On Sat, 23 Aug 2008 09:21:35 -0400, maxine in ri wrote
(in article
>):

> On Aug 23, 8:16 am, "Michael \"Dog3\"" > wrote:
>> zxcvbob > :in
>> rec.food.cooking
>>
>>> House has been full of moths for about 2 weeks. I assumed it was a box
>>> of cereal or something up in DD's room, and I'd take care of it when she
>>> moved out (last week.) Wrong. They are coming from the kitchen. So I
>>> started cleaning out the cabinets, and much to my surprise, the worst of
>>> it was coming from bags of cheap chocolate up in the top cupboard.
>>
>> Now that sounds like a pain in the a**. Good luck getting rid of them.
>> There are a few brands of household bug bombs(foggers) you can use to purge
>> them out. I've seen them at the hardware stores and they are for indoor
>> use.
>>
>> Michael
>
> Gaak! I'd use bug bombs on wasps, roaches, or fleas, but not moths.
> Moths have such a short life that they're fairly easy to starve out,
> and
> unlike the rest of the above-mentioned, will die out if their food
> source
> becomes inaccessble.
>
> My problem is the DH who likes to throw out the jars that I store
> stuff
> in. What's wrong with having a closet-full of storage jars?....
>
> maxine in ri

Mine came in with the bird seed some 20 years ago. Bird seed is kept outside
since then and all my dry goods are kept in the refrigerator. Still have the
moths.

Good luck!

Lee

rarebirdyatverizondotnet

Park Ridge, NJ