Category: Pantry Pests
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Pantry Pests – Feeding on Your Food Stores
Ants and gnats aren’t the only insects that are drawn to food supplies. There are several other species, including Indian meal moths and saw-toothed grain beetles, that you might find in your pantry. Pantry pests typically infest certain kinds of food products, such as grains, dog and cat foods, herbs and spices, dried dairy products…
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Indian Meal Moths Are Common Pantry Pest
With creamy white wings banded with colorful stripes of copper, red, tan and charcoal gray, Indian meal moths are an attractive insect. But don’t let their appearance fool you, finding these small moths fluttering about your Monmouth County or Ocean County, NJ kitchen or garage means trouble. One of the most common home pantry pests…
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Cold Weather Is Here: Mice Migrate Indoors
If you’ve dealt with rodent problems before, you were probably lucky enough to get a reprieve over the spring and summer months. However, now that winter is just around the corner, and the temperatures are beginning to drop, don’t be surprised if those furry little fiends start to show their places around your nice, warm home…
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Pantry Pests Can Spoil Your Holiday Baking
The holiday season will soon be under way and people from coast to coast will dust off those favored family recipes that only tend to appear at this time of year. Sweets like cookies, cakes, chocolates, and pies are an essential part of decorating the holiday dessert table. Lurking in the confines of pantries near…
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Pantry Pests Can Spoil Your Holiday Baking
The holiday season will soon be under way and people from coast to coast will dust off those favored family recipes that only tend to appear at this time of year. Sweets like cookies, cakes, chocolates, and pies are an essential part of decorating the holiday dessert table. Lurking in the confines of pantries near…