I would spray them all first so they die, then vacuum them up as soon as possible. Yucky

Some good tips here re flour in the freezer and natural pesticides

I was thinking that the kids would think that watching cocoons is cool.

Peppermint oil is what you need to get rid of your pantry moths.We had this trouble with my Nanas house and it took alot more than bayleaves or cleaning ( we tried everything).Good luck as they are a real pest,.

An older post. I’d be interested to read how you went, did you manage to sort it out.

I’d spray them then clean then up once they are dead. I keep my flour in the freezer, it doesn’t affect the quality of the flour at all.

i have not heard of bay leaf but anything like that which is natural is defiantly worth a try.

I’m not sure about cleaning the ones that are there, but bay leaves in you pantry and drawers will prevent them in the first place. Good luck it sounds like a nuisance.

Never had this happen before but I may put bay leaves in my cupboard just in case. thankyou

To prevent any more get some Bay leaves and put them in your pantry cupboards and draws and you will not have anymore problems

When ever I buy flour or other dry products I seal them in a plastic bag and put in the freezer for 48 hrs. This kill any eggs in the flour etc

Re the flour… I was told to keep flour in the freezer which helps with any eggs that maybe in the flour. I thought that this would make the flour all lumpy but no it doesnt and Ive never had problems with weavels since.

I find a bug zapper is very good. For cocoons though use a window cleaning squeegie with an extention pole and microcloth cover.

I would use the spray and clean them up afterwards when they are dead

yeah I would spray and then get rid of any tiny bit of them, we had that in a previous house. They dig their way into your cupboards and food packages. Get rid of them pronto

I’m following this – with the hot weather everything is running around at my place including cockroaches.

it kills them, but you have to clean it, try a spray cleaner and paper towel

I would kill them first then clean then clean them out slowly with a thin brush… Cuz they are very dusty and if you try to deal with them while they are alive, you will end up with more mess 🙁