Comments on: Pantry Pests http://livinglargeinourlittlehouse.com/2010/03/pantry-pests/ Come in, sit for a spell and read a memoir of living smaller, happier and greener. New posts Monday, Wednesday and Fridays Wed, 23 May 2012 02:41:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Mary http://livinglargeinourlittlehouse.com/2010/03/pantry-pests/comment-page-1/#comment-3859 Mary Fri, 28 May 2010 23:11:30 +0000 http://livinglargeinourlittlehouse.com/?p=531#comment-3859 I had ants a few years ago and found that they don't like cinnamon. They were coming in by the front door. I sprinkled cinnamon all around the porch and sidewalk and they haen't come back. Mary I had ants a few years ago and found that they don't like cinnamon. They were coming in by the front door. I sprinkled cinnamon all around the porch and sidewalk and they haen't come back.

Mary

]]> By: Conny http://livinglargeinourlittlehouse.com/2010/03/pantry-pests/comment-page-1/#comment-3856 Conny Fri, 28 May 2010 21:19:40 +0000 http://livinglargeinourlittlehouse.com/?p=531#comment-3856 A little late on the commenting here, but I have something to add. I learned this useful tip and it seems to work at my house. If you put the flour, or grains in the freezer for 24 hours before putting it on your pantry shelf, the freeze kills any eggs that might be in the product. I do this when I buy a new bag of flour and it has worked for me. That doesn't help with clean up, but does help with prevention. Good luck. :) A little late on the commenting here, but I have something to add. I learned this useful tip and it seems to work at my house. If you put the flour, or grains in the freezer for 24 hours before putting it on your pantry shelf, the freeze kills any eggs that might be in the product. I do this when I buy a new bag of flour and it has worked for me.

That doesn't help with clean up, but does help with prevention. Good luck. :)

]]> By: Fran http://livinglargeinourlittlehouse.com/2010/03/pantry-pests/comment-page-1/#comment-2683 Fran Wed, 24 Mar 2010 23:27:43 +0000 http://livinglargeinourlittlehouse.com/?p=531#comment-2683 Thank you for the idea. I will give that a try. These ants are driving me crazy lol. Thank you for the idea. I will give that a try. These ants are driving me crazy lol.

]]> By: Kerri Fivecoat-Campbell http://livinglargeinourlittlehouse.com/2010/03/pantry-pests/comment-page-1/#comment-2641 Kerri Fivecoat-Campbell Mon, 22 Mar 2010 22:49:21 +0000 http://livinglargeinourlittlehouse.com/?p=531#comment-2641 I know, Fran, moths are just terrible! For the ants, use Torro liquid traps. They're safe and the ants will carry it back to their nest and in a week or less...gone! I know, Fran, moths are just terrible! For the ants, use Torro liquid traps. They're safe and the ants will carry it back to their nest and in a week or less…gone!

]]> By: Fran http://livinglargeinourlittlehouse.com/2010/03/pantry-pests/comment-page-1/#comment-2638 Fran Mon, 22 Mar 2010 20:55:53 +0000 http://livinglargeinourlittlehouse.com/?p=531#comment-2638 I got a bunch of those nasty moths last year. I had no idea they would come in on dog food and flour.And would you believe I had all that stuff in one pantry lol. I didn't think I would ever get rid of those things.I had to throw away soooo much stuff it made me sick. I now keep everything in glass and plastic. No moths so far this year. Yahhhh. But I did find my yearly ants in the kitchen though. Guess you can't have everything lol. I got a bunch of those nasty moths last year. I had no idea they would come in on dog food and flour.And would you believe I had all that stuff in one pantry lol. I didn't think I would ever get rid of those things.I had to throw away soooo much stuff it made me sick. I now keep everything in glass and plastic. No moths so far this year. Yahhhh.
But I did find my yearly ants in the kitchen though. Guess you can't have everything lol.

]]> By: Kerri Fivecoat-Campbell http://livinglargeinourlittlehouse.com/2010/03/pantry-pests/comment-page-1/#comment-2350 Kerri Fivecoat-Campbell Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:41:07 +0000 http://livinglargeinourlittlehouse.com/?p=531#comment-2350 Those are the same traps we used! Those are the same traps we used!

]]> By: MarthaandMe http://livinglargeinourlittlehouse.com/2010/03/pantry-pests/comment-page-1/#comment-2336 MarthaandMe Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:27:47 +0000 http://livinglargeinourlittlehouse.com/?p=531#comment-2336 We've had these and the first line of defense is to clean everything out and find where they are and toss it. Then put everything in glass or plastic containers. Lastly I buy these little triangular shaped traps that are sticky and they get stuck on them. We've had these and the first line of defense is to clean everything out and find where they are and toss it. Then put everything in glass or plastic containers. Lastly I buy these little triangular shaped traps that are sticky and they get stuck on them.

]]> By: kerri http://livinglargeinourlittlehouse.com/2010/03/pantry-pests/comment-page-1/#comment-2310 kerri Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:13:41 +0000 http://livinglargeinourlittlehouse.com/?p=531#comment-2310 Wow, I never heard that about Skin So Soft with the ants. It works with mosquitoes too! We have larger bugs here in Arkansas than we did in KC, I think the warmer weather climate. We use the Torro ant liquid ant baits if we get ants, those are the only thing we've found to work. Still environmentally friendly, it is just Borax and sugar water, but the ants will take it back to their nest and no more ants! Wow, I never heard that about Skin So Soft with the ants. It works with mosquitoes too! We have larger bugs here in Arkansas than we did in KC, I think the warmer weather climate. We use the Torro ant liquid ant baits if we get ants, those are the only thing we've found to work. Still environmentally friendly, it is just Borax and sugar water, but the ants will take it back to their nest and no more ants!

]]> By: kerri http://livinglargeinourlittlehouse.com/2010/03/pantry-pests/comment-page-1/#comment-2309 kerri Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:08:39 +0000 http://livinglargeinourlittlehouse.com/?p=531#comment-2309 I try hard not to think about what I can't see in the food I'm eating! I ended up even having to throw away all of my spices, as the moths had even gotten in those. Yuck! I try hard not to think about what I can't see in the food I'm eating! I ended up even having to throw away all of my spices, as the moths had even gotten in those. Yuck!

]]> By: kerri http://livinglargeinourlittlehouse.com/2010/03/pantry-pests/comment-page-1/#comment-2308 kerri Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:06:57 +0000 http://livinglargeinourlittlehouse.com/?p=531#comment-2308 Me too, Sandy. I will actually leave the house until Dale deals with those flying ones. They just make my skin crawl! Me too, Sandy. I will actually leave the house until Dale deals with those flying ones. They just make my skin crawl!

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