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The Indianmeal moth or Indian meal moth, also known as the North American High Flier is a moth often found in pantries, cupboard and shelves. Its larvae, commonly known as waxworms are common pest infesting grains around the world, feeding on cereals, dry grain products, but also dried fruit and some spices.
In order to avoid infestation and loss of any grain products and cereals stored at home you have to carry out close inspections of those areas of your pantry or kitchen where those products are stored, especially if you tend to store such products for a longer time.
How to tell if your food has been infested by the Indianmeal moth? The first to spot will be small (about 1/4") moth flying around your pantry. These are harmless, but their larvae will spoil all your store if not disposed of promptly. You should be able to spot their larvae clinging to the bags in their cocoons and inside the bags of flour, rice, cereals. Often the product in such bags will seem entangled in a web. Unfortunately, you will have to throw such bags away. What's more, you will have to look for larvae in the whole pantry, between bags, jars, cans, and other containers.
Although it is really difficult to get rid of the Indianmeal moth, it is not impossible and requires safe and non-toxic methods. There are basically three steps to take to get rid of Indianmeal moth:
Step 1: Once you have thrown away all infested bags, take all other food containers from the shelves and clean the shelves, vacuuming cracks and crevices and washing the shelves with hot water. As the larvae require very little food to survive, vacuum the pantry well also behind the shelves.
Step 2: Inspect all the food you think is uncontaminated, and repack it from lose bags into tightly sealed containers. Be aware that the larvae can get into really tight places, so choose your containers wisely. All must be really tightly sealed, like Mason-style glass jars with a screw lid, or plastic and metal containers with absolutely tight-fitting lid. Repack the food slowly to spot any possible symptoms of the presence of the Indianmoth larvae.
Step 3: After having cleaned the pantry and repackaged the food, you can use two non-toxic methods to repell and get rid of the Indianmeal moth if there are any left. One method is to put bay-leaf into the container with the food you want to protect. The other is to install non-toxic pheromone traps which will lure the male of the Indianmeal moth to a piece of cardboard with glue. The insects gets stuck to the glue and dies.
An ounce of prevention.
Since re-infestation is always a possibility, you should follow a few simple guidelines to prevent it or to minimize the danger. The most common methods to prevent re-infestation include: refrigerating foods as spices, which are highly susceptible (the benefit of this is that frozen spices do not lose their aroma much slower than normally), buying susceptible foods in smaller quantities that can be eaten faster (if you buy larger quantities of bulk foods that are consumed over a longer period of time, re-package them into really tightly sealed containers), keeping your kitchen and pantry tidy by cleaning all spills promptly.
Following the advice in this article will not only help you get rid of the Indianmeal moth from your home, but also prevent its re-occurrence in the future.
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