INDIANMEALMOTH TREATMENT      

   This article is about PANTRY MOTH control.
It will explain why they are a pest and what
needs to be done for controlling infestations.
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   This article will discuss pantry pests
in detail and then offer control methods which
have been proven to eliminate infestations by
breaking their cycle. Pantry pests include
many crawling insects. There are several
different beetles and weevils. These are easy
to control. Flying pantry pests are harder
to eliminate because they are able to cover
vast areas of the home. These include Tropical 
Ware House Moths, Indian Meal Moths, and 
Mediterranean Flour Moths. In most cases, they were 
brought to your home with some type of stored food
product.  Examples would include flour, dog food, 
biscuits, pasta, cereal, dried beans, bread, spices, 
cookies, and other standard pantry items. Another
common household item which can lead to an 
infestation is bird seed. The packaging standard for 
bird seed is much less than human food and therefore 
will contain a greater amount of contaminants such 
as insect eggs. Many times these eggs will hatch
after brought home.  Developing larva will quickly
find food in your home and before you know any are
around, you have a pantry pest infestation.
There are several other species finding their way
into homes which are able to feed on spices, natural
fiber such as cotton or linen and flower arrangements.
Keep an open mind when dealing with such insects.
Although most infestations originate in the kitchen or
pantry, they may focus elsewhere in the home. Due
to the wide range of pantry moths we now commonly
find in any home, it is important to realize that
populations can easily survive outside the pantry.
Be sure to include all areas of the home when
trying to identify the main nesting site.
  If you are seeing small moths hovering 
around your pantry, dogfood area, pet food storage 
bin or birdseed bin you probably have one of these 
pests. They do not fly well and will like to land 
in the area. They are easy to kill but you will notice 
they keep on emerging. However, they do create quite
a mess when smashed and can be hard to clean off
walls and ceilings. Use one of our HAND HELD ZAPPERS
for quick and clean kills. It literally "zaps" them
dead on contact and it's easy to use. For less
of a mess, the BUG VACUUM/ZAPPER is even better! Of 
course, killing the adults is fun, but it won't solve
the problem. You will need to break their cycle which
means getting all stages. Crawling stages do not fly,
but can be seen on countertops and cabinet shelves.
These creatures are small. In general, they are not
much bigger than a grain of rice and are easily
missed. Flying pantry pests are easier to see and
identify as a pest. Their life cycle is similar to 
crawling pantry pests except the adult stage is able 
to fly. Beetle and weevil adults want the same thing 
as their flying cousins: lots of food and a mate 
for reproduction.
   Both crawling and moth pests have the same 
life cycle.  The cycle is egg, larva, pupa and adult.  
When the egg hatches, the larva will feed and then 
spin a cocoon where it will undergo metamorphosis.  
After it is fully developed, it will  hatch  and 
emerge as the adult.  The adult has nothing but
reproduction on its mind and will lay eggs
quickly following fertilization.  Adults will look 
for other places to lay their eggs. Expect these
locations to be close to where the original
infestation began. Although the duration of time will 
vary for different species to complete their respective
live cycles, controlling each pest is the same.
   To stop the cycle of either moth or crawling insect
problems, you will need to do step one. This first step 
is to try and identify the infested product which
started the problem. Throw it or anything you suspect
as being infested away. If you are unsure about an item, 
place it in a clear plastic bag where you will be able 
to inspect it every day or two to watch for any pests
that may be emerging. If you find insects accumulating 
in the bag within a month, you know the foodstuff is 
contaminated and needs to be discarded. To insure
any item is pest free, store it in one these bags for 
at least a month. Some of these species take even
longer to emerge, so don't be surprised if something
is found to be infested as long as three months after 
you bring it home!
   The second step must be done with either moth
or crawling insect infestations. It involves the
application of insecticide directed to all the 
tight spaces, seams and voids where larva hide. Crack
and crevice is the name we use to refer to this
type of pesticide application. It is when the chemical
being applied is done so to specific cracks where
the target pest is most likely to be nesting. This
type of application should be done with a tube injector
which will enable you to get the product where it
needs to be. With panty pests, the larva will feed for
several days and then seek a place to spin their 
cocoon and pupate. Although this can happen where they
are feeding, many times they will migrate to other
areas. It is very common to find them in the cracks
between shelves, molding and door frames. These areas
need to be treated. If larva which have fed move to
treated areas, they will die. This helps to break the
cycle. The treatment will also kill larva that hatch.
