Annoying Moth-like Creatures

Hi K., we get those every summer, they get into ceral, flour, rice things like that and they turn into silk worms, my husband ordered little traps for them, because there were so many at one time, plus we had to put everthing in plactice and jars, cause the can burrel through boxes and packagins. The traps are called BioCare, they are a certifide Green product and the are pesticide free, so they are safe if you have pets and small children. You can go on the enternet and look them up, or contact me little later and I will ask my husband where he ordered them from, they work really well. J.

Hi K.,

Those are Indian Meal Moths. They most likely came in with the rabbit's food. We had them a few years ago in our pantry, they infested in our rice, flour, corn starch, etc. It was disgusting and annoying to have them flying around. Be sure to clean the rabbit's cage daily and discard any leftover food (especially if there are seeds of any kind - they lay their eggs ON the seeds). Wash the room thoroughly with soap and water. You may try a bomb of some kind or a bug spray. I went through our pantry and threw out almost everything to avoid possible eggs being laid in it. And since it was the pantry, I just used soap and water to clean everything down and I never had anothr problem with the meal moths after that.

Good luck!!!

-Char

Can you put the rabbit somewhere and set off a bug bomb in the room? Identify them on the internet or take them to a bug man. There are entemologists at some colleges. Not so sure it is the rabbit, which is why I say bomb the room. They could be termites so you should find out soon.

Yes, like Charlotte said, they are the Indian Meal Moths. They are extremely annoying but not really dangerous. Keep on the look out for tiny whitish worms with a black tip at the head, these are the larvae. Also, make sure that you go through your pantry...spices, flours, cereals...they can get into almost anything (closed jars included). You'll see a little whitish cocoon.

They kind of sound like the flying termites (disgusting, I know) that we used to have problems with when we lived in LA. They're nearly impossible to get rid of b/c they live in the trees and come in from outside, so even if you get rid of the ones you have, new ones are likely to come in. do they tend to congregate on the bed, and on paper (like in books, etc)? good luck!