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I am mom to a wonderful 7 yo boy with dwarfism, autism and apraxia. He is the light of my life. I also have a 3.5 yo daughter who is NT and full of life. It's like being a mom for the first time - all over again. I have a great husband and we own our own consulting company. Yeah - life is a little hectic here.
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by carmel66 on 10.26.07 - public - 116 visits
I have a confession - I have pantry moths. Ugh. I have been fighting them on and off for about 4 or so years. We got them from a bag of corn flour my DH just HAD to bring home from New Mexico. It seems like I get rid of them and then they chew through another plastic bag of wild rice and BAM! it looks like a snowstorm of tiny moths in my kitchen again. I use the sticky traps and soap and water and vinegar.
But the first thing I thought of when we decided to go GFCF was - the moths...they will eat my expensive flours...they will love the variety. My MIL just remarked that my cabinets looked like Fort Knox with every double bag and pad locked containers.
It's been a month and I only saw one moth and all my lovely flours are still safe.
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asdmom
Posted on Fri, 26 Oct 2007
We had pantry moths a few years ago (from a bag of bird feed). I battled them for months...double bagging food, throwing everything out, etc. I finally emptied the pantry and removed the metal strips that held the shelves as they had been making their cocoons BEHIND the metal strips. Once I got that all cleaned out (I used bleach--ick), they never returned. Good luck...pantry moths are horrible!
shannonj
Posted on Thu, 25 Oct 2007
Oh, I have a great remedy for moths--and it really works. I know because I use to buy lots of grains in bulk, and they would be fine in the store, but once home, and with a little time, the moths would be rampant. I guess what happens is that moths lay eggs in grains--and when they are not processed (which is how it should be) the eggs don't get destroyed by heat or chemicals and then thrive in our healthy kitchens. So, some wise person told me once that if you freeze your grains for a few days, the eggs will die and not be able to hatch, even after you remove the grain from the freezer and store it in the cabinet. I guess the bad news is that every time we eat those healthy products, we are eating a little extra protein in the form of moth eggs!
