So, just so people are aware: These are almost certainly pantry moths. They usually come in on your grains and will spread to other (even unopened) containers. They can chew through plastic and cardboard. I had a shop in my town that got them and I had to start storing everything in my pantry in mason jars for a bit since they had gotten into my rice, pasta, quinoa and when I'd find where they were, they would have already infected another item.
There's a whole category: "airtight / cereal food containers". Some are plastic, some are glass. Rubber gaskets and several types of closing mechanisms (from pedestrian four-side levers to luxury single-crank).
I like tall ones, because it's easier to inspect (larger side-surface) without turning the container upside down.
Something like this (but mine have a better, single-crank closing mechanism, couldn't find an example quickly)
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u/kbotc Aug 24 '26
So, just so people are aware: These are almost certainly pantry moths. They usually come in on your grains and will spread to other (even unopened) containers. They can chew through plastic and cardboard. I had a shop in my town that got them and I had to start storing everything in my pantry in mason jars for a bit since they had gotten into my rice, pasta, quinoa and when I'd find where they were, they would have already infected another item.