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What you should know about the brown house moth.

The brown house moth causes the most problems in the pantry of your home. They can be brought into your home from grocery stores or organic food stores and they commonly infest the stored food products in your pantry. These moths should not be confused with the cloths moths or the white shouldered house moth. 0161 448 1782 or visit www.manchesterpestcontrol.co.uk

You will know if you have an infestation of the brown house moth by certain tell-tale signs. The first sign that should tip you off is that of adult moths flying around your kitchen. The adults are a copper colour with pale wings and if you have them in your kitchen it is guaranteed that you have an infestation. If you see these moths flying around in the kitchen; you need to inspect your cabinetry areas and pantry for cotton like tubes which are the pupa stage of the brown house moth. The brown house moth has 4 stages in its life cycle, and 3 of those stages are visible to the naked eye when doing an inspection of the home and pantry.

The brown house moth is brought into the home via some sort of food material from the local grocery store of organic food store. Foods that they like, and are most commonly found in include pasta, grains, dry dog food and bird seed. Although they enter the home relatively easily, getting rid of the infestation is not a simple process.

How to get rid of a brown house moth infestation.

The first step to getting rid of a brown house moth infestation is finding the infected food sources and getting rid of them. This is not as easy as it sounds, and can get quite expensive if you try and do it yourself. Once all the infested food has been discarded, and the food cupboards cleaned out, it will be necessary to totally wipe down the cupboards before they are sprayed with an insecticide. Once the insecticide is dry, the untouched food can be replaced. This has to be done at regular intervals until the moth infestation has totally disappeared.

The best option is to call on a professional pest control company such as PestControl Manchester who will be able to eradicate the problem quickly and efficiently as well as ensure that the infestation does not return. Pest Control Manchester provides this type of pest control service to the residents of Manchester, Warrington, Stockport and Cheshire.

As with most pest control products that can be bought at a DIY store, using these products to try and eliminate an infestation of brown house moths is not recommended. Pest Control Manchester has the technicians available that have the experience and know-how to deal with the infestation effectively, save you money on food stuffs that you might otherwise through-out and use chemicals that are safe for your family to completely get rid of the infestation. They also have the experience of knowing where to look, and what to look for, to ensure that all the stages of the brown house moth life cycle are completely gone from your home which is the only way to stop them from repopulating.

It is very important to remember that the longer it takes to remedy the problem, the quicker the population of brown house moths will increase, and the more serious the infestation will become. By calling in Pest Control Manchester at the first sign of the infestation, you will effectively stop the problem from escalating and save yourself a lot of money on wasted food products and ineffective DIY products that only prolonged the problem instead of solving it. www.manchesterpestcontrol.co.uk