Mole in the kitchen: how to get rid without chemicals?

At the moment when unsympathetic gray moths began to fly in the kitchen, and the groats begin to become covered with cobwebs, a natural question arises - where did this come from? A moth in the kitchen is a fairly frequent phenomenon, no one is immune from it, and, most annoying, it is difficult to get rid of this muck. But you can. There are certain ways of solving the problem that have already been tested by thousands of people and have proved their effectiveness.

Where does the food moth come from?

Many victims of such insects are: like and clean always in the kitchen, and stored products in individual jars and sachets. So where does the mole appear in the kitchen then? Can not worry, it's not about you. You could just buy the already infected croup and bring it home. And then in the warmth of the mole the larvae were laid, which began to eat up your supplies. These butterflies live for a short time - a maximum of three weeks. But during this period they manage to acquire a huge offspring capable of spoiling all your cereals, flour, tea, herbs and even spices. Therefore, if you saw that there is a food moth in your house, do not delay with measures to get rid of it. The longer you wait, the harder it will be to get rid of all the copies.

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On the Internet you can often find advice: spoiled rump enough to rinse, burn in the oven, and it can again be used for its intended purpose. Should not be doing that. There is no guarantee that it will be possible to completely clear the stocks from the products of vital activity of insects that can cause an attack of allergy. And just the very fact that in your products, which you will eat later, there is something left of moths, is unlikely to improve appetite. It is better to throw out spoiled cereals immediately - it will be safer.

Measures against moth

So, with that, from where the devourers of your products could appear, have understood a little. Now we need to move on to the question of how to get rid of food moths. It's worth preparing for the fact that the fight will be long and exhausting. The cereal( or food) moth is so simply an enforced place, where it is warm and a lot of food, will not leave. Therefore, we reserve ourselves with patience, tools of struggle and begin to get rid of insects.

1. You will definitely have to throw out all products that may be of interest for moths .These insects are planted not only in cereals or flour. They like dried fruits, tea, sweets, pharmacy herbs, spices. Unfortunately, it is necessary to throw out everything. Even those packages in which the larvae of food moths are not yet visible. The moth could have time to lay eggs that are not particularly noticeable, but under favorable conditions soon new hatchlings will hatch from them. And everything will begin anew.
2. The next step that will help to remove the moth is to carefully fix the order in the kitchen. You will need to wash all the shelves, drawers and even the doors and side walls of the cupboards with water and vinegar. Be sure to treat all the cracks and grooves where the larvae could hide. Yes, it's a long and tedious business. But you have a hope to get rid of food moths for a long time, or even forever. After the wet cleaning is finished, leave all the cabinets open until they are completely dry.
3. You can also treat the storage of food products with special chemicals: smoke grenades, sprays, gels. But it should be borne in mind that it is somewhat toxic, and during the treatment should be removed from the kitchen animals and children. You should definitely wear a respirator and gloves. After treatment, always ventilate the room, wash the surface and only then put the jars and sachets of food in place.
4. If you are not sure of the measures taken, a good trap for food moth will help. Buy such a thing can be in any department where pesticides are sold. These funds are disposed in the places of food storage. The trap is completely harmless to humans, but insects attracted by the smell, stick to the surface and perish. Thanks to such traps, you will know whether re-treatment of cabinets is required or you can already not be afraid for your stocks. And the second plus - dead insects already definitely will not lay eggs.
5. Be sure to rinse with hot water and a good remedy all the containers where the products containing the mole were stored. If it were fabric bags - wash in very hot water. Immediately to use them it is impossible - only after serious processing.

Folk remedies

These methods are widely known and are applied first. If you are not ready to resort to chemicals or want to try something different, test the remedy for food moth from the people's arsenal. Numerous reviews confirm that these options are no less effective than vinegar and chemicals.

