zxcvbob wrote:
> 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. They
> were also in the oatmeal and rice and stuff, but *really* in the
> chocolate. I've never heard of such a thing; and it was that nasty
> dipping chocolate that is mostly hydrogenated soybean oil and cocoa.
>
> I threw it all out today, and have been washing the cabinets. There
> already seems to be less moths in the house. Oddly enough, a bag of
> whole wheat flour and one of rye flour were OK. Those are in the
> freezer now to keep them bug-free.
>
> There are a bunch of moths in DD's old room, so I'm gonna hang a
> "No-pest strip" (remember those? used to be made by Shell back in the
> 60's) up there. I no longer think they are breeding there, but I'm not
> sure; there could be more than one reservoir of larvae.
>
> I have some really good chocolate, in large bricks, down in the
> basement. I haven't checked it yet. If it has any worms on it, I'm
> gonna wash it off and put it in the freezer. (Don't anybody cuz they'll
> throw it out like I did the cheap stuff. ;-)
>
> If your kitchen is ever taken over by meal moths, check your chocolate
> chips as well as your grain products. Or just keep all that stuff in
> sealed glass or heavy plastic containers. A sealed bag isn't enough.
>
> Bob

OMG! Reading here and above, I'd better protect our chocolate
supply. We have sooo much chocolate.

Good luck to you!

--
Jean B.