Hey everyone!
I’m losing my mind battling pantry moths in my kitchen. After finding larvae in my rice, I bought an electric bug zapper swatter (you know, the tennis-racket-looking thing). Here’s the chaos:
- Pros: Zapped 10 moths mid-air! Felt like a sci-fi hero.
- Cons: Accidentally whacked a bag of flour—POOF! My kitchen looked like a snow globe. Plus, dead moth bits stuck to the ceiling.
Now I’m torn: Are these zappers actually worth it, or just a messy gimmick? I need a solution that won’t turn my pantry into a war zone.
Electric swatters + toddlers = DISASTER. My kid zapped a cereal box and cried for hours. Now I use sticky traps inside jars, no mess!
Zappers are fun but useless for eggs/larvae. Freeze infested flour for 48hrs + bay leaves in jars.
I duct-taped a mini vacuum to my swatter, works 60% of the time!
Zappers kill everything, even ladybugs! Switch to cedarwood oil on cotton balls. @purrfect_home, your vacuum mod is either genius or a fire hazard.
I wipe my zapper grid with rubbing alcohol daily. Still find moth legs in my coffee.
Tossed $50 of infested food last month. Cheaper to buy airtight glass jars!
@IHeartMice Cedarwood oil = moths’ kryptonite!
@HomeHelperHank Try lemon oil, it cleans AND repels!