1. Garlic cloves must be placed in the lockers, where the cereal moth lives. You can even put them in packages to croup for greater effect. But some argue that over time the food moth adapts to this smell. You can also use bay leaves, peppercorns, whole cloves. In no case is not ground - such spices are eaten by insects no less than flour and millet.
2. Well, another variety of herbs help to fight moths: mint, oregano, lavender, sweet clover .Just wrap the twigs of the plant in gauze or put them in rag bags. Lay out these blanks in the lockers and drawers, where the moth started. You can even decompose them in dried fruits or in cereals, it definitely will not hurt them. In this way, you will achieve at once two goals - you will get insects out and in the kitchen there will be an unobtrusive pleasant aroma of herbs.
3. Even experts say that the food moth does not tolerate the aroma of citrus .Have eaten an orange - skins do not throw out. They can be laid out in the kitchen and easily get rid of uninvited guests. You can grease all surfaces with essential oils of orange, lemon or grapefruit. Fir oil moth, too, does not particularly favor.
4. Geranium. An undeservedly forgotten plant that used to grow on any windowsill .This house flower can not stand almost all insects, including food moth. All that is needed is to put a pot of plant in the kitchen. You can also use the essential oil of this plant - you lubricate all surfaces and wait until the fruit mole disappears from your home.
5. If you have smokers in the house, you can use their bad habit for the benefit of .That is, to get rid of insects, you need to scatter tobacco in their habitats.
6. One can still find the opinion that the food moth does not like strawberry soap .Not the fact that it is so, but you can try and in this way bring out the harmful insects.

In general, these are the main methods known for today and tested not by one suffering from gluttonous insects. How to deal with food moths and what to choose is up to you, though you can try everything at once. The main thing here is not to get carried away, so as not to harm your airways. And after using especially corrosive substances, ventilate the kitchen and thoroughly wash all surfaces. Only after this, you can place jars of stocks in their rightful places.

How to warn?

Prevention is our all, because it is always better to find a remedy to deter pests, and not to throw out cereals and dried fruits by kilograms, trying to get rid of unpleasant insects. Therefore, we are armed with knowledge and try to prevent the appearance of these vile winged people in the kitchen.

1. Since the main source of moths is the store, while still there, carefully inspect each package. If you saw even a little cobwebs, and especially larvae, it is better to take not even another package, but a croup of another manufacturer. There is a risk that the whole lot is infected.
   

   Important!

   Some insurance against food moths is the price. The cheaper the products, the greater the risk of infection. The manufacturer saves on processing raw materials from pests, which allows to reduce the price of the final product. A manufacturer with a known name is unlikely to risk his reputation. But, unfortunately, this is not a guarantee either.

2. When you come home, be sure to check all the packages with products that theoretically can start a kitchen moth. You could see the larvae or just hurry. If you see the first signs of infection in the croup, return the product to the store - must take back. Well, or you have to get rid of stocks and go to the store again for shopping.
3. Store products in linen bags, not in polyethylene bags. Or it is good to use for this purpose glass jars with dense lids. Plastic, though affordable, to store products of interest to insects, will not work.
4. You can often find advice that as a prophylaxis you need to shove a metal nail into the products. Naturally, it is well washed, dried and without signs of rust. Some housewives say that any metal object is suitable for this purpose.
5. Now we recall all the aromatic ways to get rid of the misfortune and begin to use them as prevention of the appearance of moths in dried fruits, flour and other products. That is, you can arrange bags of herbs, tobacco, orange peels in the lockers, wipe the surfaces with essential oils.
6. You can use a chemical. For example, the same trap for food moths, which is harmless to humans, but will become a signal that unwanted insects have reappeared in the house.
7. Do not forget about geranium in the kitchen - it's beautiful, cozy, and insects do not like this plant.
8. Kitchen furniture should be kept clean, periodically arrange wet cleaning with vinegar. And always ventilate the room.
9. Since it is rare, but it happens that flour flour penetrates from neighbors, it is worth protecting and ventilation holes. For starters, you can put a fine-mesh net here, which will serve as a barrier to the penetration of pests in your kitchen. Additionally, it is possible to treat the ventilation holes along the perimeter with essential oils or hang up bundles of aromatic herbs alongside.

Strictly speaking, these are all measures that will help you prevent the re-emergence of flying pests. As you can see, the main "weapon" is attentiveness and purity. Of course, there is always a minimal risk that this trouble will return to you again. But you now know well how to get rid of food moths, and can quickly take the necessary measures.