When little dark moths appear in the pantry or kitchen, it's a disaster. You're going to have to take supplies, clean up, clean up and throw away food, just a waste of time and money. Besides, the creatures like to come back. That's why we've prepared tried-and-tested tips to help you turn the moths around.
The dyed moth appears from time to time in every home. It has nothing to do with maintaining cleanliness, etc., you just bring them from the purchase, for example, in flour or legumes. An enlarged food pest is called a floury winder, and in addition to flying small butterflies, its appearance reveals cobwebs, which you can find on boxes or bags in a starling, and larvae-worms, which grow to a size of about 1 cm.
If you discover this pest at home, as a first step you will have no choice but to clean and wash all cabinets and shelves, inspect and possibly throw away stored food, and then mainly take care that the winder will not return to you soon. And to do this, you will be assisted by the following effective fragrant weapons:
- Lavender – a favorite flower in the dried state is not only a beautiful decoration, but will also help you to repute the winder. Hang a flower of dried flowers on the shelves in a skewer or put the bloated lavender in the cabinet.
- Walnut leaves – the specific aroma of walnut leaves "does not smound" many species of insects, and the winder is one of them. Make a stock of leaves and spread them in cups wherever the appearance of moths threatens.
- Bouquet of mint – also peppermint will serve well as a weapon against moths. In high season, place a nicely fragrant bouquet between the foods.
- Fragrant geranium – if you grow fragrant geranium on the windows or terrace, be sure to rip off a few leaves next year and dry them. He repels moths, too.
- Bay leaf or cloves – bay leaf is a proven effective remedy that our grandmothers have used for years. Put the spices in thin bags or throw them freely on the shelves. You can do the same with cloves.
Adhesive traps – quite reliably work and bought adhesive tapes or plates. They also work with the smouth, but vice versa – their aroma attracts moths, so they happily sit on the trap and stick.
And one more tip from extra readers – if you want to be sure, put all the "risky" foods in the freezer for a few days at the earliest, or take advantage of the winter frosty days and put them in the box to the frost.
And where does the winder like to settle in? In flour, legumes, rice, chocolate, oatmeal, in nut (beware!), we found them in tea. He even likes to taste pet food.
In one particularly large invasion, even after clearing and washing all the premises with vinegar water, the moths appeared again and again, flying in the kitchen every day for at least five. It was crazy and the source didn't and didn't find it. Until we refilled the fruit into a bowl and took a coconut in their hand, which also lay there. He had a hole from below, and inside was a moth of large-scale fattening.