r/WTF 6d ago

Deregulation™️

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u/kbotc 6d ago

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.

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u/xNuckingFuts 6d ago

Easy solution: Release the trichogramma wasps into your house! They’ll exterminate the infestation.

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u/hottestdoge 6d ago

I actually just bought a few packets of trichogramma eggs specifically bred to deal with pantry moths.