24-02-2023, 12:53 PM
I believe that they can pierce their way through plastic bags. Containers should be safe if they are truly air tight - most aren't though and those tiny gaps will let them through.
Best way to deal with them is simply put the contaminated foodstuffs into the freezer, then do the clean out as above. Leave the food in the freezer a week then decide what you want to keep. The moths are harmless. It's only our cultural distaste of them that makes us shudder at the thought of them.
Future prevention can be achieved if you freeze goods on arrival from the supermarket. Even keep grain-based goods in the freezer permanently if your problem is ongoing.
Best way to deal with them is simply put the contaminated foodstuffs into the freezer, then do the clean out as above. Leave the food in the freezer a week then decide what you want to keep. The moths are harmless. It's only our cultural distaste of them that makes us shudder at the thought of them.
Future prevention can be achieved if you freeze goods on arrival from the supermarket. Even keep grain-based goods in the freezer permanently if your problem is ongoing.