How to Removing Pantry Moth Eggs

Pantry moths can cause serious damage to the food in your cupboards. The moths lay their eggs in crevices and on flat surfaces on food shelves, in addition to burrowing into flour. Removing pantry moth eggs is a simple process, and there are many relatively easy ways to prevent future pantry moths from invading your cupboards.

Things You'll Need

• Flour and pantry moth trap
• Bay leaves
• Tea Tree oil
• Paper towels
• Strainer or sifter

Instructions

How to Remove Pantry Moth Eggs

1. Remove all of the food from your shelves. Any sort of baking item, such as flour or oats, should go into your freezer for 2-3 days to kill any eggs or moths already in the food.

2. Wipe down the entire cupboard or pantry with a solution of water and tea tree oil (approximately 10 drops of oil for every quart of water). Be very careful to wash down all crevices to remove pantry moth eggs.

3. Take bay leaves and lay them on the cupboard shelves. Bay leaves help to repel insects. Some traditional home advice manuals recommend putting the bay leaves in the flour and removing them when cooking.

4. You can purchase flour and pantry moth traps to set on the shelves as well, if these methods do not work.

5. Take the flour, oats, etc. from the freezer and sift carefully through a strainer or flour sifter to remove any moths, larvae, or eggs. You can throw the food away if you prefer, but if you sift the moths and eggs should be removed.

Tips & Warnings

• Crush the bay leaves for added protection.

• Let the water and tea tree oil solution dry completely before putting food back.

• Keep children away from tea tree oil; it is toxic if ingested.