Panty Moths in Brisbane
You may have noticed small slender moths inside the pantry and small fluffy cocoons attached to corners and roof,
Also known as Indian meal moth, flour moth, adult are 8-10mm long their fore wings are bronze, copper, or dark gray in color, while the upper half are yellowish-gray, with a dark band at the intersection between the two, Female moths lay between 60 and 400 eggs on a food surface, The food they infest will often seem to be webbed together,
If confirmed the faster you act the better, by checking and removing contaminated food/packets, if needed you can freeze packets or even heat in the microwave to treat.
Pantry Moths Pheromone traps can be purchased at your local super market and are very effective in catching and removing the adult moths though removal of contaminated food and eggs is priority
