxes like Tefal Clip&Close (it is plastic, but a thick one), I cleaned my entire house, and I used a professional service. One month later, I noticed again some pantry moths. I'm desperate.
You have to throw out all your food in your house. And any new food you buy and bring in, you have to use hard plastic AIR TIGHT containers to store them in. Plastic bags are no good, they can chew through plastic bags. If there's food that is expensive and you want to save, you have to throw it in the freezer for at least a week to kill off any eggs. You have to be meticulous with this routine until the current adults die off and can't lay any eggs on food to breed the next generation.
@@zoe1882 Tefal Clip&Close is one of the best air thigh containers you can find and all the food stored there was just fine. The source were some pasta brought by a friend and left in the original packaging, from there some dehydrated oranges used as decoration that I forgot about. I found a dried cocoon even in one of my favorite cooking books (Falastin), I cleaned the book and that's it. Or even on the back of the food scale or some wooden bowls. The food wasn't infested. With a lot of nerves and desperation I solved the problem.
I’m the middle of hell on earth dealing this this. I think we may just move. Threw away $400 worth of food. Spent $400 replacing f food. Bleaching cleaning and bought the triangle traps but as of 24 hours, zero moths on any of them.
I’m reusing my dog biscuits yeah they got infected infested. Excuse me but there’s just a couple of them. I put them in the freezer and then fed them to my dog so far the dog doesn’t have cancer not getting sick so a little extra protein.
There's a food source somewhere you have not discovered. Or the place you're buying food at has them and you keep bringing them back in. They can also live in that cocoon stage for up to 4 months. If you notice, they don't really come out as much during winters, if u get cold winters. They usually emerge in the spring, summer or fall.
PLEASE READ Pertinent information herein as this is my 3rd infestation in the last 6 years, yet notably different. The first originated from a dented box of breakfast cereal. Back then I had no clue. I ate breakfast downstairs, returned upstairs, & within a few days, these pests are likewise. After online research and dozens of hours actually finding and destroying their "nests", as well as utilizing the pheromone traps, I was safe, until next season? They came back next warm humid season, more prolific than ever! New nest(s) were now upstairs where there are No Food Sources, rather a source of Heat & Humidity! Specifically on top of my refrigerator which is in a recessed corner of the kitchen. Problem solved! ??? This year these incredibly rapidly reproducing pests seem to be getting through my window air conditioner. Yes there was a "web nest" nearby this dark, warm & humid area, however, the Major Attraction seems to be my choice of lighting?
@@Fromtheearttothemoon Not entirely rid yet, however, set up pheromone glue traps next to night lights, and have hair spray handy. The first recommendation attracts both males & females! The second allows for easier elimination since it flies slower & lower. Very vital as each is ready to mate within 24 hours of hatching, and is capable of laying up to 500 eggs, that continue hatching ...
I threw everything out of my pantry that came in a bag or box. That stopped them briefly. Thanks for the tips. I’m just gonna go ahead and burn my house down! 😬
I’m just about to do same, lol. I got tired of chasing them so I eventually got a spray water bottle and just started shooting them down.
@@claudiafuentes67 the extremes we take! 😂
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😂😂 when you know you know
I threw away everything I had and kept everything in a glass containers. I did everything possible to get rid of them. I am so tired they kept showing up again! What can I do mor!😭😭😭
Thank you for making this video! They reproduce like crazy. Dealing with this in Texas now. I've never had this issue living in Massachusetts for forty years. I'm washing all the curtains too.
Me as well 😭😭
Me too!!😪 in Austin
Me too in Dallas-Fort Worth
Omg I'm in Texas too and just got them for the first time. I found a bag of almonds full of them. I have lived in Texas 40 years and never seen them before. I cleaned sprayed and put month traps and they are still here. Idk how they reproduce and keep hatching. That's why I'm on here lol. We just moved into a big house. I'm scared they will get into our closets!!
In houston can't get rid of them
I commented a few months back and it seemed to be helpful to a few people so I will repost my comment again to hopefully help others who otherwise might not come across it in the older comments. Good luck to everyone, I hope this helps.
