Pantry moths are having sex on your food
Pantry moths never seemed to appear in my mother’s kitchen, years ago, like they do in our kitchen today. Sure, you saw weevils very occasionally, but the regular infestations of pantry moths that we experience these days are not a thing I recall from my childhood. I’m presuming you know about pantry moths because they seem a common feature in many households. They are small, nondescript-looking moths of a dull brownish-grey colour that fly out of the pantry when you open the door. Left to their own devices they will mate and lay eggs in whatever…