Since no chemical can kill eggs or pupa, it is
very likely that some will still exist following steps
one and two. By using a residual chemical, when
these eggs and pupa hatch, they will die. The best
product for this treatment is called BAYGON AEROSOL.
It comes with a special injector tube for easy application.
Baygon is labeled for use in these sensitive areas
and will last a long time following a treatment. It
is important to understand that simply cleaning these
areas will not provide control. Bleach, ammonia and
other cleaning solutions may kill larva which are
exposed, but since these compounds quickly breakdown,
there is nothing left to deal with eggs hatching or
migrating larva several weeks later. The author 
has dealt with many homeowners who failed to do the 
crack and crevice treatment and were never able to get 
control of the situation. It was never ending! Every 
few months there would be a surge in the adult population. 
These homeowners would throw everything out again, clean 
the shelves with all kinds of cleaning compounds again
and put their cabinets back thinking everything was 
killed and gone. How wrong they were! The few eggs and 
cocoons which were hidden are always going to be 
enough to let these persistent pests repopulate. Use 
the residual Baygon Aerosol and you will save yourself
all this extra work. 
   For homes or establishments that are large and using 
the aerosol can is both time consuming and costly, 
you should use PERMETHRIN EC. This odorless concentrate 
is mixed with water and applied to the areas where the 
target pest is nesting as well as where it might end
up going for egg laying. Apply it with one of our 
SPRAYERS. This method of application is far more 
effective and will prove to be easier for getting
every area properly treated. This is especially true 
if you are treating a warehouse, stockroom or a house
with large rooms.Using the Baygon for the cabinets
and hard to treat areas and using the Permethrin
for the big areas where you don't have any but 
want to make sure you don't get them is the best
approach.
   If you are dealing with crawling pests, you will 
achieve control doing the above procedures.Moth 
infestations, however, will require step three.
You will now need to install our PANTRY MOTH TRAPS. 
These small glue traps use the female moths sex
pheromone which will attract any emerging males.
These newly hatched males have one thing on their
mind - the smell of local female moths wanting to
mate - and this trap uses that very scent as lure. 
Male moths cannot resist this smell and will readily
seek out and enter the trap. Once inside, they will
get stuck on the glue and die. Since adult male
moths have nothing on their mind except reproduction,
these traps will prove to be quite effective. Expect
to catch a lot of moths.  A more decorative design of
this trap is the MOTH GLASS TRAP. It uses the
same pheromone but is designed to look good and
to be used over and over again. Instead of glue,
the glass trap uses water to drown any moths that
enter. Replace the pheromone every 45-50 days with
some MEAL MOTH LURES and this trap will work for
many years to come.If you want to capture both
Male and Female moths, you will have to install
the SUPPRESSING TRAPS. This latest design of meal
moth trap uses both male and female pheromones. The
trap itself is larger and designed with colorations
that females find to be especially attractive. In
badly infested structures, these traps will be 
needed if you wish to break the moth cycle once 
and for all. Where problems are more moderate 
to mild, the use of our standard Pantry Moth Traps 
should suffice. Regardless of the severity of the
problem, the use of traps is very important 
when dealing with Pantry Moths. Only by catching
and killing adult moths can you be sure that you
are actively stopping the act of reproduction
which leads to repopulation. 
   Once the program of treating and setting out
traps has been initiated, don't expect to get
instant results. Since nothing can kill the 
pupal stage of this pest, it will take some time 
for the population to die out and run its natural
course. A structure that has been properly treated
with Baygon and/or Permethrin applied should 
stop larva from surviving. Moth Traps installed 
will intercept adults before they are able to mate 
and lay new eggs. Theoretically, this means
the only part left of the population will be
the pupae. And since these hard shelled cocoon's 
will not hatch and emerge till they are ready,
it could be another few months before all are
exposed and die off. During this time, don't
be surprised if you see some flying around. This
is normal and to be expected. If you treated
right and keep an adequate amount of traps 
installed, these adults will have no place
to go where they can "do their thing". Eventually
the population will run out of pupa and
therefore will be gone.

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