First don't just set cans off to the side, they be infested too! Although the food inside the can is safe they often harbor eggs and webbing around the rims (top and bottom) and also behind the label. This video doesn't stress enough how rapidly these moths can take over your home. They are extremely difficult to get rid of if you don't address the first signs of infestation immediately and thoroughly. The larvae feed on everything including the glue on can labels, the sticky backing of shelve liners, they can even get under wallpaper and you will find little holes where they chew their way out. The use hot soapy water to wash things like cans and plastic bottles with glued on labels, check all screw on lids around the threading also. The best cleaning solution I have found is borax and water. I try not to completely dilute the borax. Just enough that it sprays without clogging. I suggest after wiping everything down to give a light spray of borax solution over everything and allow to dry. I think the borax crystals are like little razors to the eggs and larvae therefore damaging them enough to end the life cycle of these invasive moths. Good luck to anyone dealing with them. Hope this helps!
@Denise-vp8cp thank you. Do you think this solution is better then a mixture of water vinegar and peppermint?
@@jewelofwisdom8279 yes 100 percent I think the borax solution is the best. I got no where for years with all the other recommended mixes. Once I started using the borax spray I noticed a significant decline in the amount of moths I was seeing.
Dr. Killigan's Pantry Moth Traps have the best reviews. I bought them on Amazon. I pulled off the protectant sheet and kind of held the trap still on my desk, watching another video to see how to set it up... BAM! Got one! Before it was even put in its place in the pantry! It wasn't long before a second one was trapped. Get some, they work.
That was a very down-to Earth, helpful explanation of how to handle this the simple, organic and safest way, in my opinion. Thank you.
Basically, any food that’s kept in a paper bag or box needs to be removed and placed in air tight storage containers.
I had my flour and other cooking stuff in airtight containers and the grubs were inside the containers 😢 the moths lay them inside the edge of the lid crazy
First don't just set cans off to the side, they be infested too! Although the food inside the can is safe they often harbor eggs and webbing around the rims (top and bottom) and also behind the label. This video doesn't stress enough how rapidly these moths can take over your home. They are extremely difficult to get rid of if you don't address the first signs of infestation immediately and thoroughly. The larvae feed on everything including the glue on can labels, the sticky backing of shelve liners, they can even get under wallpaper and you will find little holes where they chew their way out. The use hot soapy water to wash things like cans and plastic bottles with glued on labels, check all screw on lids around the threading also. The best cleaning solution I have found is borax and water. I try not to completely dilute the borax. Just enough that it sprays without clogging. I suggest after wiping everything down to give a light spray of borax solution over everything and allow to dry. I think the borax crystals are like little razors to the eggs and larvae therefore damaging them enough to end the life cycle of these invasive moths. Good luck to anyone dealing with them. Hope this helps!
Helpful information!!!!
Thank you!!
Did your infestation die?
Super helpful! You seem knowledgeable about this and I was wondering what you would make of finding 2 of their larva in the fridge? We’ve been dealing with them for about a month now and have cleaned everything, haven’t restocked, have traps set out and kill everything we still see. I saw 2 in my fridge today and just feel so defeated! Would you happen to have any guess as to how they got in there and if I should now toss everything in the fridge? I felt like that was my last safe space and it’s now gone haha
@@rainbowsANchocolate to the best of my knowledge moth larvae can't survive the cold temperature of a refrigerator. I don't think you would need to throw out any items from there. I'm not quite sure how they would have gotten in there. Perhaps they were on a container or something you had put in there. It's often suggested that dry grains and flour be placed in the refrigerator or freezer for several days when you bring it home from the grocery store in order to kill any eggs or larvae that might be in the product. I would just give a quick wipe of the surfaces in yhe fridge with vinegar water solution and check the containers to see if there were any hitchhikers on them when you placed them in the fridge. Don't let them make you feel defeated. I have battled them for several years now. They are incredibly hard to get rid of, but with the borax solution I have finally felt like I can claim victory over them soon. This year I saw significantly less and by continuing to stay on top of killing the ones I see and spraying the borax solution (especially in hard to reach places like cracks and crevices) I am hoping next year will be the end of this long battle to take back my home from these invasive little pests. I also suggest getting airtight container preferably glass or very heavy plastic to keep your food safe from further infestation. Good luck it's not easy but you can defeat them!
