http://www.moms-er.com/pests-that-attack-by-land-and-air/ MOM's mission is "To Protect and Restore the Environment" Fri, 18 May 2012 22:52:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 http://www.moms-er.com/pests-that-attack-by-land-and-air/#comment-19037 Joan Sat, 22 Sep 2007 14:20:32 +0000 http://www.moms-er.com/pests-that-attack-by-land-and-air/#comment-19037 The grain moths actually ARRIVE in home IN the grain product. Eggs are laid IN the grain while it is growing. Processing does little to harm the eggs. When conditions are conducive to hatching, you have crawling larva, which you may see on your counters if they can get out of the package. They become moths. So we bring them in. This defeats the purpose of buying in advance and stocking up. Using plastic and glass containers will prove me point. Of course, once you have them, they get into other grains and LOVE NUTS (cereals). The ONLY protection from hatching is: - Use the product right away. - Store the product in the refrigerator thus failing to provide conditions for hatching. Lovely thought isn't it! The grain moths actually ARRIVE in home IN the grain product. Eggs are laid IN the grain while it is growing. Processing does little to harm the eggs. When conditions are conducive to hatching, you have crawling larva, which you may see on your counters if they can get out of the package. They become moths. So we bring them in. This defeats the purpose of buying in advance and stocking up.
Using plastic and glass containers will prove me point. Of course, once you have them, they get into other grains and LOVE NUTS (cereals).
The ONLY protection from hatching is:
- Use the product right away.
- Store the product in the refrigerator thus failing to provide conditions for hatching.
Lovely thought isn’t it!

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