Monday, June 26, 2006

what we have here is a real pantry moth situation

the pantry moths have taken over the back hallway to the point where we are now afraid to open the door. they have been breeding in the bag of chicken feed - probably going at it for months down in the garage- and now they are everywhere. i bought a trap to catch some- it uses a pheromone to attract them and then sticky stuff to ensnare them. so far, despite a pantry moth haul numbering in the thousands, we seem to have fallen far short of our goal of actually decreasing their population.

4 comments:

ruth e said...

that is unfortunate.

sarah said...

unfortunate and rather gross

The Veg said...

I hate suggesting this, but maybe set off a Raid bomb in the hallway or something?

You'll have to go through absolutely everything...bags of rice, spaghetti, etc. They can even get into containers that have lids and you think are sealed.

Good luck!

sarah said...

we're doooooommmmmmmmed