I had a bird food Tupperware container that I guess didn’t seal like I thought & one night at 1:30am I felt something wet in my bed. It was a maggot. I found 2 out of no where. I jumped up freaked out changed the whole bed & couldn’t find the source. Finally I looked up. Pantry moths had hatched & maggots were on the ceiling & walls. I stayed up until 5:30 making & using a handmade vacuum attachment due to high ceilings but there was a ledge I couldn’t get to. I discovered a lemon/lime mixture eventually kills them so I shot that up at the ledge. After a few days of obsessive eradication I thought they were gone. I zip locked the bird food & found some nuts & things in the kitchen they were in. Ziplocked everything everywhere. It’s been a month & I’m seeing the moths again. Got sticky triangular moth traps put up but I’m going to have to get more proactive again. Oh & they make nests in the ceiling crevices so you have to vacuum those out. That’s where the maggots hatch from.
I noticed these pantry moths didn’t think nothing of it just thought maybe the heat or food but didn’t know how bad it was gonna get. Yesterday I looked up my ceiling and I seen maggots and some moths too. I freaked out we vacuumed the ceiling but now I need to get up there and spray vinegar and wipe down where we vacuumed. Cereal boxes that were sealed had maggots inside the box and outside the cereal bag. I’m about to do some deep deep cleaning cuz I don’t want to leave out the dam eggs!!!
@@jessieortiz3216 good to know I’m not the only one that went through that! Thanks for your message & I hope you get rid of them. I’m using Tupperware containers with ziplocks inside & have pantry moth traps all over. The traps have caught way more than I’ve seen so they really do help immensely!
Same thing happened to me on my couch. They were in some bird food I bought and were in my pantry practically over night. It was like a nightmare. I got my Rainbow vacuum and slurped up as many as I could. I wrapped the birdseed in plastic and took it outside.
These pantry moths have put me into a deep depression, I would rather DoorDash everyday than deal with these moths
I hope you managed to get rid of them. I’m dealing with them for the first time and they are really creeping me out.
Thank you! I was about to call pest control and I thought I would just check on youtube first... You saved me money! 🎉❤
Thanks great tips. They were in a bag of open shelled peanuts. 🥜
Moth traps under 10.00 at home improvement stores. Just picked up a pack of 2 today 8.99 + tx. Been years since I last noticed a few indian meal moths fluttering around the kitchen ceiling, here we go again:) I got out of the habit of storing certain things in containers. After everything gets a good wipe and spray, back to ground zero:)
I would add to the steps to look for larva cocoons in high corner like the ceiling around the pantry and kitchen area.
Also I would put any prepackaged food you saved in the freezer for a few days to kill any larva or cocoons missed.
If you don't do this you may quickly find a new infestation in a short period. I have learned this from experience.
what do once you find the cocoons
We have been infected for several months. Our pest control guys have been helping me find infected foods. I purchased a bunch more locking containers. We have the moths over the entire house but rarely see any in the actual pantry! There are hundreds of them in the lanai that my husband has killed. We have a fine mesh butterfly net that someone gave us last year as a joke. We raise butterflies. I go around the house every night and scoop them into the net and squish them with my shoes. They have finally died down in the house but they still seem to breed in the lanai. At least I am able to walk inside the house and not have swarms of them in my face! It has made me depressed but I am feeling better.
They don't survive in extreme heat or cold. Using a blow dryer (hair dryer), put on high heat and apply sustained heat in the corners and narrow crevices of pantry to kill the larva. Do this after you clear off the shelves, vacuum them and wipe down with vinegar or alcohol solution.
I'm going to try that.
I’ve got 20lbs of grain with a light on infestation. Can I freeze it?
This was way more helpful than the video. Thank you!!
@@lomeranger
Yes, grain can be frozen.
I used a air conditioner to get rid of them,it doesn't really work
When the devil can’t get to you he sends you pantry moths😢
Don't let them get you depressed. I commented on this video a few months back and it seemed to help a few people so I'll repost it here for you. I hope it helps. Good luck to you, don't give up the fight against these invasive pests.
