* There are several varieties of pantry moths: Mediterranean Flour Moths, Indian Meal Moths, and Angoumois Gran Moths. Knowing this doesn't help get rid of them in any way, but is the information that Google seems to think I want most.
* Not all rubber gloves will stop jalapeno oil from getting onto your hands. Interestingly, the oil has an amazing shelf life, so even if one is smart enough to wear two sets of gloves when dealing with the jalapenos, if one doesn't think about it and dons the rubber gloves to wear while cleaning the pantry shelves with bleach to get rid of moth eggs, one can get jalapeno burns from the inside of the gloves to add to the fun.
* They sell pantry moth traps. I ordered 24 of them last night. If I was positive that they work, I'd have ordered 1000.
* It is impossible to underestimate the number of places these stupid moths & their disgusting worm babies will show up. Today I found them in the coffee filters.
* Even if the set of cannisters was relatively expensive and sold to be used for food storage, it doesn't necessarily mean that they are airtight. In fact, if they are blue & are sold at Target, I can promise you they aren't. Why one would make cannisters that aren't airtight is anyone's guess. $1 big plastic jars from the dollar store are airtight. Go figure.
* One Advil is not enough pain-killer to cope with an all-over hand burn. I'm considering unconsciousness.
* If we ever get rid of the pantry moths, I promise to never, ever, EVER complain about slugs in the garden again. I may even name them and keep them as pets.
2 comments:
Oh no! I've never had moths and I hope to god I never do. Sounds awful! You poor thing.
This moth thing is horribly bazaar1 Have your found what kills them?
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