Reddit mentions of Safer Brand 05140 The Pantry Pest Trap, 2 Moth Traps
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- Use at the first sign of infestation to control moths and their larvae brought into your home in flour, grains and bird seed
- Pantry Pest kill the larvae and eradicate the population by attracting and trapping the males, thereby breaking the breeding cycle
- Each pantry moth trap offers 1000 square feet of protection
- Features a time released pheromone that will last upwards of 3 months
- Organic and safe for use around pets and children
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Specs:
| Height | 2.6 Inches |
| Length | 5.6 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Size | 2 Traps |
| Weight | 0.17 Pounds |
| Width | 4 Inches |
To the best of my knowledge, those appear to be pantry moth larvae. Get yourself some of these before your dried goods are infested and you have to throw everything out.
The larvae squish nasty green goo when you kill them. Best to detach and pinch rather than bash against the wall.
Oh, I hate these moths! I flip out every time I see one of these, from all the food I've had to throw away because of them. I've gotten them two or three times.
They typically come into your house by way of a bag of flour containing the larvae. Plenty of grocery store flour containers will have something living in them, and if left on the shelf for long enough, the moths will hatch and get out. Most commonly the larvae will be in bags of corn flour ("Indian meal").
You have to be thorough in eradication or you will never get rid of them. These traps are a good start, but they won't do the job alone. You have to go through all your food and eliminate anything they've gotten into.
And they get into all kinds of food - there's the obvious ones like flour and pasta, but they also love tea and spices. Check everywhere. Once you're done throwing everything out, wipe down your surfaces with diluted bleach.
Long-term, get yourself some airtight containers. The [lock-and-lock containers](http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&page=1&rh=n%3A1055398%2Ck%3Alock%20and%20lock
) work well.
Good luck!
When I had pantry moths I used pheromone traps I bought from Home Depot. They cost about six dollars for two traps, and it takes about two weeks to notice a decrease in the number of moths.
here's the brand I bought: http://www.amazon.com/Safer-Brand-05140-Pantry-Traps/dp/B000HJ7AIY/