First don't just set cans off to the side, they be infested too! Although the food inside the can is safe they often harbor eggs and webbing around the rims (top and bottom) and also behind the label. This video doesn't stress enough how rapidly these moths can take over your home. They are extremely difficult to get rid of if you don't address the first signs of infestation immediately and thoroughly. The larvae feed on everything including the glue on can labels, the sticky backing of shelve liners, they can even get under wallpaper and you will find little holes where they chew their way out. The use hot soapy water to wash things like cans and plastic bottles with glued on labels, check all screw on lids around the threading also. The best cleaning solution I have found is borax and water. I try not to completely dilute the borax. Just enough that it sprays without clogging. I suggest after wiping everything down to give a light spray of borax solution over everything and allow to dry. I think the borax crystals are like little razors to the eggs and larvae therefore damaging them enough to end the life cycle of these invasive moths. Good luck to anyone dealing with them. Hope this helps!
My daughter is dealing this moths in her kitchen thanks for sharing
My pleasure 😊
The moths where I'm from are a grayish color. I didn't think much of it at first because I've never had this issue until I moved into my most recent home. I'm sure that the problem came with the house. So I finally threw away my dry pasta, flour and other wheats and grains, took the cabinet shelves out of the one where I noticed they were coming from and then I cleaned out the cabinet with white vinegar. That eliminated them for about a week or two and then they multiplied to the max. Which means that they've spread to other cabinets and crevices in the kitchen. I have no idea how they're surviving because I no longer put grains, wheats and flour in the cabinets but in the refrigerator instead. What I've done in recent times is put up sticky fly ribbons used for flies and lots of them have gotten stuck and I've killed a lot of them with a fly swatter. I can tell that I've greatly reduced their population in my home by doing this. If the problem persists (which it probably will) I'll finally decide to clear out all canned foods, jars and everything else and spray scorching hot water with bleach or alcohol in every single cabinet to see if they can survive that. I have a garden pump sprayer for the job when or if the time comes to get that plan in motion.
Alcohol works I spray the mist in the air or directly on them kills instantly
We started getting them in are cupboards, but for some reason we just left if for like 2 months and now they are all over the house. I can't even sleep properly because they are all over my room
Get meal moth traps to get the males. Go through your pantry. I had to buy air tight plastic containers for my baking stuff and other things.
@@Justme77400 I'm going to have to do that. My family won't do anything about it, so I got to
@@adalgissarodriguez7026 or use Mason jars to store stuff
I’m dealing with the same exact thing and it’s driving me insane the amount of moths I have to kill every day 🙃
@@detox0321 same.
Replace boxed and packet food with Plastic air tight containers and just refill them as u shop. Clean with alcohol based spray ooo i love that idea and the vacuum idea too. Cleaning out my pantry first thing tomorrow nw.
I'm dealing with an infestation right now. A lot of larvae. Just been spraying the nooks and crannies of the walls and the storage cabinet with a spray that dehydrates the larvae. Next to that I crush and vacuum up any larvae that survive that. Had it before and got rid of it like that but since summer is drawing to an end a few moths must've made it inside and so I'm dealing with it again. It's a nightmare due to how fast they reproduce.
Oh my gosh thankyou so much i saw them in my cupboard for the first time in my life and me and my family were so confused. Now we know wat they are, why they are in there and how to get rid of them 🤦 ur awesome this helps alot thankyou
Thanks for our help.
Thank you will try that
Thanks for the great information
thank you!! i'm from izmir turkey and i've been dealing with them for a while 😭
Thank you
Garage infestation from sunflower seed. Working on eliminating the pests. Have traps and have caught hundreds. Spray with insecticide, vinegar and water 50/50 mix and now have used straight 80%rubbing alchohol in a spray bottle. The alcohol appears to be very effective on adult moths and larva knocks them down quickly. How effective on eggs, don't know. On going battle for the last three weeks, very frustrating.
Thank you I m having this problem but my parents are stubborn and don’t wanna throw anything away
I first noticed them in a box of sugar packets. That’s when my problem started before that I had no issues at all.
thank you
I had them via some protein powder I bought at the dollar store. Took three months and found them nesting under my moveable kitchen island. It was recommended that I buy damecouss spray. I continued to spray under the island and say a decrease in new months. The larvae take 21 days to mature. When I didn’t see any for 21 days, the moths were eradicated. Unfortunately moved to another house and suddenly started seeing months again…here we go again! I’m gonna cry!
