No home is immune from pests. Even the most lavish homes have been known to have pest problems. The most common place to have pests show up is in the kitchen, specifically the kitchen pantry or the kitchen cabinets. The most-common pantry pests are moths, weevils, and small beetles. These pests are not only unsightly but can also harbor diseases that could infest food items. So what can you do to prevent these pests from creating problems in your kitchen cabinet? Let’s take a closer look.
- Investigate Incoming Food – One of the more common ways that pantry pests find their way into a home is by hitching a ride on food purchased at the store. Check out all grocery items before you store them in the cabinet. For example, look at packaging and dried foods to be sure that they have not already been infested in the warehouse.
- Keep it Clean – The fewer crumbs, spills, and messes there are in your kitchen, the less attractive your cooking area will be for a pest.
- Keep it Sealed – Most pantry pests like to munch on grains, like flours, cereals, and processed foods, as well as dried fruits, beans, nuts, and spices. For foods such as these, keep them in a sealed plastic container than can not be easily chewed through.
- First In / First Out – If your home is like many who buy in bulk, try transfering items into smaller packages and use the items you bought first so they have a shorter shelf life.
- Trash It – If you find that some of your food items do have an infestation you could freeze or heat the items to kill any left. We suggest trashing those items so that the infestation does not spread.
If you have an infestation in your kitchen cabinets call Pest-End Exterminators at Toll-Free: 800-287-4321 Phone: 603-382-9644 Phone: 978-794-4321.