Pantry Moths
Pantry Moth Pest Control
Newcastle and Hunter Valley
Pantry moths are common kitchen pest in the warmer months, infesting dried food in cupboards, but locating the infestation can be a challenge.
Rebel Pest Professionals have the necessary experience to locate and deal with a pantry month problem and take actions and provide tips to prevent future infestations.
How we get rid of pantry moths > Professional Pantry Moths Treatment
- Locate all sites of infestation
- Discard all infested food from cupboards
- Remove food from cupboards and treat surfaces
- Spray any adult moths disturbed during the treatment
- Provide sticky pheromone traps to deal with any moths flying in
As with all our pest treatments we start with a thorough inspection to fully understand the nature of the problem. Finding all the infested food is the key step in eliminating the problem – they can infest a wide range of dried foods, including petfood and even rodent bait!
After throwing out the infested food, treating the surfaces in food storage areas will ensure any eggs and larvae that have been missed and any adults that land will be eliminated.
In addition to the various prevention steps (see below), the use of pheromone sticky traps to catch any new adult moths that fly in, help provide long term protection.
What to expect from our pantry moth treatments?
A single treatment will eliminate the pantry moth infestation. To prevent re-infestation, it is important to follow the key prevention steps (see below)
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What do pantry moths look like?
Pantry moths are a small brown moth, with bronze colour on the rear half of their wings.
The pantry moth larvae are often harder to spot as they typically infest dried food which is not being use… often hidden at the back of cupboards. They are creamy, maggot like larvae, up to 2cm long.
What are the signs of a pantry moth problem?
Although the larvae may be hidden and hard to spot, they typically build a silk web over infested food which is easy to spot
In flour and other powdered foods stored in clear plastic or glass jars, it may be possible to see the tracks the larvae have made through the food as they feed.
Adult moths will often be seen flying around food storage areas in the late afternoon / evening.
How to prevent a pantry moth infestation?
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