Gah dealing with this now!!! My pantry is completely empty, bombed by my pest control company (luckily it was free) and what I was able to save, is in a storage bin in my kitchen, sealed. I check the pantry everyday...not seeing any eggs or larva but I keep seeing 3-4 adult moths so I have a spray bottle of alcohol that I've been using to kill them. Before that EVERYTHING was infested. I had NO idea where the eggs were until I started looking hard. In the rim of all my spices, in my ziplock bag boxes, my aluminum foil boxes, the wrappers around my canned goods, under my spice rack. It was heartbreaking!! I THOUGHT I got all the eggs everywhere so for now I've got the spray bottle on hand at all times and I will not put anything back in my pantry until I don't see adults in there anymore :( this is so frustrating. I have never dealt with this before. Oh and we also have 4 traps in my pantry, I do see some dead moths in them.
Hey! Can you provide an update to your issue here, please? Would really appreciate it!
@@ryanb6093 they have been gone for months now!!! I slowly restocked my pantry and put things in bins now vs keeping them in their packages (flour, sugar, rice, noodles etc). Like I mentioned I had to throw away just about everything 😭😭. I kept a water bottle filled with rubbing alcohol on hand for awhile after doing the bombing and anything I saw I killed. Eventually we got everything and I haven’t seen any since!
@@heatherr3455 can alcohol kill the eggs ?
@@jueiyinchu5499 Yes it dries it out!
@@heatherr3455 Doesn't alcohol attract fruit flies?
thanks
Thanks.
Oddly enough, my pantry moths are not hanging out in the pantry. They are in the bathroom. :/ I did go ahead and start cleaning out the pantry though. I found one or two larvae and disposed of the product. The ones in the bathroom have laid eggs and larvae are showing up. They show up, I collect and give them a flush, but I'm tired of it. We have a but zapper we purchased. It works, but who has time to stand around swatting at moths? We have Tengard and I'm wondering if that will work on them. Off to research more. Great video.
Was tengard useful?
do you think they eat wicker, rattan
Thanks homie.
the dog at 4:53 wagging the tail! informative thanks
:)
Can ammonia be used to clean up the whole pantry?
Excuse me,where can we buy that spray that u mentioned?
I am going through an infestation now. I noticed that they really like chocolate cake and brownie mixes but not vanilla. I had to throw out 4 chocolate cake/brownie mixes but not the one vanilla cake mix lol.
Hi my name is Dave, I did what they said and cleaned out the pantry, threw away what I knew could be infested. Then i started killing the larva. I noticed that they were still coming in. So i knew there was still space in the pantry from what I threw away so I decided to get a flashlight and some lysol spray and sprayed directly at the pantry moth and they would fall and I would spray them again and they would die I've been doing it repeatedly and they have slowly gone away. Since then I checked and I haven't seen any thank God it worked for me.
I put vinegar in a spray bottle and sprayed my cupboards also glue traps and they are gone
I threw away a lot of grains I found out that they live inside the cornmeal bags I started to put these bags in an airthight containers
Will they "nest" in areas that dont house food? Like the areas of cabinets that arent easily accessible
Yes!
I have a bunch in my house but my pantry seems fine.. I checked everything and nothing seems infested. I have no idea where they're coming from.
Got them from bird food. They fly around at night. I ignored them at first cause my cat loved chasing them. Now she doesn't!! Leave glasses of white wine around and they'll go into their death drunk!! But clean also. Just sayin 👍🥂🍹
can you use white cooking wine? i got them because of my birds too! it’s so stressful 😩
I used small glasses of red wine around the house----got rid of all of those pests
@@dougdrefus4274 But red wine attracts fruit flies.
@@frankculaga5169 You are absolutely right. I put another cup of red wine with a celophane cover and poke little holes in it. They find there way in and cant get out till I crush the MFs
@@frankculaga5169 better fruit flies than pantry moths😒
My moths don’t look like that would I do yeh same thing
Damn, I didn't know they went after the beans too!
I have moths in my bedroom what do I do?
Thank you soo much 😭 these things are nasty!!!!!!
