So...the pantry is empty, the trap has caught lots of adult moths, but I am still vacuuming up a few adult moths in the pantry every day. I don't know what they're doing in there. We've removed EVERYTHING--even the cardboard and coffee filters, so unless they're resorting to moth cannibalism (of which I would whole heartedly approve at this point), there is no food source in there. I'm afraid to move anything back into the pantry while the little beasts still exist, because if two of them start to get a special feeling and the male is a bit of a smooth-talker, then we'll have worm babies again and I just don't think I could cope. I can't even go near the bulk-bins at the grocery store right now. Sure, to everyone else that stuff looks like food, but after the last few weeks all I see is a big pantry moth breeding ground.
The good news is, I suppose, that we're finally starting to get used to having the pantry contents scattered around the house. The onions have taken up residence on one of the end tables, the honey is next to the ficus, and the flour is in the living room. I think Andy is sort of enjoying this. You know how a man can stand in front of the pantry or refrigerator and not be able to find something, only to have the woman find it in 15 seconds and then scoff at his inability to find things? Currently, it takes longer than that to find the dining room table. Or the cats. Or, frankly, each other...........
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Oh dear. This really is taking some time. Hope you find yourself rid of these creatures before very much longer. I don't suppose the cats could be persuaded to assist..... no, second thoughts, in a similar situation mine wouldn't help, merely watching all the action from a safe distance...........
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