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Pantry Pest Control: Keep Your Food Safe from Insects

Learn how to identify, avoid, and get rid of pantry pests like moths, beetles, and weevils. Follow simple steps to sanitize, clean, seal, and control these household insects to protect your food items.

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Pantry Pest Control: Keep Your Food Safe from Insects

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  1. Common Pantry Pests The Impact Of Household Insects On YOUR Food

  2. Four Basic Concepts • Identify • Properly identify the pest • Sanitize • Clean on a regular basis to reduce what attracts pests • Exclude • Seal any entry points into the home • Control • Use non-chemical methods first • Use pesticides only when necessary

  3. Water Pest Problems Food Shelter The Pest Triangle To Avoid Pest Problems - Break The Pest Triangle

  4. Identify Pantry Pests • Moths • Triangular shaped with scales on wings • Beetles • Oval shaped with hard front wings • Weevils • The worm-like babies of each of these insects are often incorrectly called weevils Indian Meal Moth Saw Tooth Grain Beetle Rice Weevil Cigarette Beetle

  5. Why Keep Them Out? Can spread easily to other food items Can cause loss of food Throw food away = Throw money away $ =

  6. Where Are They Found? • Grain food items • Flour, cornmeal, rice, pasta, cereal, oatmeal, crackers • Pet food items • Dog food, cat food, pet treats, birdseed • Spices • - Dill, parsley, pepper flakes, oregano, cumin

  7. How To Avoid Pantry Pests Step 1 - Sanitize • Clean shelves & bins • Use a rag to gather crumbs and throw away the crumbs • Clean containers before refilling with new food • Insect eggs might still be in the container if you don’t wash it

  8. How To Avoid Pantry Pests Step 2 - Clean Up And Seal Up • Vacuum food particles from cracks • Then wash shelves with hot soapy water and cleaning solution • Use caulk to seal cracks around shelves where debris collects • This makes cleaning up crumbs easier

  9. Keeping Pantry Pests Out Step 3 - Exclude • Inspect food items before purchase • Do not buy items that are damaged or open • Buy small quantities of food that will be used in 2-4 months • Storing food in air-tight containers will protect it from invasion

  10. How To Get Rid Of Pantry Pests Step 1 - Sanitize • Throw out all infested food • To Save Infested Food: • Heat food in 200°F oven for at least 90 minutes • Or place the food in the freezer for 3-5 days • Remove any dead insects

  11. How To Get Rid Of Pantry Pests Step 2 - Control • Use a broom or brush to remove any eggs or dead insects from cabinets or shelves • Use pesticides as a last resort • Do not apply pesticides to food!!!

  12. How To Get Rid Of Pantry Pests Step 3 - Inspect • Once pesticides dry you can put food back into your pantry as it was before • Inspect your pantry weekly until no more pests are found • Then keep following the same steps that you used before so that you keep the pantry pests out

  13. If You Keep Having Problems... Check with your landlord if you rent Check with a pest management professional

  14. Any Questions? Step on it Arnold! Step on it!

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