Easier said than done!!!!! I have been dealing with them for almost 7 months now and I cannot get rid of them. I have been washing everything is site and they are getting worse, first upstairs and now they are downstairs. I'm seeing about one a day downstairs where there is NO FOOD. They are driving me crazy. I don't know what to do next.
Mine started appearing after I bought 75 pounds of different grains and I put them into Dollar Tree screw top containers that are NOT air tight!!
I bought a box of Bisquick, and that is where they came from ...unbelievable...
I got ride of old bread crumbs and still have these suckers🤬🤬🤬
i had paper lunch bags and they nested there threw out all paper and cardboard and locking airtight containers for everything i didn’t have in already
I had two infestations due to pack rat family members and got rid of the moths each time by doing the deep dive clean up. This time, however, I am still seeing one or two moths every day. Very depressing because I have a large pantry and spent three days of twenty hour marathons to throw away all packaged food and went through each and every box, washed even rope and other items, removed all items from plastic boxes and washed it all with bleach. The larvae even get into the underside of the lip of plastic storage boxes and they got into my tools and cookbooks. Each and every thing had to be scrutinized and cleaned. I have a bug zapper and moth balls in there, but still see one or two moths each day.
Can the eggs be suffocated?
We don't have those moths in Australia but have an infestation atm. First time.
Same here
That means they have moved to Australia.
You know your stuff . I am an exterminator my self , the pantry pest are the most frustrating thing to deal with .
Is there any kind of repellent?
Bay leaves and peppermint oil.
Vacuum with a wand every corner and crevice of your home, including inside of all closets, cabinets and baseboards. Use vacuum with bags. Wipe down surfaces with borax and vinegar. You are bringing them in from the stores!
I get mine from bird food.
I can’t find the moths only the larvae 😭 help !!
I keep my bread in the fridge why do people keep their bread inside the pantry for. I don't get that at all.
I would never refrigerate my bread. Yuck. Everytime you go to make a sandwich you'd have cold hard bread..
@@mrsx7944 My bread is never hard. What kind of bread are you buying that it gets hard inside a fridge?
@@uhavemooface Whole grain bread. When it's cold it's stiff. Definitely not sandwich ready.
@@mrsx7944 We have 21 whole grain bread with the seeds. Its still sandwich ready.
@@uhavemooface 👍. To me "sandwich ready" means soft and warm. Different strokes...!
They come from the stores you buy them from
What about microwave popcorn packets, unopened? Rice in bags ? Potatoes? Corn on cob? Apples? Tomatoes? Bananas? Raisins ? Cantaloupe? Watermelon? Stuff in refrigerator? Coolers near empty sitting in garage? Blankets we sit on sofa ? Sardine cans in paper boxes ?
Where do we stop. Why not put foods in large glass jars w glass lids. ?
So can you still eat the food the larva are in?? Example the rice, beans, top ramen and corn flakes ?? Just trying to save the food from trash 🗑
Is it unhealthy ?? unsafe??
Dude ofc it's bad larvae and every thing
Tf u eager to eat larvae??
I read the other day about bug infested rice. It said if you wash it well it will be clean and can be eaten. It must be the same for lentils too. Just wash them clean.
@Beverly Glover I store all my grains and beans in the fridge or freezer after I buy them. Then I store them in large Tupperware bins. That's helped but we will see in the summer time. 🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼
One person here used their zapper light I am going to try this.
I see you have Malto-Meal and Chock Full -O- Nuts we can be friends.
I don't really know what to say. All my food in the pantry is in boxes like Tefal Clip&Close (it is plastic, but a thick one), I cleaned my entire house, and I used a professional service. One month later, I noticed again some pantry moths. I'm desperate.
You have to throw out all your food in your house. And any new food you buy and bring in, you have to use hard plastic AIR TIGHT containers to store them in. Plastic bags are no good, they can chew through plastic bags. If there's food that is expensive and you want to save, you have to throw it in the freezer for at least a week to kill off any eggs. You have to be meticulous with this routine until the current adults die off and can't lay any eggs on food to breed the next generation.
