12 Pack Pantry Moth Traps - Safe and Effective for Food and Cupboard - Glue Traps with Pheromones for Pantry Moths

If you are unfortunate enough to know what a pantry moth is, you need these traps. I’d never heard of them in my five decades on this planet and wish I could still say that. Once you get these little pests, it takes a multi pronged approach to rid yourself of them.After you remove everything in your pantry and throw away any possible food items that could have been the initial source or has been contaminated, you must put anything remaining in airtight storage containers. Keeping your pantry empty while trying to eliminate these pesky insects is important.We bought airtight containers for any new food we brought in and placed anything like flour in the fridge for 48 hours. We kept the kitchen very clean. No crumbs in sight. Every dish washed and put away without any amount of food sitting out that could give feed the moths. We even cleaned under the stove and fridge to make sure we weren’t feeding them.Wash down the walls with vinegar and water. Use a flashlight to search every nook and cranny larvae could be or that these insects could be hiding. Be diligent in looking everywhere for full grown pests, eggs, and larvae about to hatch. We found eggs in between the pages of recipe books in a bottom shelf in the pantry. They were so filled with eggs and newly hatched pantry moths that we had to toss all of them.Eggs were also on top of our cabinets where we had placed decorative plants, vases, etc.Even after all this, 6 weeks later, we still were seeing 1-10 pantry moths each day.I wish we’d bought these pantry moth traps the first day. They target the males because they can’t resist the smell. If you can eliminate the males, you just have to eliminate the females and hope there’s not many eggs waiting to hatch.I recommend this brand. A few things to note: it helps if you don’t peel off the backing until you bend the trap into the triangle shape. Then, peel off the back and secure them at the top. If they stick together, good luck getting them apart. Once you open a couple and place them (we kept them in the pantry because they seemed to congregate there), remove your clothes, put them in the washer, and shower. If not, the smell could linger on you and you could lead males to other rooms in your house. You won’t smell anything, but trust me, you will smell like a irresistible snack to the male pantry moths who are looking for a mate.Put a couple new ones out every few days.There are other things you can buy on Amazon to eliminate the with a spray and another gel that can eliminate the larvae before they hatch.We didn’t try the last two things because we’re finally at the finish line - I hope.These moth traps are effective and seem to catch every male that gets a whiff. The design is good as long as you don’t accidentally let the sides touch before you make the triangle shape. They hold up well and aren’t flimsy.

Pantry moths don't just get in your food--they also nest in and eat your clothes and furs!! These traps work very well--draw the pantry moths like magnets; you may want to rotate the trap if you find they're sticking mostly to one side. In one small room, I set the trap on top of one of those 'blue light' sticky trappers, and caught A LOT of them using that combination.They don't have any odor that I could detect; safe to use in areas where little ones and pets can't reach.Very sticky, but there's a wax-paper covering to prevent getting it on your fingers; pre-fold before taking off the paper to fold it up easier. You may also consider using these in clothes storage areas where you may not want to use moth balls. I put a trap in a box, and then arranged the clothes around it; just don't pack tightly so that the glue doesn't get on the fabric.Great value, and I wouldn't hesitate to buy these again.

3rd edit (August 7): I rarely touch these traps...but I think the pheromone is somehow on me now. The past three times I went to Kroger, I was followed by two or three pantry moths that must have hatched in the store. This is an unexpected turn of events. I so rarely see them in my home, but I can't escape them in a giant grocery store. That's a pretty good indication of how strong the pheromones are in these traps.2nd edit: It's been just over two months (July 3rd today) since we started using these traps. I just received my 3rd 8 pack and I'm interested to see how long it takes to fill them up or if I even get that many. There are very few flying around anymore and I assume they are females. We swat them when we see them. The 16 traps I used prior to today were all filled with moths by the time I disposed of them. Despite not seeing much activity, I want to give it at least one more round of fresh traps before I call the problem fixed. Though I imagine I will still keep some out to prevent reinfestation (new ones tend to show up in my dry goods). I think these are a solid investment if you have a pantry moth problem. The male moths are drawn to them like a candle flame.Just a suggestion to those dealing with this problem, also invest in sealed storage containers. Amazon has some great sets with a good rubber seal. I put all my cereals, rices, flours, sugar, etc. in them and it's helping prevent further infestations. I've also been freezing new dried goods as they come into my home. I have sushi rice and corn meal in the freezer as I write this. I leave them in there for a week before putting them in the sealed containers to kill any offending critters (I did not freeze my previous bag of sushi rice and it was infested with pantry moths inside the sealed container. They couldn't get out and while I was able to kill them all, I didn't want to use the rice after that). I also have a big bag of Turkish bay leaves that I spread on shelves and in drawers that hold food/spices. I read somewhere that they don't like bay leaves and it appears to be true.These moths (and even weevils) also like to get into boxes of Mac and cheese, pasta, boxed stuffing, rice-a-roni, etc. Freeze them all and seal them up.Edit to add: two days later and the traps are full of moths. So the sticky part works!We have been dealing with pantry moths off and on for years. We will get it under control and then one day they come back. It's always been confined to our kitchen...until this year. They moved into the living room and have taken over, driving us crazy. I feel like I'm killing 5+ a day.I just got these traps a few hours ago and only opened them within the last 30 minutes. I can't attest to how well they actually trap the moths, but the pheromones work! I was most skeptical about that part.I had just removed one of the papers off the sticky part and was swarmed by pantry moths. They are usually hiding in my curtains and we generally only see two or three aloft at any given time. I was surrounded at one point with close to ten hovering around me. One walked into a trap and got stuck, but two others were able to escape the sticky trap. So I'm not sure how well the sticky parts are going to work. But it brings them out of hiding. My husband and I were able to kill most of them just by luring them out of hiding. That alone makes these traps worth it.My second line of defense are some plug in traps that I'm waiting for. Hoping between the two products, we can get rid of this problem once and for all.

I didn’t expect much when I bought these, but they actually did the trick. We started noticing a few moths flying around the pantry, and within the first couple of days of putting these up, they started showing up stuck inside the traps.Super easy to set up, just open the package, fold them into shape, and stick them in your cabinets. I put a couple near where we store flour and grains, and they started catching moths pretty quickly. After a week or so, there were way fewer flying around, and now we barely see any.They’re not magic, you still need to clean out your pantry and toss anything suspect, but these really help keep things under control. Easy to remove, no smell for sensitive noses and the design is perfect. I’d buy them again if the problem comes back.