Moths. From Hell.

If you ever see a moth in your pantry.....freak out!!!!! Many of you are not aware that the last couple of weeks has been really stressful for me. I have have been in a war at my own home with these horrible little creatures called Indian Meal Moths. It all started when we left for vacation and we turned up our AC to 84 degrees (apparently they love the temperature in the upper 80's) and we returned 7 days later to find our pantry had become a residence to these moths. At first I wasn't aware of how much of a ordeal it would be to to get rid of them but when I got online and started doing research I was horrified. I had to throw nearly everything in my well stocked pantry away regardless if it had been opened or not. Then Jeffrey and I had to wash all canned goods in hot water, scrub the pantry (walls and all) recaulk all cracks, set pheromone traps and repeat the process as needed. It had been a nightmare b/c we have had everything that we were able to keep sitting out on the counters taking up space and these moths reproduce like crazy so everyday we were vacuuming or killing dozens of them in the morning, after work and then again before we went to bed! And the crazy part is that it's really hard to spot where they lay their larva and come to find out the main source in my pantry wasn't in dry goods but they were in an unopened roll of paper towels that I didn't check until I was about to set the pantry on fire! Also, most of the time you bring them into your house from the store. My purpose in telling you this is not to gross you out but to make you aware that no matter how clean you are.....nasty things that give you the heeie geebie's can find a way to get to you.