@@zoe1882 Tefal Clip&Close is one of the best air thigh containers you can find and all the food stored there was just fine. The source were some pasta brought by a friend and left in the original packaging, from there some dehydrated oranges used as decoration that I forgot about. I found a dried cocoon even in one of my favorite cooking books (Falastin), I cleaned the book and that's it. Or even on the back of the food scale or some wooden bowls. The food wasn't infested. With a lot of nerves and desperation I solved the problem.
@oanapaska1728thsbks, I will look into those containers. Please, what was your final solution?
Moth balls but only use one ball per room as they are highly toxic
To eat through plastic those things are truly the devil
When the devil can’t get to you he sends these
Insect zapper does wonders.
Bro,I have a question. all of the Pest Control companies pays You 20 dollars per hour to start? and plus the 20 % of each amount????
I’m the middle of hell on earth dealing this this. I think we may just move. Threw away $400 worth of food. Spent $400 replacing f food. Bleaching cleaning and bought the triangle traps but as of 24 hours, zero moths on any of them.
Wow! How are you doing now and what was your solution?? Thanks so much!
I emptied my pantry.
Vacuumed it.
Wiped it out with bleach solution.
About 32hrs later, they were back in full force as if nothing happened.
we had to paint our entire house to get rid of them
I’m reusing my dog biscuits yeah they got infected infested. Excuse me but there’s just a couple of them. I put them in the freezer and then fed them to my dog so far the dog doesn’t have cancer not getting sick so a little extra protein.
I did all that you said and it did not work... they came back.
There's a food source somewhere you have not discovered. Or the place you're buying food at has them and you keep bringing them back in. They can also live in that cocoon stage for up to 4 months. If you notice, they don't really come out as much during winters, if u get cold winters. They usually emerge in the spring, summer or fall.
We are completely infested and being pregnant I am fucking out for blood
Thank you for this video!
I love house moths there so so cute 🥰 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰😍😍😍😍
Ew i bet ur a moth
Who likes bts nowadays 🙄 overrated
Yeah I like them too but not in my house *AND IN MY FOOD*
NFI
This the first time I had this .ugh
#GIANTMOTHS
How can we stopping this from reproducing....
Put bay leaves and/or peppermint oil in your pantry.
Why it’s called “Indian” moth??
We don’t see them at all in India.
mint they hate mint
PANDEMIC HEIRS
PLEASE READ Pertinent information herein as this is my 3rd infestation in the last 6 years, yet notably different.
The first originated from a dented box of breakfast cereal. Back then I had no clue. I ate breakfast downstairs, returned upstairs, & within a few days, these pests are likewise. After online research and dozens of hours actually finding and destroying their "nests", as well as utilizing the pheromone traps, I was safe, until next season?
They came back next warm humid season, more prolific than ever! New nest(s) were now upstairs where there are No Food Sources, rather a source of Heat & Humidity! Specifically on top of my refrigerator which is in a recessed corner of the kitchen. Problem solved! ???
This year these incredibly rapidly reproducing pests seem to be getting through my window air conditioner. Yes there was a "web nest" nearby this dark, warm & humid area, however, the Major Attraction seems to be my choice of lighting?
How did you get rid of them ??
@@Fromtheearttothemoon Not entirely rid yet, however, set up pheromone glue traps next to night lights, and have hair spray handy. The first recommendation attracts both males & females! The second allows for easier elimination since it flies slower & lower. Very vital as each is ready to mate within 24 hours of hatching, and is capable of laying up to 500 eggs, that continue hatching ...
Thanks for the video. I found the culprit. A bag of brown rice. Full of them and maggots. Smh so creepy
He's Soo hot I didn't hear a word he said until he was halfway through the video 😹 But great video 👍
You took 6 minutes to say, “Clean out all the dry foods and clean the pantry” what a waste of time!
I HAVE KILLED MORE THAN 100 THEY KEEP FUCKING SPAWNING I CAN'T SLEEP WITHOUT SEEING ONE
It's a white moth
W guys in America always give the best advice, the ones in Europe are all useless. It never changes.
Thanks for this video.
not going to work for me, my mom is a hoarder and her whole place is now infested with them, like in the carpet and everything.
Moth is everywhere...gross
Oh, so get rid of food so you don't have moths.
I HATE THEM, RUINED MY LIFE