tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099211849177523613.post7433019794510092081..comments2023-10-02T09:25:13.007-07:00Comments on Ramblings of a Homeschooling Family Manager: 10/10/10 and MothsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099211849177523613.post-35107487128245109532010-10-11T21:58:20.932-07:002010-10-11T21:58:20.932-07:00We're chipping away at the problem, slowly but...We're chipping away at the problem, slowly but surely. It's really aggravating, though; so much time, money, and food wasted. :(Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13255342690026756293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099211849177523613.post-5833415696843365442010-10-11T21:39:35.657-07:002010-10-11T21:39:35.657-07:00Kim, The bugs come from the grocery store (I got m...Kim, The bugs come from the grocery store (I got mine from Winn-Dixie) and you can sometimes see the moths flying down the pasta aisle. Don't forget to check your spices in the kitchen. They especially like paprika. I keep my spices in ziploc bags. You can put about 6 or 7 in one bag, and check them every once in a while. If you find the maggots or beetles (pre-moth), you only have to toss away that group. Loretta<br />p.s. All mine are gone now.Lorettanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099211849177523613.post-43305474282293635412010-10-11T10:31:12.599-07:002010-10-11T10:31:12.599-07:00Yep, nothing is going into the pantry in a box or ...Yep, nothing is going into the pantry in a box or plastic bag again. I didn't think about the vacuuming until Vegan Aide mentioned it, but that's the project for today- get the last little bits (canned goods and such) out of the pantry and vacuum up all the bug bits I can find. I'm so happy to hear they didn't get in your books!! If they get in my books I'll be absolutely crushed.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13255342690026756293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099211849177523613.post-59450670246008243622010-10-11T02:20:41.204-07:002010-10-11T02:20:41.204-07:00My story sounds much like Vegan Aide's. I too...My story sounds much like Vegan Aide's. I too threw a bunch of stuff out, and made daily use of my little hand-held vacuum cleaner until we at long last snuffed out the stupid moths, but they never did get into any books. It was quite an ordeal, but we didn't have to resort to pesticides; they are not impossible to eradicate. They just finally made me mad enough to wage the war. Sounds like you're there. I sympathize!<br /><br />A couple summers ago I opened a bag of flour from the store that had the potential to start everything over again. Ugg! At least I know what to look for now.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11345285789786902733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099211849177523613.post-75545225323460754082010-10-10T15:05:23.363-07:002010-10-10T15:05:23.363-07:00It's awful! I am still so upset about the pure...It's awful! I am still so upset about the pure waste of it. I'll try the mason jars. Bug proof/water proof containers are hard to find so I'll check out the ones at the Container Store since you found some there. I'm thinking I need them for my books until we feel like the moths are gone, and then permanently for the food. I wish I could rent the containers for a few months, at least for the books! (I have a ton of books.)Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13255342690026756293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099211849177523613.post-34862572054383155182010-10-10T14:14:25.217-07:002010-10-10T14:14:25.217-07:00Been there. Done that. They even ate the cayenne p...Been there. Done that. They even ate the cayenne pepper! We had to move all new food into glass mason jars or those huge water and bug proof containers form the Container Store. I think they were $50 each, but 8 years later we still have them (the containers not the moths).<br /><br />As the new moths were hatching, and flying, we vacuumed them up with a cordless Dust Buster. It took a few months because the new moths would keep hatching, but no new eggs were laid. <br /><br />That is how you get rid of them; attack their life cycle. We did not use pesticides and I, too, wound up tossing all of the food and spices and everything. Maybe you can use Diatomaceous Earth - it is safe for humans not bugs.<br /><br />Even now I keep all of my food in gallon Mason jars and if I see a moth, it gets put outside. Even just one. No tolerance with the moth.<br /><br />I feel for you!Vegan Aidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11229261062624230715noreply@blogger.com