Are Electric Swatters Useful Against Pantry Moths Without Mess?

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!